Many archers like to use a back quiver for roving or the 3-D range, but dislike them for hunting. Their reasons are numerous: My arrows rattle around and make noise. My heads get dull from banging together. When I bend over, my arrows fall out. Withdrawing an arrow flags game. My exposed arrows [...]
I am not sure why I shined a light into the old stainless steel thermos after a recent hunt, but I did. To put it bluntly, it was beyond gross! The thermos has emotional attachment to me, as it belonged to my Dad and is quite old. It became my charge to get [...]
A multitude of emotions and thoughts besiege a bowhunter in the immediate aftermath of the successful strike of an arrow; elation, a sense of accomplishment, an appreciation of the animal and the experience, maybe even shakiness as the adrenaline rush recedes. Usually too, concerns about the length and difficulty of the trail pop [...]
John Schneider of Food Afield Podcast sat down with Monty Browning and talked about traditional bowhunting and dangerous game. If you love Monty's stories, you'll want to listen (and share) this episode. Click this link to listen to other podcasts in the series. Traditional Bowhunter's Journey
I first learned of this tip from Dennis Kamstra, who offers excellent ideas in Traditional Bowhunter® Magazine's Tips From the Old Timer column. Thanks for all your tips over the years, Dennis! With noted credit, this tip seems worthy of another look with some added experiences. I put reflective tape on my hunting [...]
When you’re daydreaming it never seems like it ought to be all that difficult to get an arrow into a decent mule deer, but the fact is very few animals are what you would call easy with a bow and arrow. I shot a decent one a couple of years ago, but I [...]
When hunting, I find that I need two types of lights: (1) a headlamp for light at your feet or arm’s length, and (2) a handheld flashlight to scan far in front for navigating through unfamiliar ground or searching for downed animals. These two lights should share the same battery type to make [...]
For hundreds and probably thousands of years, native people of the southeastern United States used river cane for many important material goods. It was used to make dwellings, it was split and woven into strong mats and baskets, it was shaved on one side to make razor-sharp knives, and made into blowguns, spears, [...]
I'd like to share how I made a sharpening block from bits and scraps I had in the shop. It is mobile, fits nicely in a pack, and keeps my sharpening items together. Materials: 1 bastard file (10" shown) 1 old leather belt 1 block of wood approximately 1 1/4" x 2" x [...]
Ethan Rodrigue is part of the Stickboys Podcast crew and was kind enough to join John on the latest episode of the Traditional Bowhunter's Journey, brought to you by Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and Food Afield Podcast Ethan is all about the trad bow and bowhunting. He is extremely knowledgeable about the issues surrounding [...]
