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.
Big Small Game
April in Montana is a season of renewal, defined by vanishing snow banks, blooming pasque flowers, and the cries of northbound geese overhead. This has always been a favorite time of year for[...]
Blacktails In The Fog
After two years of practicing with my bow as much as possible—enough to have worn out four hay bales and a few dozen arrows—I felt ready to try hunting deer with it at[...]
Date Night
As a married man with children I sometimes feel the need to spend some quality time with my wife but without the kids. We sometimes go to a nice restaurant or on a[...]
Treestand Safety
With my 14 year-old daughter now beginning her journey as a bowhunter, I often find myself contemplating how things have changed since I was her age. Back then tree stand safety simply meant[...]
Kerri’s First Archery Hunt
History I had never actually been bowhunting until this season when I went on my first archery hunt. My shotgun has been on a few hikes as I tried to bring down dove[...]