Traditional Bows Articles

Whether you like to work on bows in your basement or you’re employed by an archery pro shop, you can benefit from taking one of the ATA’s Bow Technician Certification Courses.

It doesn’t matter how many wild turkey kills you’ve seen on video before — you’ve NEVER seen a “double tap” like this one before!

When it comes to understanding and appreciating “degree of difficulty” as it relates to bowhunting, Fred Eichler is near the top of the list.

Legendary bowhunter Fred Bear is on a horseback hunt in the Yukon, where he’s able to arrow a Rocky Mountain goat and a grizzly!

This isn’t an AI video, and yet you still won’t believe your eyes.

Hunting over a DSD Posturing Buck decoy, at a range of only 10 yards, Jay Gregory hammers a big Iowa whitetail with his recurve.

Sit back and escape while watching this iconic video. Ultimately, Fred Bear is hiding behind a 4-foot-diameter boulder on the beach, and the 800-pound bruin slowly walks by at only 7 yards!

Fred Eichler’s dog does her job treeing a mountain lion, then he closes the deal with a well-placed 25-yard shot with his recurve.

There's nothing that makes you contemplate the circle of life quite like hunting a wild animal while simultaneously growing a human. Hunting while pregnant — 36 weeks! — is a trip.

Members of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania demonstrate their skills with traditional self-bows and arrows, then try a modern compound bow for the first time.

If you’re considering getting into bowhunting, check out these tips for selecting the right hunting tool for you.

Shooting two gobbers with a compound or crossbow in one sit is a big accomplishment; doing it with a recurve and with two shots only 17 seconds apart is crazy-rare.

Waiting in ambush is the No. 1 hunting technique for whitetails, but it can also be tremendously effective for mule deer when the conditions are right.

While the vast majority of bowhunters carry compounds or crossbows, a smaller number of hunters choose a different path with traditional archery gear.

Elite Archery has announced the launch of its new Elite Flex recurve, an innovative addition to their renowned line of high-performance archery equipment.

Factors you want to consider before taking up hunting with traditional archery equipment.

The saying “it’s better to be lucky than good” could be used to describe the longbow shot sequence on this big buck in Mississippi.

In the author’s opinion, the video by Jared Mills of mature whitetail bucks feeding — and fighting! — on January 9th in an unpicked soybean field — during a southern Iowa blizzard — is the best he’s ever seen. And yes, Jared finally arrows the biggest buck.

For the first time, the author's home state of Minnesota is allowing crossbows for use during the general archery season — no age or physical condition limitations — and as expected, compound shooters are not pleased.

With all due respect to those bowhunters who have killed giant bucks this deer season, my No. 1 whitetail story for 2023 is a public land doe.

Easton has partnered with renowned bowhunter Fred Eichler to create the new 5mm Carbon Legacy Fred Eichler Signature Edition arrow.

Carrying his recurve, Fred Eichler stalks a big grizzly on the Alaskan coastline. What happens next has to be seen to be believed.

For 2023, the author has chosen to go back to his bowhunting roots by spending more time with a traditional bow.

Before he became the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan was an actor, and evidently he was also paid to narrate shark bowfishing films, too!

Each type of archery equipment provides a unique shooting and hunting experience. Here’s how to pick the right tool for your bowhunting needs.

This archery trick shot falls in both the “I can’t believe what I just saw” and “don’t try this at home” categories.

Winter is prime time to call coyotes, but killing one with a longbow is still a monumental challenge.

Correy Hawk builds longbows from trees he harvests in southeast Nebraska. Here, he explains the process, including why some have “snakey” limbs.

A bowhunter carrying a 70-pound-draw recurve stalks an Alaskan moose through the deep snow and thick conifers, eventually taking a 10-yard shot.

The Fred Eichler Signature arrow from Easton Archery marries well with traditional bows.