The major goal of TradArchers’ World magazine is to promote traditional archery and to show how much fun it can be. During the past five years of publication, TAW has featured articles ranging from building selfbows, laminated bows, hunting knives and primitive arrows to hunting adventures for whitetails, mule deer, pronghorns, moose, elk, bear, javelinas, hogs, squirrels, carp, stingrays and much more. We have profiled several bowyers, had “salutes” to pioneer bowhunters, run articles about archery history and included some tasty game recipes. Many of these articles, photos and ideas for articles came from Tradgang members, and I thank those people for their support. I encourage anyone who has ideas about getting more people (kids, women, compound converts and so on) involved in traditional archery to send those ideas and stories to Tom Colstad at
[email protected]. Also welcome are hunting adventures, more how-to’s and “hero” pix.
Following is a list of contributors for the first 20 issues of TradArchers’ World magazine: Dan Little, Brad Merkel, Shaun Webb, Dale Klug, Jack Harrison, Chris Cade, George Tsoukalas, Bill Wright, George Swan, Jr., James C. Davis, Bob Daigle, Dennis Wendt, Blacky Schwartz, Gary Davis, Paul Shore (bowfishing editor), Rod Jenkins, Joe Lasch, Dan Brockman, Ginger Brockman, Lenny Rock, Steve Gorr, Fred Anderson, Jeff Keyes, Lon Scott, Andrew Domas III, Chris Schwandt, George Henrich, Sr., Justin Thaxton, Jerry Karbon (associate editor), Rachel Bray, Vince Moldenhauer, Nathan Fikkert, Neil Anderson, Kevin Brown, James Larson, Rich Lopez, Herb Higgins, David Soza, George M. Stamps, Sara Colstad (office manager), Darryl Quidort, Nate Gruber, Chad Slagel, Chad Holm, Ted Fry, Jim Dahlberg, Jim Frank, Dave Worden, Joe Blake (hunting editor), Gary Vater, Ron Swartz, Daniel Hugelier, Mike Mitten, Gary Renfro, Sandy Harris, Donovan Khalar, Mike Hoffman, Westin Caplinger, Tom Braun, Brian Oakley, Randy Gruening, Rob Davis, Hugh D. H. Soar, Scott Bills, Linn Nelson, Sean D. Sorrell, Nate Bailey, Marv Cochran, David O’Farrell, Marv Clyncke (Rocky Mountain hunting editor), Robert Smith, Bob Wesley (shooting editor), Glen Brushett, Ray Lyons, Stacy Sheppard, Mark Mitten, Bob Steiner, Mike Yancey, Chris Hill, Gary Logsdon (frequent cover photos, too), W. Alex Roche, Jr., David Jones, Ty Pelfrey, Curt Cabrera, Bruce Garahan, Robert Streeter, Dr. Stephenie Slahor, Don Kauss, Lydia Hanson, Clinton Miller, Robert Lindberg, Gene Fisher, Ken Crews, Patrick Meitin, Bob Morrison, Krista Holbrook, Rick Guyatt, Billy Berger, Mike Miller, Brad Isham, Stephen Hall, Todd Szmania, Kay Koppedrayer, Greg Ragan, Carlo Bulletti, Gary Algair, Doug Humphreys, Ed Jackson, Bill McCrary, Jeffrey Noble, Manuel Cervantes, Jack Hamilton, Mike Vines, Terry Lightle, Corey Clyncke, James Pressley, Nick Viau and Tom Colstad (publisher).