Fred Bear Polar Bear Hunt
Here is a video of Fred Bear's exciting polar bear hunt. Twenty-five days into his third hunt for this species, Fred gets it done.
Bear Aware
Anyone who spends time afield in Alaska should be acutely aware that they are sharing the environment with black, brown, and grizzly bears, prevalent along any stream that has a salmon run, in the alpine blueberry patches, and from the tidelines of the Southeast panhandle to the slopes of the Brooks Range. Not [...]
Bears, Bear Spray, and Bowhunters
Most folks do not like to carry guns when bowhunting. However, bowhunters can get into situations where more lethal weaponry is desirable, especially when hunting in bear country. The most common bear in North America is the black bear. While this species does not usually attack people, there are times when even they [...]
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 [...]
Make a Flemish Twist Bowstring
Clay Hayes and Twisted Stave Media brings us a nice video showing how to make a Flemish twist bowstring. If you choose to try this process, remember there are several different string materials. Older bows that don't have reinforced tips should only use Dacron or B55 string material. All major traditional [...]
Fixing Wooden Arrows is a Snap
Wooden arrows provide many advantages to the archers who choose to use them. Wood is the lowest cost, most environmentally friendly material from which to make an arrow. The cost can be made even lower with every step of the construction process that archers take upon themselves to do. In fact, wooden arrows give [...]
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 [...]
Blood Trailing Big Game
For the purpose of this exercise we are assuming whitetail deer, as the most abundant and popular big game species hunted in North America today. This exercise could easily be used for the tracking of other big game, as well. Before The Shot It would be assumed that your equipment is properly tuned. [...]
Build a Life-Size Archery Target
Start with a reference photo and a ruler. Lay out and trim your foam to the approximate size of your completed target. Attach pieces with glue, expandable foam or tape. Over several decades of traditional bowhunting, I developed a strong desire to know as much as possible about my quarry. When [...]
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 [...]