“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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Bowfishing has become an increasingly popular sport. Some of us indulge in it during the off-season to keep hands and eyes tuned for big game hunting in the fall, while others see it not as a means to an end but a sport unto itself. Whichever way bowfishing appeals to today’s archer though, [...]
Bowhunting to me has always been, in its truest form, a reason to dive into the natural world. I feel the act of hiking through the mountains comes with greater satisfaction when the purpose of the hunt is at the root of the adventure. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy other forms of [...]
Heather and Meghan practice casting on the fly rod. Fishing, especially while backpacking, is another easy avenue to introduce people to consumptive outdoor activities. I was a quarter-mile from the trailhead when I remembered I had left the most important piece of gear at the truck. I turned back to retrieve a pair [...]
Clay Hayes, through his books, self-bow building workshops, and YouTube channel, is well-known in the traditional bowhunting community. But since his recent appearance on the History Channel program, Alone, Clay is casting a much wider net these days by outlasting Season Eight’s other participants and surviving 74 days on the shores of Chilko [...]
“Early on, bowhunting to most of us simply meant a ‘walk in the woods’ in search of a game animal.” Glenn St. Charles Bows on the Little Delta, 1997 There have been many archers through time who have helped promote the sport of archery and worked to help show bowhunting as a healthy, [...]
I have been dancing with the wind most of my life. My mother told me that when I was a kid, I loved to chase bubbles floating on the breeze and run with a kite weaving back and forth as I giggled. I ran high school and college track, and had a love-hate [...]
