To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

An instrument and bow maker has said an absence of training and ban on materials threatens the future of his industry. Rudolf ...

And that’s a problem. Logging, urban sprawl and ranching have shrunk Brazil’s Atlantic forest, the tree’s habitat, to an ...

In wood bow building, Steve notes, “you’ve gotta be able to learn from your failures because that will make you a better bow builder.” With Steve’s bows being displayed all over the country and as far ...

MOUNT VERNON — It didn’t look anything like a bow. A branch, maybe, possibly a piece of firewood. But a bow, no chance. Curt Brisky, however, saw past the rough exterior of the length of Pacific yew ...

Like many bowhunters, the number of bows I own keeps increasing as the years pass. I stored them wherever I had extra room: under beds, on bicycle hooks, and in closets. For years I’ve procrastinated, ...

PERU — As I look back on the spring of 1995, I can't help but remember how excited and thrilled I was to be returning to northeast Quebec to hunt for black bear. Two of my good friends, Scott and Matt ...

Dell Johnson came by his life as an outdoorsman and award-winning traditional bowhunter honestly. A leading maker of wooden hunting bows in Saskatchewan, he is a lifelong resident of Nipawin. He ...