This is the first primitive bow I ever made and it is far less than the quality that would be expected from an effective hunting bow. The arrows are practice arrows not designed to do anything more ...

Jerry White poses with a buck he killed in November 2015. White used an "American semi-longbow" built by JD Berry Archery. He killed the deer from 8 yards in southern Spokane County. (Jerry White / ...

Archery tackle has also leaped into the space age with small diameter carbon fiber arrows that can fly over 300 feet-per-second, and compound bows that feature 85% draw weight let-off. Archery, once a ...

To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

I've been mildly obsessed with YouTube's "Primitive Technology" channel for almost a year now. In it, an unnamed man in Far North Queensland, Australia builds things in the woods. He shows us the ...

LeFLORE COUNTY, Okla. -- Years of training and persistence paid off for an Oklahoma hunter after he harvested a 300-pound black bear using a primitive bow, string, arrow and stone point earlier this ...

A Pennsylvania archer enjoys the sport so much he hand crafts his arrows from trees, stones and turkey feathers. For most archers, it is convenient to purchase arrows and broadheads from a store to ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The bow and arrow is one of humanity’s most primitive weapon systems, right up there with stick attached to rock. Stuart Brown of YouTube’s Ahoy ...

Those of us with years of hunting experience might remember and reflect back on the last few days of the deer hunting season in New York state when it was called, back in the day, "The Primitive Arms" ...