I recently purchased and read "The Witchery of Archery" by Maurice Thompson based on the recommendations of others. I was not disappointed! An incredible read and a trip back in time!
Do you have any favorite books that you can recommend as must-read for the trad hunter/archer? If so, I'd love to hear about them, and hear your opinions as well!
Fred Bears Field Notes, Bows on the Little Delta, Hunting the hard way, A man made of elk, A thousand campfires....just to name a couple
Ok there are lots of great books out there.
Some are out of print but can be found if you spend time looking...and possibly waiting.
Thanks, I will look into those.
Longbows in the far north, by Don Thomas, great stories! Anything by the Wensels or Mike Mitten, good reads!
One With the Wilderness by Mike Mitten.
Silvertip: The Life and Adventures of Paul Schafer, Master Bow Hunter and Bowyer, as well.
A new one Life and Longbows by Nick Viau
I'm partial to Ishi and Elvis by Jim Hamm. The story of recovering a Texas ranch, building a self-bow, and a magnificent buck...
Any and all of Don Thomas, hunting or fishing. Money well spent!
Yeah. Longbows in the far north is the best by DT IMO. Trailing a bear by bob munger, Heartsblood and A man made of elk by petersen, bows swamps whitetails by tim lewis, and coyote soul raven heart by reg darling is a must read.
Traditional archery has had some amazing authors in our ranks...a life times worth of good reads out there.
Hunting, not traditional archery, but one of the single best hunting books I've ever read: Heart of the Hunter by Edison Marshall.
All of those already recommended are great.
Barebow by Dennis Dunn is still IMO the greatest bowhunting book ever written. If you can get your hands on one do it! You won't regret it. Not all trad buy a lot of it is.
All of the above. I especially like Jay Masseys books. A Thousand Campfires may be my favorite. A Sand County Almanac and A Quite Place Of Violence should be required reading. Not traditional bow hunting but great reads.
Quote from: meathead on October 21, 2019, 06:39:20 PM
All of the above. I especially like Jay Masseys books. A Thousand Campfires may be my favorite. A Sand County Almanac and A Quite Place Of Violence should be required reading. Not traditional bow hunting but great reads.
I found one copy of Massey's book (used; out of print) on Amazon. It comes highly recommended. But it's going for nearly a grand...a bit too steep for my tastes!
"Sagittarius" by Bob Swinehart.
Home by the River
Archibald Rutledge
Purification Ceremony
Mark T. Sullivan
The Indian Tipi
Reginald & Gladys Laubin
Ishi & Elvis
Jim Hamm
The Adventures of Fred Bear
Fred Bear Field Notes
Legends of the Longbow series
Best of Traditional Bowhunter
Wensel
Bowhunting Alaska's Wild Rivers
Jay Massey
The Bowyer's Craft
Jay Massey
A Thousand Campfires
Jay Massey
Longbows in the Far North
Don Thomas
The Witchery of Archery
Maurice Thompson
Bowhunting Rutting Whitetails
Gene Wensel
In Pursuit of Trophy Whitetails
Roger Rothhaar
The Double Helix
Don Thomas
Instinctive Shooting
G. Fred Asbell
In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick
Bows on the Little Delta
Glenn St. Charles
Backwoods Bucks
David Bickish
Bush Plane Bowman
David Bickish
Bowhunting for Mule deer
Dwight Schuh
Bowhunting for Elk
Dwight Schuh
Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans
Jim Hamm
Hunting the Osage Bow
Dean Torges
The Hot Zone
Richard Preston
Lord of the Flies
Buckskin and Bone (post graduate buck hunting)
Gene Wensel
Once upon a Tine (the crooked hat chronicles)
Barry Wensel
The Art and Appreciation of Trophy Bowhunting
Bob Kirschner
be expert with MAP & COMPASS
Bjorn Kjellstrom
Hunting the American Wild turkey
Dave Harbour
Successful Waterfowling
Zack Taylor
American Buffalo - Steven Rinella
Wow, quite a list! Got me some shopping to do... :thumbsup:
I enjoyed Come November by Gene Wensel and Whitetail Magic by Roger Rothhaar out of some bought.
Great suggestions so far! I would add A Bowhunter's Tales by TG's own Charlie Lamb. It's a really fun read.
Also, for some of the hard to find out-of-print stuff, go to your local public library and ask if they participate in the InterLibrary Loan (ILL) program. I'm currently reading a copy of Bows on the Little Delta that came all the way from Sutton Public Library in Alaska! Took a while to make it to Kentucky, but worth the wait!
Not a bowhunting book, but "The Old Man and the Boy" by Robert Ruark is a great read.