For the past 15 years, I've been fortunate to test most new-for-the-year compound bows. I've seen fantastic innovations during that testing tenure, from carbon risers to rubber strips separating eight ...

Bear didn't hunt deer with a bow until he was 29 years old. Other archers in his home state of Michigan also got a late start. Archery hunting for deer wasn't legalized there until 1937, when fewer ...

This story, “Fred Bear at 80,” was published in the March 1982 issue of Outdoor Life. In the early 1940s a seemingly insignificant event took place. A man from New York, who worked for the Corning ...

Left handed compound bows are much easier to find today than they were 15 years ago. Many brands—like Hoyt, Mathews, and Bowtech—have started building lefty models of every new bow introduced, which ...

I couldn’t even begin to guess how many different bows I’ve shot over the years. Let’s just say it’s a bunch and leave it at that. I do know this with absolute certainty: The best compound bows of ...

I'm looking for a good entry level/solid bow to do some target practice at a local archery club. The local bow dealer suggested the Bear Encounter Bow as a good bow that would work for my height. I'm ...

Which hunting bows are best? There are many different types of bows, so deciding which bow is best for hunting can be challenging, especially for beginners. Things like stability, material, draw ...