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December 1998
African Bowhunting Drumbeat with Tink
A report from Tink Nathan. A Leopard is beautiful but dangerous, as proven in this installment of African Bowhunting Drumbeat.

A Christmas Present For You! Something special I cooked up just for all you online bowhunting types. Christmas Present.
Father Rich, the bowhunting.net Chaplain, has two messages this for the Holidays. His Christmas gift idea for deer hunters (a low-cost, high-blessing suggestion) and Prepare the way. Chaplain.
Here's a Pic of A Big Buck Taken By Leroy Sisco. My hunting buddy Leroy harvested a huge Axis deer a few weeks back. Leroy Sisco & Axis Buck
If Your Shooting Is Inconsistent, Will Another Bow Help? How do you align a 4 blade broadhead? When Paper Tuning, which one do you vary first, Spine or Center Shot? Got low arrows? Know any archery exercises? Freddie Troncoso has answers in Better Bowhunting.
Meet the Deerhunting.Net Experts: Dennis CrabtreeSteve Bartylla. The guys with the deerhunting know how in the Deerhunting.Net Q&A. (If you haven't seen the Q&A, and you're a deerhunter, well, it's happening right here.)
Trophy Mount Care Everyone assumes the mount has been preserved for life but that is not really the case. Here's how to care for your trophy. In Larry Reese's Taxidermy column.
Wanna See One Heck Of A Big Buck? Here's Mitch Rompola of Traverse City, MI with his 6-year-old 12-pointer which had a 38-inch antler spread and a dressed weight of 263 pounds. Mitch's Buck.
Introducing: BACK COUNTRY JOURNAL If you enjoy the
great outdoors, hunting and fishing, and seeing videos that give the best, you'll love to subscribe to this one. Check it out and see what all the excitement is about. Back Country Journal.
CHUCK DENAULT WHITETAIL ART My friend of over 20 years is the best whitetail artist on the planet. We are proud to have Chuck's work available for you in our store. Enjoy some super art pics, the links are in the Newsletter for BowhuntingStore.com.
November 1998
AMANDA:
Gater reports that Mandy is doing well. Her incision is healing ok and there is no sign of the cancer. In spite of missed school she still got all A's and B's. Visit Amanda's Message Board for more news. Susieq has a special page for Amanda and her family. Here's Emily & James giving Amanda a card on the net.
Deer Hunter's Coffee Shop. Arlan's page for deer hunters, both bow and firearm who want to share their success with the rest of the deerhunting community. Coffee Shop
Proper Broadhead Alignment. Freddie Troncoso has the answers and knows the tricks. Better Bowhunting.
Deerhunters Field Reports for Your State. Online Field Reporters let other deerhunters know what's up.  Deerhunting.Net.
2 FOR 1 SPECIAL on all Thunderhead, Spitfire and Razorbak T-shirts, hats, and sweatshirts! New Archery Products.
FREE VIDEO OFFER. For a limited time you can get videos by pro archers Randy Ulmer, Jay Barrs, and Larry Wise ($29.99 value) with US & International Archer Video Offer.
WEB BOWHUNT GAME Needs Your Help! Brian Pullam is ready for the next phase of the Web Bowhunt Game. He needs pictures of live deer, turkey and bear. Here are the details to help Brian out.
Morrell TargetsEasy to pull arrows out of and tough enough for today's fast bows. Meet the Bionic 3-D Buck. Superior quality archery targets are at Morrell Targets.

African Bowhunting Drumbeat with Tink
Tink Nathan is known to bowhunters everywhere. Visit Tink Nathan in his interactive African Bowhunting Drumbeat web site. 
NEW Deerhunting Question & Answer Forum. A new format to ask deerhunting questions and get real world answers from experienced, top notch bowhunters. Deerhunting.Net Q&A
Sticks N' Limbs camouflage
Camouflage For Whitetail, Mule Deer, Elk, Turkey & Bear Hunting. Sticks N' Limbs takes advantage of the weaknesses of game animals' distance vision and works better than any camo in existence. Check out the Sticks N' Limbs web site and see why it works so well. And it is available online in Bowhunting.Store (scroll down to select Sticks N' Limbs).
Isometric Targets
A great Target System. Perfect for home or range. Each target will last for thousands of shoots and is easily altered to repair sections that become shot out. Isometric Targets.
Bowhunt Africa With Tink Nathan. After retiring from the deer scent manufacturing business in 1991, Tink settled in South Africa and fulfilled his life long ambition of becoming a Professional Hunter & Safari Hunting Outfitter. Tink outfits hunts in South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique,  Zimbabwe and Zambia. To find the game you  want, hunt with Tink at African Bowhunting Safari's

October 1998
Deerhunters Field Reports for Your Area.
Online Field Reporters let other deerhunters know what's up.  Deerhunting.Net.
Archery Institute's RMF TEAM To Visit South Africa. The Archery Institute and the Tink Nathan Bowhunting Institute of Pretoria, South Africa,  have established the world's first Archery Student and Cultural Exchange Program. RMF In South Africa.
Winona Camo SystemDesigned by Bob Fratzke, Winona Camo's unique patterns succeed because they accomplish the right mission -- break up the human form in all settings!; Made available in the quietest clothing on the planet. Winona Camo System
KDI Outdoor Products KDL's CROWS NEST is a Safety Belt, Tree Seat, Climbing Aid & Tree Stand. Plus Release Aids, Trophy Mount Plaques and more.KDL Outdoor Products
The Archery Season. In the October Issue Of US & International Archer
The Proper Way To Align 4-Bladed Broadheads. Where can you find a used treestand? The Bare Shaft Test. The latest topics in Freddie Troncoso's Better Bowhunting.. 
Ladies, we have arrived!, by Brenda Valentine. Today, women hunters and outdoor gals are recognized by the Outdoor Industry as a strong portion of the buying market and a pivitol figure in the future of hunting. From My Stand
North East Tournament Archery Assn. A full schedule of indoor and outdoor tournaments that act as qualifiers for the upcoming NETAA Outdoor World
Championship. NETAA 
Hunting From the Ground As Opposed To Treestands is Freddie Troncoso's newest topic in Better Bowhunting
Roy Goodwin covers "Foot Scouting" for Whitetails in his latest article in his column Trophy Bowhunting
Ultimate Bowhunter
It's new, it's exciting with a slightly different slant on the sport. In one issue you will find whitetail, african game and even lease hunting on some of Texas' largests game ranches. Subscriptions are now being offered so make sure you don't miss an issue. Ultimate Bowhunter
Black Tail Hunting Techniques, Increasing Arrow Penetration, Shoot Through Arrow Rests: the good & bad news. Plus, setting up the Sight Master bowsite and uneven wear on arrow rests. In Freddie Troncoso's Better Bowhunting
Edersbow.com Edersbow.com is a new On-Line bowhunting and archery magazine. It provides great articles by some of the best writers and hunters in the industry. Learn from Bill Winke, Judd Cooney and more. Easy to read format. Edersbow.Com

September 1998

Deerhuntinhg.netWelcome to our Deerhunters Bulletin Board & Field Reporting Forums. It's not to late for you to be an online Field Reporter and let other deerhunters know waht's up in your area.  Deerhunting.Net
Hunt Recorder Improve Your Hunting Strategy With Good Records. This is an easy to use, very thorough, yet inexpensive, field notes & reference  book. Includes: Moon & Lunar Charts, Stands & Locations, Buck Activity Chart, Sightings & Scouting Sections, and more. Hunt Recorder.


Defeating a Whitetail's Nose, by Steve Bartylla in his latest column in Becoming A Student Of The Whitetail Deer

Arrow Rests For Bowhunters, by Bob Robb. Bob covers the modern arrow rests and how we got there. Bob Robb.
Archery Institute
Joseph Bryant Shocks Field of Veterans! In the Shootin' Straight Newsletter. Also new: dates for Fall Archery Classes, Justin Huish continues his winning ways, what it takes to qualify for the Olympics, and a picture album and news about the RMF archery team. Archery Institute
Hunting late morning to early afternoon? Freddie Troncoso's timely topic in Better Bowhunting
ABC Pivotal UPDATE: ABC Pivotal Bow Sight adds a trophy page and some impressive testimonials for this unique tree stand sight. ABC Pivotal
QUESTION: "I'm having problems getting a consistent group." Freddie Troncoso lists the top 8 causes in Better Bowhunting.

Welcome our Newest columnist Chrissy Bruder. Chrissy is cool, she's 16 and a bowhunter. She says "hello" in the Young Bowhunters Club column "The new girl on the block". 
Youth Shooting Event -- it was cool. The "Duck" and I recently introduced archery to a bunch of kids at a Texas Parks & Wildlife sponsored Youth Shooting Sports Event for high school kids. Check out the article about this worth while project by Wildlife biologist, Misty Sumner
Bowhunting & Archery Bookstore: Archery and Bowhunting books for "newbees" and experts. And because this is the Internet I included some "Help"books for computers and the Internet. Plus, a section for learning how to make your own web page(s). BookStore
BROWNING: In Business Or Out? The rumors have been flying all week. We wanted to know what was really up -- so we found out. Here's what happened and what's going to happen. Rich Walton in the Business Center.

This Weekends 3-D Shoots: Our online listing of 3D-shoots & events around the contry.

BUCK RUBS: A Photo Album. Stevepse in the residents area has a cool photo collection of deer rubs on his site, Rubs by The Ghosts Of The Forests
Trust me, there are big deer almost everywhere! says Roy Goodwin in his new column "Trophy Bowhunting". Roy starts out telling how to locate places where other hunters don't go and the big bucks do, in Arm Chair Scouting


Scent ShieldBreakthrough Solutions to complex hunting problems - like eliminating our scent. That's Robinson Lab's strong suit. It began with Scent Shield and has come a long way in 10 short years.  Robinson Labs
SEARCHES: To make it easier for you to find things I've been adding search functions all around the site. So far I've been to: Traditional Archery Q&ABowhunting The West Q&A, Traditional Corner, Clubhouse and Bob Ragsdale's Tech & Tackle Talk Q&A
TARGET PANIC !!! Freddie Troncoso has lots to say about it. When he first did an article on Target Panic Freddie got a bunch of questions. Here they are in his column Better Bowhunting.
RICH WALTON has more news about the Archery & Bowhunting Industry
. Plus, New Product Announcements and some Bowhunting.Net news. Rich Walton's Industry News
Deerhunting.NetFIND DEER FAST: Scout & Hunt Fence Lines. The Mini Seminars are back with Fences. & Throw Aways.  Here's two techniques that will absolutely put more deer in your hunting. Deerhunting.Net
ARCHERCISER - Product Evaluation.  Our Field Evaluation Team works out with it in Field Evaluations.


US & International ARCHERupdates their web site with the July/August issue preview. US & International Archer

AUGUST 1998

TOMBOY: a neat page in the EZ home pages. The web has some swell folks and Tomboy is one of them. 
To be an effective bowhunter you must be able to find and accurately interpret the sign left by the game we hunt. Steve Bartylla covers the bases on Interpreting Deer Sign in in his latest article in Becoming a Student of Whitetail Deer

CHEK-IT adds their new '98 Bow Sights. Update to the web site. Chek-It
"Hunting in the West offers unique challenges, especially if you are going after your critter with a stick" is how Doug Besherse's new article begins.  There are excellent hunting tips here for compound shooters too. Tips For Bowhunting The West in our Traditional Archery forum. 
The ATC ARCHERY Staff Shooters are winning in the Regional and National 3-D and archery  tournament competitions.  Staff Shooters, ATC Archery
Traditional Bowhunting & Archery Center. The head of our Traditional Archery forum, Doug Besherse, introduces his web site of traditional archery equipment. Besherse Brothers.

Accuracy is the most important thing! ABC PIVOTAL Introduces their new ABC-2000 Treestand Bow Sight. It is very accurate, it tunes to any bow, one pin works close and far, and you do not have to know the distance to your target to hit where you are aiming. ABC Pivotal
McPherson Archery Knows Bowhunting & Archery. McPherson compound and one cam bows are hand made with craftsmanship that can't be found in the mass produced bows of the larger companies, visit McPherson Archery
BRENDA VALENTINE will be at the BASS Pro Shop’s Deer Hunting Show in Springfield, MO, ‘Becoming an Outdoor Woman’ Workshop near Little Rock, AK & the Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo in Austin, TX. Show dates are at her web site Welcome To My Stand
Carter has high-quality Release Aids for the bowhunter &  target archer. Precision made for years of service. If you are looking for the best in Release Aids see  Carter Release Aids
BOW FIT ARCHERY EXCERCISER: pull a heavier bow, hold on target steadier and longer. Designed by a Physical Therapist, the Bow Fit Archery Exerciser provides a full upper body workout that is  perfect for the archer. BOW FIT. 
How do you field dress a wild turkey?
I asked my bud Misty from the Texas Parks & Wildlife to write us an article on it. So she farmed it out to Mtgrumpy -- who did a heck of a good job. Field Dressing Wild Turkey

NAP Quiktune 1000 Pro Series Product Evaluation Field Evaluator Arlan Beckman takes a look and the New Archery Products new Pro Series Quiktune 100 Arrow Rest. Field Evaluations.

BROWNING ARCHERY adds their web site to bowhunting.net. Compound & recurve bows, archery accessories, and more. Browning Archery.

Young Bowhunters Club Evaluation team. Kids have unique requirements for their bowhunting gear. The new YBC evaluators make their first report. Young Bowhunters Club.

"Hey it's August, if you are a bowhunter and you are not getting stoked up you may want to have someone check your pulse." Those are words of Doug Besherse in his latest article about getting ready for the upcoming bow seasons. See Get Ready To Rumble in Doug's column Traditional Archery. 

Even the lightest bow can become a burden during long walks to your stand, still hunting or while putting the miles on at your local 3-D course. This handy unit lets you comfortably shoulder your bow and take the load off you. Ultra-Sling
NOW IN Bowhunting.Store: Sticks N' Limbs Camouflage. Camouflage For Whitetail, Mule Deer, Elk, Turkey & Bear Hunting. Sticks N' Limbs takes advantage of the weaknesses of game animals distance vision and works better than any camo in existence. Check out the Sticks N' Limbs web site (now updated) and see why it works so well. See what's available online in Bowhunting.Store (scroll down to select Sticks N' Limbs).

August 3-D Schedule: We have a clickable online Calendar of shoots that you can check for events in your area. Also your Club is welcome to add their shoots to the Calendar. Archery & 3D Tournaments & Club Events. 

July 98

ANNOUNCEMENT: Sue Burch Is the Manager Of Bowhunting.Store. Sue is webasizing up quite an archery & bowhunting store on bowhunting.net. The latest news is online in the new Bowhunting.Store Newsletter.   
The Next Generation Of Treestands! Non-Typical Treestands is user friendly. Wayne Prejean makes treestands that are light weight, quiet to set up and are loaded with features that will get you up a tree fast, make your wait comfortable, and keep your bow and gear where you can get them when you need them. Non-Typical Treestands.

SUSAN LAGAZO's Pictures From The Las Vegas Shoot. Susan

U S & International Archer May/June. The preview for the May/June '98 US & International Archer
There are over 500 EZ Personal Home Pages In The Residents Area. So you can find folks easier in the EZ Personal Home Pages we added a Search function to get you to your site and your friends, quickly. EZ Home Pages and Residents Area.

Update From The Physically Challenged Bowhunters Of America (PCBA) M.R. James and Dr. Dave Samuel joins the PCBA board and news about the awards meeting. PCBA

Growing Bowhunting Store! Check out Bracklynn Products, Mrs Doe Pee Buck Lures, Archerciser, Barrie Archery, CamoVision Eye Wear, Carbomask, C&E Outdoors Videos, FINE-LINE, Jaws & Claws, INNERLOC Broadheads, Muzzy, Northwoods Whitetail Adventures Videos, Predator Products, Pro Release, Rope Ratchet, Sight Master, Turkey Hunting Game, & Hang-It-All at Bowhunting.Store
Bob Robb Comments On The Loss Of Hunting At Duck Flats in Alaska. A case where something perfectly legal was viewed as unethical. In Bob Robb's latest column.
 
"I caught movement to my left. I was looking at one of the biggest deer I had seen in my life." Those are Sam Collora's own words in his account of his now famous monstor whitetail, the "Collora Buck". Sam owns Mrs. Doe Pee Buck Lures and they served him well that day. Check out true Sam's story and his deer lures. Mrs Doe Pee.

Ignorance Is Bliss - It's the Rude Awakening That Hurts! Mike Kern's newest article in Hitting Your Financial Targets 
SWAP & SHOP CLASSIFIEDS: You might or might not know that we have an active Classfied section with both used and new Archery items and Compound and Traditional Bows. Classifieds & Swap Shop 
Introducing Mule Deer: Hunting Today's Trophies! Jim Van Norman's new book that covers mule deer hunting from "A to Z". Jim Van Norman. 
Wayne Firefighters Local #1630 hosts the 2nd annual BOWHUNTERS AGAINST BURNS 3-D Archery shoot and family fun day to raise money for the Great Lakes Burn Camp For Kids. Bowhunters Against Burns.

SUE & ARMEN'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE. Susan Lagazo reports on the World Archery Festival competition in Las Vegas in her column Archery, A Family Affair
 Black Bear's Vandetta.
Back when Colorado still had a Spring Bear Season I had a bowhunt go into the twilight zone when the bear I was hunting came looking for me, jaws popping, growling and full of bad attitude. Here's the scoop, at my residents site Robert Hoague
OVERCOMING TARGET PANIC is Freddy Troncoso's latest topic in Better Bowhunting
Increasing Our Knowledge Of Whitetails is Steve Bartylla's topic in this months installment of Becoming a Student of White-tailed Deer.

Wild Turkey Tail Mounts Make Attractive Trophy Displays. Here's how to make them. In  Larry Reese's column Taxidermy 


June 98

My 1998 Bear Hunt Quite a few folks emailed me about my '98 bear hunt so I made a page with all the different daily entries and put it on my personal web site in the Residents Area. Robert Hoague.

What Are Important Hunting Sight Features & How Do You Choose a Bow Sight?Bob Robb details todays sighting systems, fixed-Pin, crosshair, movable-pin, pendulum& fibre optic bow sights. Bob Robb and Effective Sighting Systems

Update From  The Physically Challenged Bowhunters Of America (PCBA). Dr. Dave Samuel joins the PCBA board and news about the awards meeting. PCBA

Archery? What Is Archery! Eva Troncoso updates her column in the Family Corner. Eva Troncoso.

New products in the Bowhunting Store! Check it out at Bowhunting.Store New Muzzy items, games, videos and more.

Montana Black GoldMontana Black Gold is a pioneer and leader in fiber optic bow sights. Now on bowhunting.net. Montana Black Gold 

What Makes Broadheads Tricky To Tune? How can you get your broadheads to fly right? In the Cutting Edge by Bruce Barrie. 

TRADITIONAL ARCHERY: Taking Care of Wooden Arrows is Doug Besherse's latest column update. He discusses some of the most common reasons for arrow warpage and how to avoid them and other arrow care topics. In Traditional Archery.

a Brand New Deerhunters Forum in Deerhunting.Net.

Muzzy Updates With Their '98 Catalog. New broadheads & products, plus Muzzy's "bad to the bone" staples. Muzzy Broadheads.

Whitetail Deer Quiz. An Interactive quiz by Greg Johnson on his web site Carolina Bowhunter in the bowhunting.net residents area.

New Archery ProductsIntroducing the New PRO SERIES: Thunderhead & Spitfire Broadheads and the QuikTune 1000 Arrowrest. New for the 1998, the ultimate fixed blade & mechanical broadheads & the ultimate launcher arrowrest. New Archery Procucts  
Today, Scopes Are Widely Accepted By Bowhunters & Archers. What are the Advantages. Can you use the same scope for bowhunting & archery competition? What's important if you are considering a scope? Answers are at the  ATC Archery FAQ page.

CUSTOM RECURVES, LONGBOWS,& FLATBOWS. Jerry Roberts of Sauk Trail Archery is a master bowyer and crafts quality, one of a kind bows for traditional archers. Sauk Trail Archery & Hunts

ADVANCED INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS Brings You TechnoHunts.  An AIS interactive bowhunting range is somewhere close to you. Shoot a wide variety of moving game animals. It's the ultimate bowhunter's computer game! Advanced Interactive Systems.

Going Bear Hunting This Season? Wanna be a field reporter? Need info about bears and hunting them? Here's plenty. Bear Hunting Network.

NEW COLUMNS LISTING PAGE Bowhunting.Net has a lot of contributors. Here is the most comprehensive listing of our columnists to date. Fully navigational by category and column. Columns Listing & Descriptions.

Becoming A Student Of Whitetail Deer! We welcome Steve Bartylla whose goal is larger and healthier whitetail populations. (A worthy goal, in my opinion.) He begins his new column with "Where To Begin" and  "Intrepreting Sign". Steve Bartylla, Becomming A Student Of Whitetail Deer.

Wildlife ResearchNew INTERACTIVE SECTION! Ask your questins about scent and lures. Also a highly informative FAQ, a Newsletter, and the guest Book. From the makers of Scent Killer and deer lure products. Wildlife Research Center


Archery Institute's programs for youngsters have won international recognition. Their new site has a course list and complete information. Plus there is the scoop on the Flint River bowhunting Classic, the RMF Team, & a Newsletter. Archery Institute

May 1998

Pro ReleaseIntroducing the new ROLLAID. Also new pics of all the 1998 PRO RELEASE Release Aids & Archery Accessories. Pro Release 

Even more New Archery & Bowhunting Products in the Bowhunting Business E-News, one of the features of our new Business Center.

SUSUEQ's Wild Turkey Photo Gallery of folks from the Live Chat. Page one. Page two. Now in the Wild Turkey Hunting Network.

Actual Sound Files demonstrating a variety of wild turkey calls. Stu Keck's turkey calls. Also, Bowhunter1's turkey calls. In the Wild Turkey Hunting Network.

Wildlife ResearchNew '98 deerhunting products from the makers of Scent Killer, Special Golden Estrus, Ultimate Scrape Dripper, Active Scrape and lots more. Wildlife Research Center  

Brian Pullam (our game wizzard) reviews "Turkey Hunting Interactive", the turkey hunting game on CD: A cool new game that simulates turkey hunting. Wild Turkey Hunting Game.

Sticks N' LImbsAnnouncing the '98 Travel Schedule for Ridge Creek Supply, the Texas connection for Sticks N' Limbs camouflage. Camouflage For Turkey & Bear Hunting. Sticks N' Limbs takes advantage of the weakensses of distance vision and works better than any camo in existance.  Sticks N' Limbs

New Archery Productsthe New Gobbler Getter Broadhead in the 1998 Catalog. From the makers of  Thunderhead, Spitfire & Razorbak broadheads and FlipperRests, PlungerRests, CenterRests & QuickTune arrow rests. New Archery Procucts
Turkey Hunting Interactive - Game on CD: A cool new game that simulates turkey hunting. Available on CD in Bowhunting.Store. Wild Turkey Game
Brown Bears Will Bite You, by Bob Robb:   What do you do when you're in chest high grass and the big boar you were sneaking up on suddenly stands up 30 yards from you? In Bob's own words, "He popped his teeth and swung his big, blocky head from side to side. He woofed a couple of times. Then he took a big step my way." A tense afternoon! Bob Robb.
 
 
NEW Products In Bowhunting.Store. Now featuring the complete lines from Turkey Hunting Interactive Game, Archerciser, CamoVision, Innerloc Broadheads, Fine-Line, Carolina North's Rope Ratchet, Barrie Archery Rocky Mountain Broadheads & Sight Master Bow Sights. Bowhunting.Store.

BOB ROBB Now On Bowhunting.Net: Bob is one of the most published bowhunter/writers today. He was the first Editor of Petersen's Bowhunting magazine, as well as a senior staff editor at Petersen's Hunting. Bob is an accomplished big-game hunter with both rifle and bow, and his hunting adventures and articles will be frequently seen at bowhunting.net. Rich Walton Introduces Bob Robb. 

April 1998

BowMastersNew in the Pro Shop Section, BowMasters Pro Shop. This South West Michigan Archery Proshop can set you up right from a large selection bows, accessories and equipment. They have indoor shooting with a technohunt video hunt  and a summer outdoor 3d range. BowMasters Pro Shop 
Help Children With Cancer--the Dara Dawn Fenhouse Memorial Tournament. This archery tournament & raffle benefits Children with Cancer. The Dara Dawn Fenhaus Memorial, Pikes Peak 3-D Tournament & Rendezvous sponsored by  Colorado Springs Archers.

YOUNG BOWHUNTERS CLUB: More new stuff from our online young bowhunters. YBC
The 1998 Predator Treestand Bow Sight web site updates. 
 
 
US & International ArcherA Change Of Scenery and the Latest Issue. Highlights of the March-April issue of US & International Archer.

Let's Go Bowhunting -- Right Now! Brian Pullam's new online bowhunting game, Web Bowhunt
Trailing Secrets is the last chapter in Jim Crumley's Secrets Of Bowhunting Deer
What Do You Do When You're 20 Yards From A Fighting Mad Russian Boar? Susan Lagazo finds out in the latest installment of Bowhunting, A Family Affair.

Wild Turkey Network Online Wild Turkey Hunting reporting and information center. The virtual wild turkey hunt that's real! Turkey calling sound files and hunting seminars.  Wild Turkey Hunting Network.

OUR FIELD EVALUATORS REPORT: New reports from the field as our team of Field Evaluators put new archery and bowhunting products through their paces. David Conrad tests the 'ROLLAID' from PRO RELEASE, Lou Milanesi, Phd. goes deerhunting with  SAVORA Broadheads by Archers Ammo, Arlan Beckman uses the  TOUGH MAN Arrow Rest from Golden Key Futura, and Lou Milanesi, Phd. uses the BRACKLYNN 'GOBBLER' Hearing Amplification System. Field Evaluations.

Deadline Approaching For The Dara Dawn Fenhouse Memorial Tournament Raffle. The Raffle benefits Children with Cancer. You can win from wherever you live and if you are one of the winners your prize(s) will be shipped to you.  Their web site has all the raffle items, shoot times, events, raffle ticket info & complete details on the Dara Dawn Fenhaus Memorial, Pikes Peak 3-D Tournament & Rendezvous sponsored by the Colorado Springs Archers.

1998 PRO RELEASE Release Aids & Archery Accessories. Online at Pro Release.

ROTAFLEXBowhunters & 3-D Archers - ROTAFLEX Will Help You Increase Your Strength & Stamina. You will pull your bow easier, pull a heavier bow, and hold on target longer for a better, more accurate shot. ROTAFLEX.

Starting PointBeginning Bowhunters Have A Lot Of Questions. Bowhunting.Net has a lot of answers too, in columns, Q&A's, and in our various Networks. Brian Pullam put together the links just for you newbees. Starting Point.

Deer & Turkey Shows 1998 DEER & TURKEY SHOW DATES Information, dates, times & ticket prices for all 1998 shows are now posted. Deer & Turkey Shows.

Young Bowhunters ClubTURKEY TALK! A brand new feature in the YBC. Beginning Turkey Calling, How To Make Your Own Super Turkey Call (it's easy and it works!), and Set Up Tips For Gobblers:  by Dinger and Brian Pullam. YBC Turkey Talk
TRUGLOThe Worlds Most Advanced Fiber Optic Bow Sights. Truglo is the pioneer and the world's leading innovator in fiber optic technology for archery and firearms. TRUGLO.

 Camouflage For Turkey & Bear Hunting. Sticks N' Limbs takes advantage of the weakensses of distance vision and works better than any camo in existance.  Sticks N' Limbs.

SCOPEMATE Bow SightThe Bow Sight with HOLOgraphic technology. Fits any bow and shooting style. The Precision Optic Scope Bowsight that is easy to shoot and adjust. Scopemate.

March 1998

YOUNG BOWHUNTERS CLUB UPDATE: Brian Pullam revamps and updates. Young Bowhunters Club.

16 Year Old Thomas French updates his Novice Bowhunter column. Thomas French.

TAXIDERMY TIPS by Larry Reese: Larry explains what European Mounts are and how to make them. Taxidermy.

Speaking Of Taxidermy and Larry Reese, Welcome Wildlife Artistry Taxidermy (Larry's taxidermy business) to the Bowhunting.Net Business Center. Wildlife Artistry.

Barrie Archery introduces the New Titanium Broadhead, the TI-125. Barrie Archery updates it's web site with the complete 1998 line of Rocky Mountain Broadheads. Barrie Archery.

 Bowhunt Africa with Ferroland Safaris. Over 70,000, game rich acres to put you right in the thick of the hunt you have always dreamed of. Ferroland Safaris offers 20 species of plains game from Rhino, Nyala, Wildebeest, Impala, the great Kudu to the Rino and Klipspringer, all abundant and challenging. Ferroland African Safaris

Help Children With Cancer with a Raffle Ticket(s) for the Dara Dawn Fenhouse Memorial Tournament. You can win from wherever you live and if you are one of the winners your prize(s) will be shipped to you. This Archery Event Helps Children With Cancer. Here are the 1998 dates, times, events, list of donations, raffle ticket info & complete details on the Dara Dawn Fenhaus Memorial, Pikes Peak 3-D Tournament & Rendezvous sponsored by the Colorado Springs Archers.

Bowhunting in the West:  John Maynard adds two new columns: Going to Colorado in 1998 and Blinds are the Wave of the Future. All in the Bowhunting The West Network.

The Coffee Shop Ain't Just For Deer, Anymore! Arlan adds several new game species to the Coffee Shop game pole. Coffee Shop
GPS Sight Has An Active Question & Answer Forum. Mark Armstrong's site has first rate info on the amazing new technology breakthrough, the GPS: how it works, navigation, advanced issues, the Q&A and much more. Mark Armstrong's GPS site.

Seven Groups of Veneson Recipes On Cookin' With SusieQ.  We're talkin' Canned/Pickled, Crock Pot, Grilled/Smoked, Oven/Casserole, Sauce-Pan, Sausage etc... and Skillet/Stir-Fry. Makes me hungry just typing it. Cookin With SusieQ.

Tuning Your Recurve & Longbow is Doug Besherse's new topic in Traditional Archery.

NEW Products In Bowhunting.Store. Now featuring the complete lines from Archerciser, CamoVision, Innerloc Broadheads, Fine-Line, Carolina North's Rope Ratchet, Barrie Archery Rocky Mountain Broadheads & Sight Master Bow Sights. Bowhunting.Store.

NEW: Classified & Swap Shop. You've been asking for it for a long time and I finally figured out how to do it. Now it's your turn again! It needs some entries. Bowhunting & Archery Classified & Swap Shop
NEW: COLLECTORS CORNER! I was on a roll and just couldn't quit. Here's an online data base for Collectors of Broadheads, Ancient Archery Items, and other archery collectables. Bowhunting & Archery COLLECTORS CORNER
 
SIGHT MASTER: the Original 'One Touch' Bow Sight Updates their web site for 1998. SIGHT MASTER.

Rocky Mountain Broadeads now available in  Bowhunting.Store. 
Bowhunters Shoot Off & Party Mike Kern reports on his 4th Annual fun get together. Mike Kern. 
WHY CAN'T ARROW SPINE CHARTS BE 100% FOOLPROOF? Bob Ragsdale takes on this high tech subject with the facts about matching arrows to bows with the arrow charts. . .and why the charts just might not give you a clue as to what arrow to shoot. Bob Ragsdale's Archery Talk.

Traditional Archery & Bowhunting E-News a new tool for "traditionalists" to tell one another about upcoming events, shoots & jamborees--as well as pass on tips and share the traditional archery lifestyle & bowhunting adventures. 


Why do Elk Group Up? What are herding & courting about? How often do bulls fight? This and lots more in Elk #3  in Stu Keck's North American Game Species


February 1998

Traditional Archery & Bowhunting E-News a new tool for "traditionalists" to tell one another about upcoming events, shoots & jamborees--as well as pass on tips and share the traditional archery lifestyle & bowhunting adventures.   
John Musaccha Jr. Is the Son of the Founder of Muzzy and he begins a new column this month. John Musaccha Jr.

Paper Tuning Your Bow. Complete with charts of arrow cuts and instructions for fixing your arrow flight. It's in Freddie Troncosco's latest column.

Patience, Persistence and Preciseness Are Good Qualities In Bowhunting and Your Real Life. Make Kern compares the two and makes good sense in his column Hitting Your financial Targets.

A Double Header! The December Issue & the February Issue of the US & International Archer Magazine
These Are Changing Times For Archery. Arlyne Rhode is thankful for the part the international archery community plays in today's improved communications. Arlyne Rhode, US Archer 
Picking The Correct Arrow Spine For Longbows & Recrves is Doug Besherse's new topic in Traditional Archery.

Big Bucks & Water, the Best Tactics for Hunting Bedding Sites, Grunting. . .and more bowhunting deer tactics in Chapter 14, Using Other bow Tactics, in Jim Crumley's Secrets Of Bowhunting Deer.

Susan Lagazo Reports On Her First Deerhunt. Sue discovers some of the best things about hunting with a bow. First Deerhunt
What Are: Accent Stripes? Crown Dip? Banana Cut? Flemished strings?  Find out this and over 100 other archery terms in the Traditional Bowhunting Dictionary
WHICH SHOULD I USE: A RECURVE OR LONGBOW? Doug Besherse discusses the differences and gives you the good news & bad news about both in Traditional Archery
 
Q&A for Traditional Archery & Bowhunting Is Now Online. Got questions? New to the sport? A vet with a problem? Wondering how much an old recurve bow is worth? Doug Besherse has answers. And the two of you can get together right here -- in the all new Traditional Archery
Judging Distance: What's The Real Story? Visitors from down under shoot in the '97  IBO World Shoot. Note how much Dixon made shooting 3D, unless you are really up to date on 3D you're in for a surprise. In the Jan - Feb 3D Times

Don't Let 'Em See The Whites Of Your Eyes! CamoVision, state-of-the-art technology binds camouflage patterns to the lenses of these hunting eyeglasses. It's the latest addition to  Bowhunting.Store
Doug Besherse Puts Traditional Archery On Bowhunting.Net. Traditional Corner was one of the first interactive forums on Bowhunting.Net but I could never find anyone to write columns or give it direction, that is until this years AMO Archery Trade Show when Doug Besherse walked up and we got to talking. Doug has been "there and done that" on the traditional scene for almost 20 years and he loves helping new archers get started right. Now he's doing it on the net. Traditional Archery
 
January 1998

John Musacchia's latest article: Muzzy Proves A Point - Moose By The Book. Insatllment number two of John Musacchia's column. 
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." Mike Kern has a way with words, and that's one of several good pieces of advice in his latest column, "End-Of-Season Scouting". Mike's suggestion just might improve your chances for success in the coming year for your deer hunting life and your pocket book. Hitting Your Financial Targets
NEW IN THE BOWHUNTERS E-NEWS Stu Keck's impresive Wildlife Gallery, SusieQ's new pics plus some things for the ladies, Joe's brand new home page, and Andre updates Bowhunting South Africa. Bowhunters E-News
In January The Archery & Bowhunting Companies Exhibited Their New Products. Rich Walton has the scoop on some of them in Rich Walton's Industry News
1998 DEER & TURKEY SHOW DATES Information, dates, times & ticket prices for all 1998 shows are now posted. Deer & Turkey Shows
How Far Can A Deer Run (at 35 MPH) in a Minute? What's Today's Moon Phase? Brian Pullam introduces two new forums: a Speed Converter, where you can convert your bow's FPS speed to MPH or see how many yards a deer can run in a minute. And a graphical Moon Phase Reporter. 
Fiber Optic Bowsights and other FINE-LINE unique archery products. Now availabe in Bowhunting.Store
Residents Area the home of almost 300 bowhunter's personal home pages. The latest news is in the Bowhunters E-News, links to many interactive events, Directories of the EZ and HTML personal home pages and web sites, information for you to ad Your Own Home Page, for free. In the Bowhunting.Net Communication Center
Roger Raglin Says Being A Successful Bowhunter Takes A Successful Attitude. He begins his NEW column Huntin' Maniac by telling how he prepares himself for the hunt. Rich Walton does the introduction
 Bob Ragsdale's Extensive Library Of Answers To Questions on the Compound Bow and Shooting it accurately! Scores of questions about the compound bow and shooting it are already answered by Bob Ragsdale, one of the most knowledgeable archery tech men on the planet, in his extensive, fully searchable, data base of archery tech information. Bob Ragsdale
You've got your trophy buck and want to get it mounted! Larry Reese explains the kinds of mounts and how you decide which one is right for your home. Taxidermy.

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TO 1997