Turkey with a Longbow Off the Decoy
Follow along as Dalton Lewis takes a fantastic turkey off of his DSD decoy in the Mountains of North Carolina!
Wild Cuisine: The Best Smoked Squirrel BBQ Nachos
I grew up hunting gray squirrels in the backwoods of Northern New Jersey, and to this day I look forward to squirrel season every year. Here in Ohio, our season opens a month before deer season, so it’s a fun way to get outside and practice with my bow. For years I would [...]
Thursday’s Grace
During the prior weekend, I was set up on another oak point 250 yards northwest of where I was Thursday. I run a mobile stand so I don't have to sit in the same tree more than once. I hate it when the deer know I've been somewhere. Well, on the past Saturday [...]
Editor’s Note Jun/Jul 2021
As we enter into our 33rd year here at Traditional Bowhunter® Magazine, it is quite apparent that change is inevitable. And change can be good, bad, or indifferent depending on how one looks at it. Many changes have taken place here at TBM since its inception in a dark pub one snowy December [...]
Heart of a Hound
If you have opened to this article and begun to read, you likely have a strong connection to traditional bowhunting and with it the history of our ancestors who carried these primitive weapons to pursue game not as a pastime but as a means of survival. While I like to believe that I [...]
Reinventing the Wheel, or Archery Tools
I didn’t really start out trying to invent a new quiver. It basically happened by watching two of my archer friends practicing with their bows. They were very new to the sport and I take credit for getting them involved in archery. Both of them were actually pretty good at hitting their intended [...]
Meet The Champs: The Wilhelm Brothers
Walt and Kenneth Wilhelm, are in the Archery Hall of Fame. In the 1930s they appeared in these Paramount newsreels. The shots they make will amaze you! Howard Hill shot with these two men, and they are in many of his videos. Enjoy this blast from the past! Kids, please don't [...]
A Family of Bowhunters
When we meet someone that we want to pursue a relationship with, it is typically not too long before we meet their family. First impressions are usually important for most families. For me, I had been talking to a girl for most of my junior year of high school before I finally met [...]
Skin A Cat – Knives for Traditional Bowhunters
A full tang blade Helle knife top, and partial tang below. Helle sells complete knives as well as tangs and parts to make your own. I remember my first knife. My father gave it to me when I was quite young. It was made by Schrade with two folding blades made [...]
The Success of Failing
Late October, on a cold and shivery afternoon, I was in my tree stand at a good location with a perfect wind. Our family farmland, where I have hunted for 30 years, has produced many nice bucks and has filled freezers consistently over the decades. I was set up near “Buck Corner”, a [...]