To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

Learning to shoot a bow isn't as fun as letting engineering and electronics do all the work for you. There’s no such thing as useless knowledge—only knowledge that relies on very specific situations.

Modern technology helped Jim Meinecke step back in time to create hunting bows and arrows as they were built centuries ago. The bow hunter from Fayetteville learned the art of making his own wooden ...