If you could suggest 1 book for a "Rookie" Traditional Archer to read,What would it be?
How about more than one?
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Saxton Pope (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8084)
Download the HTML version in a zip file for free.
I Remember Papa Bear by Dick Lattimer (http://books.google.com/books?id=Q-0Nz181RLkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=fred+bear)
This is only a preview of the book but there are enough full chapters to get you started.
Robin Hood (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/832)
Another free download. I cannot leave out Robin Hood.
http://www.archerylibrary.com/books/
the best of the best ---
Archer In Africa - by Bill Negley
no sugarcoating,the good the bad the quick kills and missed opportunities - the unvarnished truth
Traditional Bowhunter's handbook for a start then go to the online shops like The Nocking Point, Raptor Archery, 3rivers, etc...and start picking...
The Witchery of Archery
Bows on the Little Delta
Come November
and the list goes on and on...
I think the first book, TBH, above gives you a good starting point though on over all trad archery but this is JMHO.
Definitely read BOWS ON THE LITTLE DELTA !!
I agree with others that Bows on the Little Delta is a must read. Excellent book. But the Traditional Bowhunters Handbook by TJ Conrads is very useful for someone just getting started. If I was going to recommend one book for a person just starting out, it would be the Traditional Bowhunters Handbook.
"The witchery of archery"
This book makes me dream.
I bet I've read it 5 times :coffee:
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Saxton Pope...one of the best, Ive reread it many times.
Finding Wounded Deer.... not the best Trad Archery book out there but VERY INSIGHTFUL about tracking the deer after you have hit one...
Of course the books already listed ...Anything by Dave Peterson
Coyote Soul, Raven Heart by Reg Darling...This one spoke to me in a way that a book has not done for some time...
good reading...
Hunting the Hard Way, Howard Hill
Shooting Straight, John Schulz
The Traditional Way
Traditional Bowhunters Handbook by T.J. Conrads will prove beneficial to you in many ways long after you are no longer a "Rookie". I refer to my copy often, in season and out. After that I would recommend Fred Asbells book. These will answer many questions as well. Good luck and keep it simple.
"Longbow Country" and Longbows in the Far North" by Don Thomas donthomasbooks.com
G Fred's Instinctive Shooting.
Kinda depends on what you are looking for, but T.J.'s TB Handbook is great for fundamentals on a wide variety of archery topics.
QuoteOriginally posted by Paul WA:
The Traditional Way
I like that book. As a matter of fact I have a hardback edition. And I hear there may be a sequel.
Well are you looking for Stories? Learning Materials? info? insight? Methods?
An Archer's Inner Life by Dave Sigurslid is an under-recognized gem. Hunting From Home by Chris Camuto is another must-read.
"The best of Traditional Bowhunter"
Nuff said!
AK.
In no particular order:
These first ones are for pure reading pleasure, just good stories.
Come November
Best of Traditional Bowhunter
Bows on the Little Delta
Longbows in the far North
Longbw Country
Hunting the Osage Bow
A Thousand Campfires
Informational, technical and how to catagory would be:
Hunting the Osage Bow
Come November
Traditional Bowhunters Handbook
Become the Arrow
Instinctive shooting
Stalking and Stillhunting
Traditional Bowyers Bible (the whole set)
Instinctive Archery Insights
I put both Hunting the Osage Bow and Come November in both catagories as they are both very informative as "how to's" AND they are both just a great read.
Shooting the Sitckbow I have not had the chance to read it yet, but it has been some good reviews.
http://www.shootingthestickbow.com
I'm very new to this myself (bought my first longbow in May). The first book I bought was "Traditional Bowhunter's Handbook" by TJ Conrads. I learned a lot from it and would recommend it for a fellow newbie.
This one may not have pointers but is a great book to enjoy especially for hunters
"Coyote Soul, Raven Heart - Meditations of a hunter-wanderer" but Reg Darling....
Godd read
traditional archery by sam fadala
instinctive shooting vol one ane two by fred asbell
longbows in the far north. by e.donnall thomas jr
bow hunting pressured whitetails by john eberhart and chris eberhart.
these are all good books to read. :thumbsup:
I have read all of the above and agree with them all. I especially like all the fred bear books, Little Delta, and the Don Thomas books. I would also add the book about Chester Stevenson called, from the den of the old bowhunter.
Oh yeah, you can't them anymore but Jay Massey's books are second to none.
The book that Al said.
After that, anything by Don Thomas.
QuoteOriginally posted by The Gopher:
...I would also add the book about Chester Stevenson called, from the den of the old bowhunter.
I agree. I absolutely love that book.
Let me mention a book, which IMHO does not get the reputation it deserves - and can therefore found at that big auction site once in a while for cheap:
SCHUYLER, K.C. (1970): Archery, From Golds to Big Game. – 569 p., >250 figs.; New York (Castle Books).
Published just a little ahead of the compound aera it deals with all the stuff you might want to know about ...