Bowhunting History

Bowhunting dates back to the Stone Age and can be traced throughout history in many regions around the world including Asia Europe and North America. Native

Americans were skilled bowhunters. While their bows and arrows were often crude they overcame the limitations of their equipment with their exceptional ability to stalk within close range of wary prey. The ability to get close to game remains the essence of all bow hunting today.

As immigrants moved into North America they gradually combined European and

Native American archery techniques and technology. The first archery club in

America known as the United Bowmen of Philadelphia was formed in 1828. The writings of bowhunters Will and Maurice Thompson helped popularize bowhunting in the

At some point the bow and arrow entered into the mix. The oldest known arrows were found in Africa and were dated to the upper Paleolithic period Late

Stone Age 40,000 to 25,000 years ago. Between 25 000 bc and 18,000 bc humans used wooden arrowheads and then progressed to fire hardened stone and flint with feathered shafts.

Archeologists and historians have discovered bow and arrow use in many countries: The hunter used his binoculars to glass the hillside half mile away in the hope that he would find the trophy Mule Deer buck that he had come so far to harvest. At last he spotted the tips of 8 long tines weaving through the sage brush.

Noting the direction that the deer was traveling he and his guide worked out the route that they would take in order to intercept this monarch of the foothills.

Grabbing his Cordura water proof backpack, perimeter-weighted-cam bow and quiver full of carbon arrows tipped with 100 expandable broad heads, he followed the guide low through the small drainage that would keep them out of sight of their quarry. As soon as they reached their pre determined ambush point they peaked over the rise and spotted Mr. Long Tines slowly making his way toward