Traditional Bowhunting Magazine

[T Downing]

#6237

Just got done reading Patrick Poole’s short piece on the homepage. Brought back some real pleasant memories. At the time of the inaugural issue (1989), I was taking off my training wheels and was making decisive decisions to fully commit to the traditional bow and arrow. TBM has been there every step of the way in my development. Over the years, many a night, I would go back through my old issues and find articles that were special to me. If I had Africa on my heart, it was easy to go back and fulfill my dreams. Alaska on my mind…No problem, past articles spurred me on from the likes of Don Thomas, Jay Massey, Doug Borland, and other fine writers. During elk season, if I needed a quick elk fix, there was Dave Petersen’s writings right there to fit the bill. Pop and I always have the current issue in elk camp. I love to leave it out in the cook tent so when passerby’s look on in they know what we are all about. As the 2012 season is right around the corner, a profound thank you to the Conrads family for starting it all and to all those fine writers who have added to my life immeasurably.

T Downing

Colorado

[Raymond Coffman]

#49239

Well said TD —

I have enjoyed the magazine since it’s inception and look forward to it every month!

Another heartfelt thanks to all the folks who contribute—

Please keep em coming!

Scout

[Wexbow]

#49251

Amen to that! While I’m only a new subscriber I can testify that it’s great having the back issues to fill the wait between new issues 8) It’s like having a trad bow encyclopedia/compendium on my laptop – priceless!

[tombow]

#49253

From the first issue I picked up, TBM has been there to stir my interest to a fever pitch. Through the words of the many fine writers, I have found the trad bowhunter that had been covered with wheels and all the added bits that I previously thought was part of my bowhunting soul. Not so, I say now and I have evolved into one that is nauseated by the wheelie lifestyle. My wheelies gather dust as I tweak my trad arrows, caress the graceful curves on my longbow and put arrows into the target using my hands and arms and eyes alone. No more picking up the “machine” and hitting the bull with almost no effort. So much more satisfaction in doing it without the complicated apparati. And when I put it all together and made my first harvest (this year), I knew then that I could not and would not go back. TBM is the only magazine that I read and keep every cherished copy to read again and again. YES! Thank you for this magazine.

Only one negative aspect that I see with the magazine: It is too small, too easily read from cover to cover and each issue leaves me craving the next. But I guess that is part of the joy in being trad and reading TBM.

[Robin Conrads]

#49370

Wow! Thanks for all the kind words! 😆

We feel blessed to have such great customers, advertisers and writers. I still remember the amazement when that first issue rolled off the printing presses, I just can’t believe how many years have passed since then.

Oddly enough…no one has ever asked for the magazine to come out more often. 😯 Ha ha!

[Raymond Coffman]

#49446

Hey Robin-

Can you have the Magazine become a twice a month periodical !

HAHA – couldnt help it– Yes I know– I am Standing by for my punishment—

Seriously! you have maintained a very High quality Content at once a month – which your contemporaries cannot attain!–

Thanks Again

Scout-

[Robin Conrads]

#49512

I think a lot of folks would be happy with a monthly magazine…some want it weekly! We publish every other month and I can’t imagine doubling that. I think the content and quality would suffer. So we’ll stay with every other month for the foreseeable future. That’s why the back issues are great. If you are like me I forget what I read six months ago.

Okay, your punishment is to write a 1,000 word essay I can post as a feature article online. 😀

[handirifle]

#49587

I, for one, WOULD love it monthly, BUT, when I read other magazines that do come out monthly, it seems they fall into the trappings of being more concerned with what their advertisers want, than what is true to bowhunting, and more specifically Traditional Bowhunting.

I am not a traditional purist, but I have a deeper respect for this magazine than ANY other hunting publications out there. While I may not always agree with the opinions offered, I respect their right to have their opinion, just like I have the right to mine.

As long as you keep true to the sport and the game, keep on putting out those great stories AND OPINIONS 🙂 even if it is only once every other month.

Hat’s off to the Conrads for a job well done.

[Raymond Coffman]

#50042

Hi Robin –

Punishment acknowledged !

Can I wait till august when I would have something interesting to talk about,– Deer Hunting?

Thanks for the great magazine & service to bowhunting in general

Scout

[Robin Conrads]

#50055

I think the difference between TBM and other hunting magazines is that we all really hunt with traditional equipment and love to show others how much simpler (and fun) it can be. We “walk the walk”, however, we (Conrads) did not get here alone.

Larry and Belinda Fischer have been our friends and partners since day one and we couldn’t have done it without them. Don (and Lori) Thomas saves our bacon on a regular basis and works very hard to bring you interesting and well-written articles. All of the folks on the masthead, from contributors to Allie in the Subscription office, make Traditional Bowhunter what it is. Advertisers play a HUGE part in bringing this magazine to you on a regular basis, and many of them are also friends. Please support them whenever you can.

[strait-aero]

#50288

I find TBM to be special in that it talks about the things I love and care about; from preservation of wildlife habitat to the preservation of the most noblest of sports. It’s the enjoyment of the great stories of hunting and being able to live vicariously through them. I can’t say I’ve felt this strongly about any other publication. TBM is special….

Wayne

[David Petersen]

#50408

I applaud TBM from the opposite side– for what they DON’T do. They don’t try to make heroes of themselves simply because they have a pulpit. They don’t belch the wrongheaded politics of some alleged hunters groups as so many other rags do. They don’t run ads for ATVs or any of the mountain of hi-tech Junk that is ruining the tradition, spirit, and reputation of hunting. They don’t let themselves be bullied by loud minorities or censors. In short, they don’t do much wrong and they do do a lot right. I also like the straightforward way TJ lays out the magazine so that you can read articles straight through without jumping like a cricket from page to page. I guess it’s a bit old fashioned, like me.

[Jason Wesbrock]

#50463

TBMADMIN wrote: I think a lot of folks would be happy with a monthly magazine…some want it weekly! We publish every other month and I can’t imagine doubling that. I think the content and quality would suffer. So we’ll stay with every other month for the foreseeable future. That’s why the back issues are great. If you are like me I forget what I read six months ago.

I totally agree. I’d also add that I appreciate the fact that TBM publishes article, not informertials dressed up as hunting stories.

[Hiram]

#50536

” I guess it’s a bit old fashioned,” quote from Dave

Yep, It can hardly be explained the excitement a one string Bow and arrows brings to all of us Old children!!!:) Hope I never grow up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>>>>———————>

[Don Thomas]

#50599

Thanks to all who chimed in to express their support. As I’ve said before, I write for a lot of magazines, but TBM is special. Nothing else like it out there. Don

[wahoo]

#50621

What T said . Thanks to all luv it

[wolfkill220]

#50623

As much as i would love to see TBM published every month .I would have to agree that would might see a down grade in the quility. Every time I get a new issue I have to have my family hide it from me for a couple days or I read it cover to cover in the first nite. But as others have said thank goodness for back issues .keep up the great work on putting out a first rate magizine.:D

[JodyS]

#50639

It was a friend who passed along some TBMs several years ago that began my trad bow conversion. I am glad that TBM isn’t a monthly publication; I read each one through and through and get to savor it just long enough, and then get itchy for the next one.

TBM provides great stories and info, yet also models the ideals of ethical hunting, our chosen traditional method of pursuing them, and clear-headed passion that drives both. Hats off to the Conrads, the editors, and writers.

[skifrk]

#51192

Love the magazine, I even bought for the content to read while still shooting a compound. It helped with the conversion to trad which is what I needed to do sooner but was putting off.

[Author]

Posts