Arrow Making: Painting, Cresting and Fletching
In this video Grizzly Jim, from Merlin Archery, talks us through how he makes his own arrows, from preparing the shafts to painting cresting and fletching them. Enjoy!
Dang Hogs!
I have read a lot of stories in outdoor magazines (including the unbeatable Traditional Bowhunter Magazine) that shout high praise for the merits of hunting feral hogs. I agree with the praise for hunting them, but they come with downsides. Growing up in south-central Oklahoma, I did not realize until recently how well [...]
Stay Safe in Your Climbing Tree Stand
Lancaster Archery brings us this helpful video showing P.J. Reilly covering eight basic safety tips to consider when using a climbing tree stand. Several of the tips can apply to any style of tree stand, such as the safety harness and picking the right tree. [...]
How to Butcher a Deer or Elk at Home
I’ve been butchering my own deer and elk meat for a long time. And for much of that time, paid little to no attention to the various cuts save for the backstrap and tenderloins. If it looked like a roast I’d make a roast. If it looked like a steak, I’d [...]
Campfire Chat with Andy Ponce
Andy Ponce was kind enough to chat with Kerri Doyle recently about his business, Addictive Archery, and his involvement with Compton Traditional Bowhunters and Traditional Archers of Oregon. Andy, and his wife, Heather, are also raising two great kids in the traditional archery world.
Stalking and Still-Hunting
The nearly lost art of getting close. For clarification’s sake, I’d like to talk about what stalking is versus still-hunting. Sometimes hunters will refer to stand hunting as still-hunting, as I will on occasion. But when I say still-hunting, I’ll be referring to moving very slowly and deliberately through the woods trying to [...]
Campfire Chat with Nancy Doran
Nancy Doran is a wildlife biologist for the State of Maryland. She and her late husband, Dave Doran, owned Archery Past for many years, and Nancy is also very active with the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program.
A Traditional Archery Utah Elk Hunt by Tradgeeks
Matt Davis, Kevin Merrow, and Mark Kephart head to Matt's home state of Utah in 2018 for a four day elk hunt with two tags and their tradbows. "The highs and lows will always make the most vivid memories, and this hunt did not disappoint. There are so many reasons we [...]
Bowfishing “On The Light”
On a crisp October day, the approach is stealthy. Like stalking deer or turkey, a flash of a stray shadow during an impatient glance, imperceptible ground vibration, or a broken branch can make the fish dash instantly in all directions. Finally at the edge, peering through polarized sunglasses over a steep bank into [...]
Campfire Chat with A. Preston Taylor
T. J.'s guest in this episode is A. Preston Taylor. He's written some great articles for Traditional Bowhunter Magazine, and he's dedicated a lot of his time to tracking wild animals and hunting the North Coastal area of California.