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 ...

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A little face protection is a great idea when first testing out your homemade bow. [Austin Karls] made this recurve bow during what he calls an engineer’s Spring break. He settled on the idea after ...

An Oklahoma hunter recently took down a 300-pound black bear using a homemade bow and arrows, photos show. Caleb Flies, of Little Axe, bagged the beast during a trip to southeast Oklahoma, he said in ...