Jul 05, 2026

Glenn St. Charles and the Little Delta Hunt That Built the Pope and Young Club

In 1957 a bow shop owner from Seattle flew into the Alaska Range with hand-ground broadheads, cedar arrows, and an id...

Jul 05, 2026

Fred Bear and the Little Delta Caribou He Dropped with One Arrow

The year was 1959. Fred Bear flew north on an Alaska Airlines flagship out of Seattle and did not look back. A Gravel...

Jun 19, 2026

Art Young and the Longbow That Started It All

A film crew, a longbow, and no rifle for backup In 1923 Art Young went to Alaska with a film crew and a longbow. No f...

Jun 17, 2026

Fred Bear and the Polar Bear He Came Back For Three Times

Two failed attempts and a one-way ticket back to the Arctic The year was 1966. Fred Bear had already tried this twice...

Jun 17, 2026

Howard Hill and the Elephant Nobody Thought He Could Kill

The telegram he ignored Howard Hill did not ask permission. He was 50 years old when he sailed for Africa with a 125-...

Jun 17, 2026

Fred Bear Kodiak Brown Bear Bowhunt (1962): How the Father of Traditional Bowhunting Killed a World-Record Brown Bear at 20 Feet with a Recurve Bow

Into brown bear country The year was 1962. Fred Bear did not fly into a lodge. There was no Internet. No satellite ph...

Dec 23, 2025

Glenn St. Charles: The Father of Modern Bowhunting and the Pope and Young Club

By Vic Stickels Who Was Glenn St. Charles? Glenn St. Charles is widely regarded as one of the most important figures ...