MOUNT VERNON — It didn’t look anything like a bow. A branch, maybe, possibly a piece of firewood. But a bow, no chance. Curt Brisky, however, saw past the rough exterior of the length of Pacific yew ...

What most people see when looking at a tree sapling is only a sapling, however when Lyle Shaulis looks at one, he sees a bow in the rough. Recently, Shaulis found a hickory sapling he thought would ...

Sam Deojay is a longtime handyman, so when his son broke the longbow he’d been using to practice archery, he figured, “I’ve got enough wood, I’ll make one. How hard can it be?” He found out just how ...

When Joshua Hood looks at a Pacific yew tree, he sees more than just the beginnings of a bow. He sees a partnership that spans generations, a meditation on balance, tension and rest — a lifeway ...

Traditional bowhunting legend Barry Wensel, right, shakes hands with Brandon Butler, who bought a classic edition of Barry’s film, “Bowhunting October Whitetails.” Mike Mitten is photobombing in the ...