In these tough economic times we all like to save money where we can. Here is a simple, cheap and quick way to make some wool string silencers. First off we have to make a jig. This idea came from the video by Jim Parsons. Take a clothes hanger that has a cut-out [...]
When paper tuning bare shafts to correct arrow flight, you need to know the direction the nock end of the shaft is pointing relative to the hole made by the point. If the nock end does not penetrate the paper in tandem with the point, the hole will be an elongated tear extending [...]
You’ll often hear me mention that I usually hunt alone, and when I decide to bring someone along it often spells trouble. In my adult life, the only consistent hunting partner that I’ve ever had, is my best friend since almost birth. But life has a way of shifting things around and it [...]
Everyone who shoots a bow, whether it be a longbow, recurve or even a compound bow, breaks an arrow sooner or later. It can happen during practice or during a hunt, but it will happen at some point. A few days ago I was shooting at doves. There were a plethora of them [...]
I carry a 5' kid's sled in my vehicle from September through February, which is my entire bow season. After harvesting an animal, I lay it onto the sled, tie it down with cord, and drag it to the truck. Here are just a few reasons why I like using a sled: it [...]
I've seen "fur arrow tracers" selling on some specialty sites for as much as $5 for enough material to wrap a dozen arrows. Instead, you can go to just about any fly shop (or some craft shops) and buy rabbit fur "zonker strips" in a sufficient quantity to wrap 6 dozen arrows or [...]
I found this tip in a recent Boys' Life Magazine my son was reading. I thought it would be a great way to keep an emergency meal available in your car or hunting pack. You will need: An empty juice pouch like the one shown in the picture 1/2 cup of instant rice [...]
Raise your hand if you consider yourself a diehard, through-and-through traditional bowhunter. Also raise your hand, if you’ve found that any time you try to deviate from the creed…things have a way of going south. Well, I’ve come to find that in the thick and steep country where I live and hunt, walking [...]
Shooting game animals is no small responsibility. The future of our shooting sports ultimately will be judged on our ability to make clean kills in the name of wildlife management. I was part of the 1950s and ‘60s, when a deer gun was a lever or pump action for numerous fast shots at [...]
Outdoor cooking is easy and fun. The whole idea is to throw a few items into the Dutch oven, cover it, and come back later to a perfectly cooked dish. However, there is nothing worse than opening the oven to find that your Super Easy Dump Cake is burnt on one side and [...]
