Campfire Chat

We've followed Beka Garris for years on social media, and recently she's started writing articles for Traditional Bowhunter. T. J. and Kerri had a chance to chat with her about hunting, cooking wild game and balancing life with time in the outdoors.

In this episode, T.J. sat down with Rich Lopez from Maryland, a friend and TBM supporter for many years. Rich repairs and refinished vintage bows to like-new condition. They also chat about bows, hunting, and lots of other topics. You can check out Rich's work on his website Droptine Traditions, or on his [...]

While attending the PBS Gathering in Springfield, MO, T.J. took a short drive to Nixa to visit with the owners of Black Widow Bows.

I call this story “Alaska on Layaway” because that’s the best way I can describe how a blue-collar guy like myself could afford such an Alaskan adventure. It all started with a call to Denis Zadra with Lonesome Dove Outfitters in Cordova, Alaska during the winter of 2016. I knew I couldn’t afford [...]

T.J. and friends spent another week this past summer fishing with Homer Ocean Charters, in Alaska. So here's another round of conversations among friends. Sorry about the background noise, they were on a boat.

Andy Ponce was kind enough to chat with Kerri Doyle recently about his business, Addictive Archery, and his involvement with Compton Traditional Bowhunters and Traditional Archers of Oregon. Andy, and his wife, Heather, are also raising two great kids in the traditional archery world.

Nancy Doran is a wildlife biologist for the State of Maryland. She and her late husband, Dave Doran, owned Archery Past for many years, and Nancy is also very active with the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program.

T. J.'s guest in this episode is A. Preston Taylor. He's written some great articles for Traditional Bowhunter Magazine, and he's dedicated a lot of his time to tracking wild animals and hunting the North Coastal area of California.

T.J. and Robin went to visit Nick and Brenda Mathews in Roanoke, Indiana for a few days after the 2019 Compton Traditional Bowhunters Rendezvous. T.J. sat down with Nick to chat about his passion for traditional archery, their past and future hunts, and what they see for the future of bowhunting. [...]

Part 2 of the conversations aboard the Outer Limits boat with Homer Ocean Charters. T.J. and Kerri are aboard the Outer Limits, a charter boat for hunting and fishing excursions based in Homer, Alaska. Roark Brown, owner of Homer Ocean Charters, invited them and a few other traditional bowhunters to relax and fish [...]