Each year, we traditional bowhunters put in a considerable amount of time planning how we are going to fill the freezer with various kinds of wild game. Whether its turkey, deer, bear, or elk, many of the plans we formulate, for filling carcass tags that have yet to arrive in our mailboxes, start [...]
You won’t read about him in any “Who’s Who in Archery” books. He’d be far down on any official list of bowhunter luminaries, but nonetheless he’s notable in that he was among the small group of pioneers who were there when our sport was in its infancy. In many ways he is representative [...]
Bowhunters assume many risks while afield. We climb trees, wade swamps, and scrabble up mountainous terrain. We often tempt fate in the most miserable of conditions—from triple-digit early seasons in the Southeast to sub-zero late seasons in northern climes. And we stalk the same places where cougars, bears, and wolves live at the [...]
With mosquitoes swarming my face and neck, I poised myself and held steady for the shot. My target tensed as it grew nervous, ready to jump into the swampy green depths. With a kill zone no more than an inch in diameter there was little room for error. As my arrow released, I [...]
Bowhunting to me has always been, in its truest form, a reason to dive into the natural world. I feel the act of hiking through the mountains comes with greater satisfaction when the purpose of the hunt is at the root of the adventure. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy other forms of [...]
Heather and Meghan practice casting on the fly rod. Fishing, especially while backpacking, is another easy avenue to introduce people to consumptive outdoor activities. I was a quarter-mile from the trailhead when I remembered I had left the most important piece of gear at the truck. I turned back to retrieve a pair [...]
Clay Hayes, through his books, self-bow building workshops, and YouTube channel, is well-known in the traditional bowhunting community. But since his recent appearance on the History Channel program, Alone, Clay is casting a much wider net these days by outlasting Season Eight’s other participants and surviving 74 days on the shores of Chilko [...]
“Early on, bowhunting to most of us simply meant a ‘walk in the woods’ in search of a game animal.” Glenn St. Charles Bows on the Little Delta, 1997 There have been many archers through time who have helped promote the sport of archery and worked to help show bowhunting as a healthy, [...]
I have been dancing with the wind most of my life. My mother told me that when I was a kid, I loved to chase bubbles floating on the breeze and run with a kite weaving back and forth as I giggled. I ran high school and college track, and had a love-hate [...]
On the Run or Stationary Ambush As a bowhunter, its arguable that at the moment of the release, the crux of the shot, that our digits affixed to the end of our hands are most influential to our success. The fingers play an important role, from the obvious task of hooking the string [...]
