The Lost Art of Roving

Back in 1878, a little over a decade after the Civil War, a southern gentleman named Maurice Thompson wrote a remarkable book titled, The Witchery of Archery. Though small in physical size, that little tome had big results as far as the sport of archery was concerned. It regenerated within the public of [...]

The Lost Art of Roving2023-02-28T14:10:20-07:00

Love is a Fickle Thing-Spring Turkey

"Mr. Lewis, how do I talk to girls?” The question took me by surprise and snapped me out of the typical “is it 3:15 yet” daze you can find on any middle school teacher’s face on a Friday afternoon. After a stuttering start, I did the best I could. First, I admitted that [...]

Love is a Fickle Thing-Spring Turkey2023-02-27T08:48:32-07:00

Camping with Pope and Young

Saxton Pope and Arthur Young’s hunting adventures in the early part of the last century are well documented. In Pope’s book Hunting with the Bow & Arrow, published in 1923, the author devotes many pages to descriptions of days spent in the rugged California hills stalking deer, bear, and mountain lion. Pope tells [...]

Camping with Pope and Young2023-02-13T12:16:24-07:00

Traditional Backcountry Navigation

As all my regular backcountry hunting partners know, I have never, ever been lost. However, I will admit that I’ve come close. Years ago, Lori and I were hunting hogs and turkeys in Florida with our old friend Don Davis. Late one afternoon, Don dropped me off on a road several miles from [...]

Traditional Backcountry Navigation2023-01-19T13:38:17-07:00

Goat Adventure Down Under

The car shuddered to a halt. A large gum tree had been ripped from the ground during the night’s storm and the gritty gravel road to the cliffside edge had become impassable by car. Visions of first light shot opportunities on wandering billy goats were quickly replaced by premonitions of sweat and struggle. [...]

Goat Adventure Down Under2022-12-30T11:20:52-07:00

The Ground Game: Southern Hogs

The sea breeze was noisily rustling the palm fronds when I heard a slight splash from the freshwater slough just to my south. The water was hidden by thick palmetto ground cover. A trail ran parallel to the slough between prehistoric sand dunes covered by thick palmettos that grew head high in places. [...]

The Ground Game: Southern Hogs2022-12-19T15:21:47-07:00

Two Old Goats—Chasing Free-Range Tahr in New Zealand

I first met Phillip about 10 years ago in the Frank Church Wilderness of Idaho. He was packing a rifle and hunting elk, while I had my trusty recurve and was chasing bighorns. We both failed to connect on game, but we developed a lasting friendship. Under the tutelage of fellow traditionalists Mike [...]

Two Old Goats—Chasing Free-Range Tahr in New Zealand2022-12-01T16:31:30-07:00

Javelina, Take Two!

As I drove home from Arizona last year after our first successful javelina hunt (“First Dance with the Desert Ghost” by Alex DeGeorgey, Dec/Jan 2022 issue of TBM), I couldn’t stop thinking about applying again the following year and taking one or both of my kids with me. They’ve joined me afield since [...]

Javelina, Take Two!2022-11-28T08:49:17-07:00

Two Day Buck

The reasons for switching from a compound bow to a traditional bow had been stacking up in my mind. Little did I know that only a few years into the traditional journey I’d have the most memorable whitetail adventure of my life. It was Halloween night and I had raced out of work [...]

Two Day Buck2022-10-11T15:38:29-06:00

The Way We Hunt Around Here

Traditional bowhunting has taken me to some wonderful places and introduced me to some great friends and accomplished hunters. It seems that every new area, new big game species, and new experience has its own secrets to success. As bowhunters, it’s important to keep an open mind, learn skills from others, and enjoy [...]

The Way We Hunt Around Here2022-09-27T12:52:20-06:00
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