Campfire Stories
A collection of stories about hunting with traditional bows.
Some are new stories, and some were published in past issues of Traditional Bowhunter® Magazine.
Squirrels Are My Friend
Original artwork by Kyle Sivertsen I was cold and stiff from two hours of sitting motionless near a game trail waiting for elk. The mid-October morning was the first cold one of the[...]
There’s No Place Like Home
It can be easy to read stories and watch shows of other hunters and become consumed with the “it’s always greener on the other side” frame of mind. But I’ll bet you have[...]
The Tradition Lives On Bow Raffle
Terry Harris, of Alabama, has taken on a magnificent project to commemorate traditional archery and raise funds for two worthy organizations. He has circulated a beautiful Howard Hill longbow to many of today’s[...]
Archery Goes to War
At eight o’clock on a beautiful Sunday morning, members of the Hawaiian Archery Association were preparing for an American Round handicap tournament. One of the shooters, H.J. Green, recounted what happened next. “We[...]
Thanksgiving Turkey
They're different birds in the fall. I'd heard a single elk bugle somewhere up the mountain at first light. With no sign of the main herd I'd been dogging the last two days[...]