Face Camouflage

Face Mask I have a long history of experimentation with various ways to keep my face from spooking game. The problem is real. No matter what clothing you’re wearing, the human face always seems to stand out. I always noted this when I was hunting with others. The problem is especially acute for [...]

Face Camouflage2019-07-03T09:05:50-06:00

Hunting High—Altitude Sickness

Some years back, a friend came out from the East Coast to go cougar hunting. The morning after he arrived, we set out early and were fortunate enough to strike a good track. By the time the hounds were out of hearing range, he was struggling to keep up with me as we [...]

Hunting High—Altitude Sickness2019-07-03T09:05:53-06:00

The Pursuit of Bowmaking

Growing up as one of four daughters in a family dedicated to traditional longbows, I have been shooting a bow since I was able to pull one back and have been an avid hunter since age thirteen. Most thirteen-year-old girls spent their fall weekends with friends at football games, but I spent mine [...]

The Pursuit of Bowmaking2019-07-03T09:06:15-06:00

Gap Shooting—Baseline Gap Part 2

Most folks have heard the term “gap shooting,” but some confusion remains about its meaning. In a general sense it refers to using the tip of the arrow as an aiming reference by coming to full draw and visually placing it below what you want to hit. There are many ways to do [...]

Gap Shooting—Baseline Gap Part 22018-11-09T18:54:35-07:00

Skin a Cat: Glove or Tab?

While a few of us still shoot with bare fingers, most traditional bowhunters soon learn that archery is a lot more accurate and comfortable with something between the fingers of your dominant arm and the bowstring. The choices are pretty simple: tab or glove? Once that decision is made, not many change, and [...]

Skin a Cat: Glove or Tab?2018-11-20T09:14:54-07:00

Hunting Chicken

Sliding through an opening in the underbrush with his delicate longbow and well-worn back quiver, the hunter eased into a clearing as he scanned his new surroundings with silent, determined intent. The dense, humid air caused a trickle of sweat to roll down from his sideburns as the buzz of mosquitoes and gnats [...]

Hunting Chicken2018-10-05T08:16:07-06:00

Beat The Clock Bull

Like most big hunts made by folks of limited means, the one I did for caribou in 2017 started with a whole lot of procrastination. One is always finding excuses to put off a dream hunt—money, family, work, hair appointments—the list goes on and on. However, after I returned from my 2015 Alberta [...]

Beat The Clock Bull2018-09-21T16:56:05-06:00

Arrow Choices

This article is reprinted from the Oct/Nov 2018 issue, Skin a Cat column. Tell us your favorite hunting arrow in the poll and the end of the article. Wood Although no one knows exactly how long bows and arrows have been part of human culture, their use as weapons and hunting tools has [...]

Arrow Choices2018-08-30T15:49:45-06:00

Gap Shooting—Baseline Gap Part 1

One of the wonderful things about barebow archery is the creativity it allows with respect to aiming. Without sight pins, your options are restricted only by your imagination. Even though many discussions on aiming systems give the impression we’re examining highly contrasting ideas, the differences are usually very subtle. For the most part, [...]

Gap Shooting—Baseline Gap Part 12018-10-23T17:22:14-06:00

There’s No Place Like Home

It can be easy to read stories and watch shows of other hunters and become consumed with the “it’s always greener on the other side” frame of mind. But I’ll bet you have hidden treasures in your backyard. It could be endless acres of squirrel, rabbit, and woodchuck habitat. Maybe you live near [...]

There’s No Place Like Home2018-04-16T11:13:49-06:00
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