Bowhunter Education Pays Off

Shortly after he married my daughter, I found my new son-in-law, Clint, paying a great deal of attention to my longbows and recurves. His behavior suggested that he might be above average as sons-in-law go. Clint showed no interest in compound equipment, but he seemed intrigued by the idea of hunting with traditional [...]

Bowhunter Education Pays Off2022-09-14T07:30:22-06:00

Lawyers, Bows and Pronghorns

As your attorney, I advise you to take the deal.” In any normal circumstance, those are words I prefer not to hear. But then, this was no normal circumstance. My attorney was none other than famous bowhunter Nathan Andersohn. The deal he referred to was a hunt for antelope near Florence, Colorado. Still, [...]

Lawyers, Bows and Pronghorns2022-09-05T09:22:55-06:00

Coming Home

We all enter the woods for a myriad of reasons. Necessity for sustenance, the thrill of an adventure, camaraderie with friends and family, or merely the solace of complete and utter lonesomeness. For some it is a combination of these, or possibly the drive is inexplicable, only existing through generations and generations of [...]

Coming Home2022-08-01T12:20:50-06:00

Turkey Fooling Whitetails

In the early 1970s, when I started hunting whitetails in Nebraska (we didn’t have them in Colorado then), I was hunting them on the ground as I did mule deer here in the high mountains. It didn’t take me long to find out that everyone I knew who was taking good whitetail bucks [...]

Turkey Fooling Whitetails2022-07-27T10:45:13-06:00

Prairie Faith—Bowhunting Antelope in Wyoming

I love the high desert of the West with its sage- and rabbit-brush blanketed prairies. The smell of the prairie and the abundant wildlife there have a fond place in my heart, bringing back memories of hunting and fishing the Snake River plain of Idaho in my youth. But southeast Wyoming is a [...]

Prairie Faith—Bowhunting Antelope in Wyoming2022-07-27T10:38:07-06:00

Jack Coates-Archery’s Everyman

You won’t read about him in any “Who’s Who in Archery” books. He’d be far down on any official list of bowhunter luminaries, but nonetheless he’s notable in that he was among the small group of pioneers who were there when our sport was in its infancy. In many ways he is representative [...]

Jack Coates-Archery’s Everyman2022-06-23T10:56:59-06:00

Ron LaClair: The Real Deal

“The bow and arrows of days gone by Live still today through you and I.” From “The Legacy,” by Ron LaClair It makes sense that a diehard archer and bowhunter like Ron LaClair would be born and raised in Michigan. That state has always been in the forefront of the outdoor lifestyle, producing [...]

Ron LaClair: The Real Deal2022-06-02T11:05:32-06:00

Queen of the Roost

It had started all wrong, as if to remind me of my past turkey troubles. My first and middle names should be procrastination and stubborn, respectively. My husband Denny had tried to get me to apply for a spring turkey license earlier, but of course I never did. I regretted that as I stood [...]

Queen of the Roost2022-06-02T10:30:49-06:00

Morels—A Bowhunter’s Spring Bonus

Spring is a magical season when simply being outdoors can feel exhilarating. Turkey hunting and mushroom foraging are two of my favorite springtime activities. Combining the two can yield a daily double of outdoor enjoyment. Turkeys often appear like magic, and so do mushrooms. I’ve been a traditional bowhunter since the early 1960s. [...]

Morels—A Bowhunter’s Spring Bonus2022-04-28T10:37:41-06:00

Bullfrog Bowhunting Expedition

With mosquitoes swarming my face and neck, I poised myself and held steady for the shot. My target tensed as it grew nervous, ready to jump into the swampy green depths. With a kill zone no more than an inch in diameter there was little room for error. As my arrow released, I [...]

Bullfrog Bowhunting Expedition2022-05-24T10:50:47-06:00
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