Bill Stewart/National Bowhunter

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Does anybody have the 1998 issues of National Bowhunter? I'm looking for a interview with Bill Stewart by Doug Walker. I'm not sure what month it was in. Thanks alot for any help,Greg

[Liquid Amber]

I have the article in my file on Bill.  He was born in Haynesville [not Hanesville], Louisiana, which I verified with him prior to his death. Haynesville is a small town just south of the Arkansas line less than an hour from me.

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I would love to see your article. Does it happen to be the one intitled " The Unknown Bowyer"? I would really appreciate anything you have on Mr. Stewart, especially if you or anyone else had any personal experience with him during his time at Bear, Wing or in his own shop. His influence on archery, traditional and modern, reaching the hands of so many is undenyable and needs to be known about and a bit brighter part of the history. Any info is great.  Thanks, Greg

[Liquid Amber]

PM me your mailing address and I'll send a copy.

[Blackhawk]

Try this for "The Unknown Bowyer"...

 http://www.w4wc.org/bill_stewart/about.htm

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Thanks Lon, I should have said that I've read that one when I mentioned it earlier. It's one of the few things that can be found on him through Internet searching. Being from Washington did you ever go to his shop by any chance?  Greg

[Liquid Amber]

The interview by Doug Walker is different from the internet article.  In answers many questions about his association with Fred Bear.

[Longbowz]

I'd be interested in seeing the National Bowhunter article as well.  I currently have one of his bows and for me it's still my favorite for hunting.  Not many bows are as fast.  I talked with him at length when I ordered it, but I never made it to his shop.  Too bad because many I know who have, said it was pretty interesting.

He deserves much more credit then he has received.  He was in on many of the current standard bow designs we enjoy to day.

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Roger   I am hunting with a Stewart also, it's a 62" signature multicam.
  I have been gathering some info on Bill Stewarts contribution to archery and how important he was in getting high quality bows in the hands of so many people. As you said above, it seems his designs, inventions and innovations are in some way part of most  of the bows available to us since the early 60's. When the guys in Detroit were souping up American muscle and changing automobiles into hotrods, Bill was in Grayling doing the same for archery.
  Mustang, Camero, Charger, Tamerlane, Kodial Super Mag, Kodiak Hunter.... His list goes on and on.
  Greg