When I was 14, I made a red oak board bow in my parent’s garage. The bow cost about $10 to make, and it had jarring handshock. Even though that cheap bow wasn’t a great shooter, it got me in the door ...

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HOOD LEARNED HOW TO MAKE BOWS in his late teens, teaching at a survival school where a co-worker led bow-making clinics. Hood welcomed the chance to learn a new skill, but the work didn’t satisfy him ...

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Hundreds of bow hunting enthusiasts gathered at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center for the Kalamazoo Traditional Bowhunters Expo on Saturday. Presented by Kalamazoo Bow Works, over 60 ...