Before the internet, all we had were books! I still love reading and turning the page on an actual BOOK

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Here are a few of mine. Some go back to the 1980s. My G Fred "Instinctive Shooting" I got back in '88. It gave me what I needed to learn how to shoot instinctively. Fred signed it for me in the 90s when I saw him and Teresa at the NC Trad Archery Championships. My Jay Massey "The Bowyers Craft" I got back in '87 and "The Book of the Primitive Archer in '90. Jay's books got me into selfbows. Both signed to me by Jay.

I'm not much of a reader. But I did get so much out of instinctive archery insights that I wrote Jay Kidwell an email to thank him. He wrote me back too. Seemed like a good dude. I've always enjoyed Peter Hathaway Capstick books too.

I wish these guys were still around.

Quote from: Pat B on May 13, 2026, 01:01:16 PMHere are a few of mine. Some go back to the 1980s. My G Fred "Instinctive Shooting" I got back in '88. It gave me what I needed to learn how to shoot instinctively. Fred signed it for me in the 90s when I saw him and Teresa at the NC Trad Archery Championships. My Jay Massey "The Bowyers Craft" I got back in '87 and "The Book of the Primitive Archer in '90. Jay's books got me into selfbows. Both signed to me by Jay.

I see "A Thousand Campfires" on your shelf. I was reading that book (Ron LaClairs copy) in a popup blind at Shrew Haven one year. I read the last word, closed the book and looked up.....a doe was standing in front of my blind. I shot her and drove back to camp. I met Ron on the grade-road going back to camp, and handed him the book back. Not a very dramatic story but one I will always remember. Books are awesome....

Just the sequence of your story made it dramatic enough. 
 I've only met a few of these authors but their writings have been a great part of my archery history.