Bow hunting is a close-quarters game, a description that might suggest that knowing the specific yardage to your target is less important than precision-rifle competitions where shooters often engage ...

All of a sudden, archery season will be upon us. Like a frost in the morning follows a warm, Indian Summer afternoon. Seems like summer is never going to end. And then bow season is suddenly here.

There’s something truly special about hunting with a bow and arrow. It’s a game of precision, patience, and of course, having the right gear. If you’ve never tried it, then you’re in for a treat.

Top-of-the-line (“flagship”) compound bows from most makers hover around the $1,000 mark. And you can spend more cash tricking the bow out with accessories and buying arrows. Most companies make a ...

Willie Johnson’s dirty Toyota pickup rolls to a stop in a Walmart parking lot near I-285. Overhead, a jumbo jet howls. Johnson has to shout to be heard above the roar. “It’s not far,” he yells. “I’m ...

When it comes to traditional archery, recurve bows are hard to beat. In an era where compound bows are continually advancing, recurves keep things simple. These bows provide a challenge for hunters ...

Jim Cox teaches people how to hunt with a bow and arrow for local wild game like deer, turkey and the fierce, tusked, 250-pound feral pigs that reside in numerous California counties. I interviewed ...