WHEN RYAN GILL was 13, his father gave him a stave—or long stick—from a black locust tree, along with a single wood rasp. By the time his dad got home from work that evening, Gill was standing over a ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to make a bow and arrow using primitive tools and materials. The bow is crafted from bamboo, and the bowstring is made from twisted fibers of bark. The arrow's tip is ...

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 ...

Learn how to turn a simple wooden stave — which you can cut to size yourself — into a stick bow, complete with homemade bowstring, designed perfectly for your shooting style and preferences. This past ...

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 ...

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 ...