Kodiak Penance

In the months ahead of the cold November morning that found me and two close friends, Scott and Nick White, camped under a fresh blanket of snow along the shore of a small interior lake on Kodiak Island, I considered many aspects of our planned trip, including thoughts about the unpredictable weather, big [...]

Kodiak Penance2021-07-02T22:33:16-06:00

Redfish and Crawfish

Winters are hard on the high desert of Idaho that I call home. Although I thoroughly enjoy living out in the vast Snake River Plain, the winters are long, cold, and windy. After the fall big game seasons are over, I pick up my shotgun and hunt birds out back, or waterfowl down [...]

Redfish and Crawfish2021-05-17T12:08:38-06:00

Bow’d Up: A New Bow Review Column

I remember back when I first started reading TBM, always flipping to the bow review column that was written by Blacky Schwarz. Even though I’ve never considered myself a “technical” person, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by the performance data plainly set in black and white. We can all agree that there are [...]

Bow’d Up: A New Bow Review Column2021-06-27T23:01:36-06:00

Split Finger vs 3 Under

Clay Hayes goes over the difference in the split finger style of shooting and the 3 under method as well as how to pick a solid anchor point and how that anchor point can influence your point on distance and where the arrow strikes the target. [...]

Split Finger vs 3 Under2021-07-01T13:18:31-06:00

A Sheep for Andrea

Cresting the ridge, we crouched behind a juniper tree. I whispered to my wife Andrea, “We should move up to the next bush and the ram might walk out from between those junipers just beyond.” We checked to confirm that the ram was out of sight, and moved as quietly as we could [...]

A Sheep for Andrea2021-05-17T11:11:31-06:00

The Shot-Take it or Leave it?

Shoot or don’t shoot?” That’s a common quiz in hunter education courses, based on safety rules. We believe that knowing when to shoot or not to shoot based on hunting considerations is just as important. The object is to recognize a shot opportunity when you see it, to decline an iffy shot, and [...]

The Shot-Take it or Leave it?2021-06-04T11:28:38-06:00

Last Day Luck

A return to the basic principles of bowhunting makes for a more enjoyable and successful hunt. It had been raining for three days, and the forest was soaked. I had not planned on going out that morning, the last day of the season. I had given up. I hunted hard for the opening [...]

Last Day Luck2021-05-17T10:45:37-06:00

In the Heat of the Night

The room was getting warmer, the air palpable, and the bidding hitting levels higher than I hoped for. I had no idea who was bidding against me in the crowded banquet room Saturday night in St. Augustine, Florida, at the Professional Bowhunters Society (PBS) Biennial Gathering, but I knew my limit was soon [...]

In the Heat of the Night2021-05-17T10:11:45-06:00

Turkey with a Longbow Off the Decoy

Follow along as Dalton Lewis takes a fantastic turkey off of his DSD decoy in the Mountains of North Carolina!

Turkey with a Longbow Off the Decoy2021-05-17T09:21:33-06:00

Bear Getter

Nervously I switched the safety on top of the double barrel 12-gauge on and off, following a footstep behind Rosey. We had closed a quarter-mile distance on an unsuspecting coastal brown bear, from where we anchored our aluminum skiff and canoed to shore. We trotted when the bear looked down and imitated washed [...]

Bear Getter2021-05-10T20:48:38-06:00
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