TRADITIONAL HUNTER

WELCOME TO TRADITIONAL HUNTING THE SITE THAT IS GOING TO HELP YOU HUNT THE OLD FASHION WAY. WE ARE GOING TO HELP YOU MASTER THE ART OF TRADITIONAL HUNTING. WHETHER IT BE A SELF BOW LONG BOW RECURVE BOW OR MUZZLE LOADER. THIS SITE WILL HELP YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. HUNT IN THE RIGHT SPOTS. ARTICLES ABOUT TRADITIONAL HUNTING WILL SHOW YOU THAT IT CAN BE DONE. WE WONT TRY TO PULL THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES AND SAY YOU WILL ALWAYS BE SUCESSFUL,BUT NOBODY IS IN ANY KIND OF HUNTING. WE WILL FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT TRADITIONAL HUNTING NOT BY BIG NAME HUNTERS BUT BY YOU. THATS RIGHT YOU, YOUR FRIENDS WHOEVER HAS A GOOD STORY TO TELL. THE ONE COMMON THEME WILL BE THEY WILL HAVE USED TRADITIONAL EQUIPMENT TO TAKE GAME OF ALL TYPES. RABBITS, DEER, PHEASANTS, PIGS,JAVELINAS YOU NAME IT. SO DONT HESITATE TO SEND YOUR STORIES IN WE WILL PUT THEM HERE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE. SO GOOD HUNTING AND GOOD WRITING.

NOW THAT MOST STATES HUNTING SEASONS ARE WINDING DOWN HOW ABOUT SOME IDEAS FOR PROJECTS TO KEEP OCCUPIED THIS WINTER. HOW ABOUT BUILDING SOME OF YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT. HERE IS ONE IDEA HOW ABOUT A SELF BOW. THIS IS ABOUT AS TRADITIONAL AS IT GETS. FOR THE VISITORS WHO ARE NEW TO THIS KIND OF HUNTING LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT A SELF BOW IS. A SELF BOW IS A BOW MADE OUT OF A SOLID PIECE OF WOOD NO LAMINATIONS. THESE BOW CAN BE BACKED WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS IF YOU CHOOSE BUT THAT IS A HOLE NEW CHAPTER. BACK TO THE SELF BOW ITSELF.  YOU START WITH A STAVE OF WOOD,WHICH I CAN HOOK YOU UP WITH OR YOU CAN CUT DOWN YOUR OWN. YOU WORK THE WOOD DOWN WITH A DRAW KNIFE,RASP,AND CABINET SCRAPERS. OTHER THAN A CHAINSAW BLADE FILE THAT IS ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE TOOLS YOU NEED. I KNOW THAT WAS A SIMPLFIED VERSION BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL GOOD BOOKS TO SHOW THE WAY, BUT I WOULDNT LEAVE YOU HANGING LIKE THAT. YOU COULD EMAIL ME WITH QUESTIONS OR CALL ME ON THE PHONE. HECK IF YOU LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH I WOULD BE WILLING TO COME OVER AND HELP YOU IN PERSON. SO LETS NOT WASTE WINTER AWAY DREAMING ABOUT NEXT HUNTING SEASON. LETS BUILD SOME TRADITIONAL EQUIPMENT TO USE NEXT YEAR TO TAKE A NICE BIG BUCK.

PLEASE SIGN THE GUEST BOOK WHEN YOU VISIT I WONT SEND YOU A E MAIL BACK UNLESS YOU REQUEST ONE. I AM JUST INTERESTED IN WHERE THE MOST TRADITIONAL HUNTERS ARE FROM.

JUST A QUICK NOTE ABOUT MY JOURNEY HERE. I STARTED BOWHUNTING 25 YEARS AGO WITH A COMPOUND BOW AND HUNTED THAT WAY FOR 8 YEARS. JUST BY CHANCE I WORK AT A PLACE THAT WAS MAKING HUNTING EQUIPMENT FOR EASTMAN AND MET A MAN WHO WAS A TRADITIONAL ARCHER. HE ASK ME IF I EVER MADE A BOW BEFORE. I SAID NO SO HE ASK ME IF I WOULD LIKE TO. I ACCEPTED AND THAT WAS THE END OF MY COMPOUND BOW DAYS. TO DATE I HAVE MADE SELF BOWS. LAMINATED LONG BOWS, AND RECURVES. NOW I AM HERE TO PAY IT FORWARD AND YOU ARE THE LUCKY RECIPIENT.