Longbow Lawyer

06/21/2021

Sometimes the greatest Father’s Day gifts come in the form of time spent with family and memories created. This past week I had the pleasure of spending time with my oldest chasing black bears in the Clearwater Forest of North Central Idaho. This is my tenth year visiting/meeting with old clients and hunting one of the remotest states in the lower 48. Getting to film my daughter take her first bear at thirteen yards off the ground was a memory I’ll cherish forever.

11/05/2019

LBL, is back in the hunt for a few more top finishes this year.

09/24/2016

In my next career I'll just go around and film different outfitters while enjoying some of the game, scenery and food. Here's a promo i just finished for a client of mine in the beautiful state of Idaho. Enjoy!

09/19/2016

The Weitas Butte Lookout Road at day's end.

09/18/2016

Was chasing Bulls off the top of Bowl Butte (Idaho).

08/28/2016

Firefly FX longbow from Braveheart Archery

As bow (traditional) hunting season approaches always continue to hone your skills with daily practice. Let it become second nature to harvesting game. This is my 58 lb Firefly Longbow shooting a 588 gr. arrow at 189 fps on a 20 yard range. Aim small, miss small.

Firefly FX Longbow shot at 20 yards on a standard NFAA single spot target. X ring is 4 cm in diameter white bullseye is 8 cm in diameter. www.braveheartarche...

07/14/2016

Shot the Clout round for the very first time while at Outdoor Nationals here in Decatur, AL. Had the only wooden bow/ longbow in this competition. Once I got my flight arc down I started putting them in the Clout. I didn't win but there were quite a few metal sighted/risered archers that finished behind me.

03/06/2016

Sometimes age catches up with you when you're in a roomful of young archers giving it their all. Final end of my Friday shoot was a perfect 30, just wish my second half that night was as good. Took a "break" today and found a little archery shop in nearby Bryan, Texas and decided to work on various aspects of my form. Finally got a text from my oldest that they were almost done during their afternoon session. As I packed up and looked down at the counter I did a double take, 407 arrows shot in one afternoon. Maybe I'm not that old after all.

10/03/2015

Buck Beard Product Review

My dear friend John Wert at Lancaster Archery Supply has just introduced THE product to have this upcoming deer season. I've got to get me one of these!

09/08/2015

It's quite distracting to return after a working holiday weekend and have your mind wander every time you glance at your laptop knowing that in 5 days you'll be standing in that very same location with half the guys in the picture.

08/29/2015

60 meters never looked so good. Now, onto 70 meters and my Olympic game face.

06/23/2015

What does the Fox say? Couldn't resist the photo op with my beautiful Fox Triple Crown longbow and his brethren, The "Fox". And yes that's a copy of an ILF grip on that bow.

05/17/2015

Beautiful archery Sunday!

05/12/2015

In life and in archery one must always shoot for the stars.

05/11/2015

Archery Challenge: 30 metres without sights and stabilisers! | Win&Win AFR

Many ask me what it's like to shoot a longbow or barebow (a bow without sights) and how difficult is it. Here's a great example of three Olympians who remove their sights off their bows and attempt this at 30 meters. Enjoy!

Brady Ellison, Jean-Charles Valladont and Juan Rene Serrano strip their bows of sights and stabilisers and see who can shoot the most arrows into the gold at...

04/18/2015

Filming Coach Tom teaching USA Archery's NTS (National Training System) at H&H Shooting Sports.

01/17/2015

Davis, Ryals and Stevenson are 2014 Coaches of the Year

I'm very honored to know and call Kathleen Stevenson a friend. She was named one of Team USA's "Coach of the Year". She has coached archers who've made the USA Jr. Team and she's got two that made the Jr. Dream Team, last year. Kathleen is the exception when it comes to coaches because she's also both an indoor and outdoor national champion. I don't know of any coaches that can boast those credentials. Thank You Kathleen for being a wonderful mentor and coach.

USA Archery's 2014 Coaches of the Year have helped inspire many young athletes to success.

01/02/2015

The one piece longbow and wood arrows. Something about this combination that continually reminds me of my Choctaw heritage. How such a simple weapon of war as well as subsistence could survive to present day.

12/16/2014

My second bear finally made it home. She's been greeting clients at the office this past year.

07/31/2014

Contrary to the cliché you can’t teach and “old” dog new tricks I’d venture to say I’m living proof you CAN!

I was scheduled to attend USA Archery’s Outdoor Nationals with my oldest and her JOAD team, the Oklahoma Storm, just to see how fierce an Oklahoma Storm front could be in Ohio.

When USA Archery cancelled the Bare Bow division for Outdoor Nationals I was torn, either show up with my Bare Bow or try a whole new discipline, I opted for the latter. Two weeks before Nationals I picked up a full blown Olympic recurve, (Sky TR-7, Black Max Extremes carbon foam limbs and Shibuya sight) familiarized myself with it and drove a thousand miles East to compete in the country’s premier outdoor target tournament.

The adult male recurve division is shot at 70 meters (77 yards) on a 122cm target; the bullseye is 4.75”. After two days of qualification rounds (Thursday and Friday) and 144 scored arrows I made the cut and went into the elimination rounds. Saturday morning I found out I was to go head to head with Jake Kaminski, U.S. Olympian and silver medalist in the 2012 Olympics. A humbling experience to say the least but getting “eliminated” by a U.S. Olympian was worth the price of admission. My final round ranking with USA Archery was 33rd in a field of 71. I’ll be back!

The highlight of trip was watching my oldest, an unknown on the national circuit, make a huge impression. She placed well in qualification and made it to the 1/8th (final 8) round and went head to head with the top seeded archer from Taipei. After five ends, head to head, they were tied. In the one arrow shoot off Taipei won but the coaches that had come up to me during the run up whispering, “we’re all rooting for your daughter” was a huge victory. Her final ranking was 9th in a field of 33. She’ no longer an unknown.

06/30/2014

I've always been a fan of "Heavy Metal", just didn't know I'd show it from an Archer's perspective. Sooner State Games (Summer) 2014 is in the books. Every year I add an event, this year was no different. Shot the Recurve 3D on Saturday, came back and shot the Target 900 Sunday morning walked off course at 2:30PM and onto the Field course, finished Field and onto the 3D course, again, and shot Modern Longbow and Longbow (wood arrows). Four Gold (900, Modern Longbow, Longbow Woods, Field) one bronze (Recurve). I haven't been this exhausted since college.

06/15/2014

Shot the longbow and wood arrows in the Modern Longbow class (only one LB class). Didn't feel handicapped at all going up against the carbon arrows.

06/15/2014

The "face" of victory!

06/15/2014

Sunday, Father's Day therapy at the Rick Berry Memorial Archery shoot (Arcadia, Oklahoma). "Hole in the Rock" shot from a tree stand. Four inches in either directions and your arrow disintegrates.

02/24/2014

My buddy Tom's BIG cat taken two weeks ago in North Central Idaho. Tom shot this Mt. Lion with an Osage Self Bow (longbow) and stone point. Nothing ever comes easy, this was a culmination of almost eight years of chasing the perfect feline. Congratulations Tom!

Without sounding too cliche here's a picture of Tom's big "Tom" he shot with an Osage selfbow. Beautiful cat that weighed just under 180lbs.

01/21/2014

Spring Black Bear is just around the corner, giddy up!

01/01/2014

Happy New year! Many blessings to all this coming year.

12/21/2013

What are your favorite Christmas Movies? Here's a top ten list that are always a big hit in our house.

Holiday Inn
Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire (1942)

It’s a Wonderful Life
Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore (1946)

Miracle on 34th Street
Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara and Gene Lockhart (1947)

A Christmas Story
Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon and Darren McGavin (1983)

White Christmas
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney (1954)

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo and Randy Quaid (1989)

Bishop’s Wife
Cary Grant and Loretta Young (1948)

Elf
Will Farrell, James Caan and Bob Newhart (2003)

Bells of St. Mary
Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman (1945)

Donovan’s Reef
John Wayne, Lee Marvin and Cesar Romero (1963)

12/20/2013

What happens the first full week in Vegas Feb. 2014 stays in Vegas! Looking forward to the NFAA World Archery Festival's "Vegas Shoot". Going to try something a little different in Barebow division, wood arrows and a very bare bow. Wish me LUCK.

12/07/2013

Stretching out the Triple Crown longbow and wood arrows on the 40 CM FITA face or in World Archery speak "The Vegas" face.

12/05/2013

Eagle Eye 2013 Calvin Smock's Winning Shot

The man the legend my friend Calvin Smock shooting the winning shot at the Eastern Traditional Archery Rendezvous' Eagle Eye shoot for $1,000.00. Congratulations Calvin!

11/25/2013

Had to try it with a longbow and wood arrows. At equipment inspection ALL the judges agreed it was a "bare bow". Fun weekend with my Oklahoma Archery Family.

11/11/2013

Delta Honor Guard - Tributes to fallen soldiers

To all our veterans this special day THANK YOU! I cannot think of no greater a sacrifice than that of oneself in the service of your country. May go bless each and everyone of you and your families. http://youtu.be/FEkHgIpZyRQ

I have no idea Delta did this,words fail me....Something most people do not see, as it happens behind the scenes. Delta honors our Fallen as they come home w...

10/24/2013

Awesome Video - Adorable Reaction from Young Archery Fan!

Nothing's more enjoyable than archery with your children. I can vouch for this guy that little ones will react just as joyously when mom or dad participate in this great family sport. Remember, you are your child's most favorite toy!

10/02/2013

Bear Attack!

Up close bear attack on an innocent game camera. Enjoy!