Kudos to Don Thomas for reverse crowdsourcing

[Charles Ek]

#2854

Today’s mail brought new issues of TBM and Field and Stream. Since I’d started already on the former via the digital version (thanks Robin!), I opened the other one first. What to my wondering eyes should appear but a nifty two-page spread by Don Thomas on getting started with traditional archery. Great way to reach out to the masses!

[Wexbow]

#14807

Such an excellent ambassador. Well done Mr Thomas!

[David Petersen]

#14814

Yes indeed, with his far-ranging and frequent publication in the outdoor media and beyond, combined with his well-earned respect for ethics and rejection of the Hunting Hero insipidness most others fall into, Don Thomas is trad bowhunting’s best answer to Ted Nugent.

Now, if only Don would become a rock or movie star, we would be redeemed. :D:P:lol: He’s a darn good cook and editor as well.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#14845

I suppose “the thinking man’s Ted Nugent” is just too much of an oxymoron. The best ambassadors are usually those that would probably never describe themselves as such and simply go about what they do with high standards. Well done again, Don.

[lyagooshka]

#15000

I was actually afraid to admit I subscribe to F&S. I am glad there are others in the TBM forums like me. 😀 Actually, unlike Playboy, I ONLY look at the pictures. Truthfully, I don’t even do that. I usually flip to the last page, which is the only reason I subscribed to F&S to begin with (we need to get Bill Heavey on board, he is a great writter and has a strong ethic towards all things outdoors). F&S is actually one of the things that got me started with traditional archery. When I used to read a small paragraph tucked amongst the ads in F&S talking about how “any deer is a trophy…”, meanwhile the cover is a 6X6 elk rack PhotoShopped on a whitetail body and every article has some guy with a strangle hold on some B&C or P&Y record, I just couldn’t believe how what they were saying and what they were preaching were two different things. The first issue of TBM I read (with Ishi on the cover) was incredible. First, I don’t think I saw a set of antlers in that whole issue, second, what was being preached was also being practiced through the type of advertisers the magazine had. I mean is a hunting magazine really the place for a full-page ED ad EVERY issue? No wonder these people need all those gadgets. Over-compensating! 😆 Anyway, jokes aside, I did catch the article in F&S as I was glancing through the pictures and thought is was a really refreshing change from some of the things that magazine usually has.

As far as Uncle Ted, I was walking past the magazine stand at the local market and saw his mug gracing the COVER of some hunting magazine. I was in a rush, otherwise I would have liked to read the article. Can never get enough idiocracy.

Alex

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[wapiti792]

#15646

I always enjoy ANY publication that has traditional bowhunting included. It is always an added suprise. Dr. Thomas is a freak of nature, however! He appears to be damn good at anything he tries: cooking, editing, flyfishing, wingshooting, writing, bowhunting etc and when he does “drop the ball” he admits it. I just finished his latest book “Have Bow Will Travel” and any guy that finds a way to discuss both success and failure honestly in that format deserves all the praise he gets.

[Wexbow]

#15850

wapiti792 wrote: I just finished his latest book “Have Bow Will Travel” and any guy that finds a way to discuss both success and failure honestly in that format deserves all the praise he gets.

I’ll second that wapiti, a superb book that I would thoroughly recommend.

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