Where the deer and the antelope play… As the words from Home on the Range suggest, the American pronghorn, familiarly known as antelope, practically defined the prairie wilderness settlers encountered as they pushed west across the Great Plains. There's still something uniquely western about the species, and the very thought of hunting them [...]
This article was published in the Aug/Sep 2019 issue of Traditional Bowhunter® Magazine. Image by David Mark from Pixabay Selling Our Soul
Grizzly tracks paved the dusty mule trails, in places erasing all sign of the heavy camp traffic. As dusk pulled shadows from the forest, I saw my first elk print. We’d been more than 20 miles in the saddle when we dismounted and tugged panniers, then pack-saddles, into the tack tent. To find [...]
The alarm had been going off for some time when I finally reached around to hit the snooze button. I should have been bouncing out of bed. It was the second week of November, and for a bowhunter, this is the time of year dreamt about during those other 50 weeks. The whitetail [...]
I have had the immense pleasure of hunting with T. J. Conrads the past two elk seasons. Not only because of his campfire stories and bowhunting expertise, but the food can’t be beat. For those who follow his Instagram posts, you’ll know when it comes to food, he cuts exactly zero corners. Fortunately [...]
These old video are so much fun to watch. In this one, Fred Bear and a few friends are hunting elk in Wyoming.
A quick, helpful video from Outdoor55 with tips for sharpening a knife. This could also apply to broadhead sharpening, too!
T.J. and Robin went to visit Nick and Brenda Mathews in Roanoke, Indiana for a few days after the 2019 Compton Traditional Bowhunters Rendezvous. T.J. sat down with Nick to chat about his passion for traditional archery, their past and future hunts, and what they see for the future of bowhunting. [...]
Here's a different twist on making a Flemish bowstring. There are some benefits to using this method. Let us know what you think.
"He stopped loving her todayyyyyy! They placed a wreath upon his doorrrrr. And soon they'll carry him awayyyyy, he stopped loving herrrr todayyyy." I giggle to myself as I see in my mind's eye Grandpa Bob, the father of my dear friend and hunting companion Mike Graue, chesting out these lyrics to the [...]
