A lifelong outdoorsman, Don Thomas has bowhunted extensively across a dozen countries in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific in addition to his home states of Montana and Alaska, taking over three dozen species of big game with traditional archery tackle.
Don currently serves as co-editor of Traditional Bowhunter as well as writing a regular column on bowhunting adventure for Bowhunter. He also writes regularly about bowhunting, wing-shooting, fly-fishing, sporting dogs, adventure travel, and wildlife for some two dozen other national publications and has additional masthead responsibilities with Gray's Sporting Journal, Ducks Unlimited, Retriever Journal, Big Sky Journal, and Fish Alaska. He has written 16 books on these topics including the bowhunting titles Longbows in the Far North, Longbow Country, and The Double Helix, and his work has appeared in numerous anthologies. He is currently working on a book about bowhunting around the world. His books are available through the website www.donthomasbooks.com
He and his bowhunting wife Lori divide their time between homes in rural Montana and coastal Alaska. They have raised four children and a lot of dogs.
Articles by E. Donnall Thomas, Jr.
Issue
Article
Fall 90
Ashes to Ashes
Winter 90
The Physiology of Instinctive Shooting
Summer 91
Stick Bows and Skinny Skis
Fall 91
Fir Bearer--A New Look at Old Wood
Winter 91
Disney Ending in Montana Wilderness
Spring 92
Fences
Summer 92
Tailfeathers
Fall 92
Alarm Bells
Winter 92
Wintertime Blues
Feb/Mar 93
Kid Stuff
Apr/May 93
Far from Home
Jun/Jul 93
Small Game Sampler
Aug/Sep 93
Spikes
Oct/Nov 93
Sticks, String, and Black Cadillacs
Dec/Jan 94
The Idea of Order in Cougar Country
Feb/Mar 94
The Long Road Home
Apr/May 94
Gobblers in a Lean Year
Jun/Jul 94
The Shy and the Watchful
Aug/Sep 94
Let Youth Be Served
Oct/Nov 94
In Sheep's Clothing
Dec/Jan 95
Shooting Slumps
Feb/Mar 95
Dining at the Top of the Food Chain
Apr/May 95
Never Say Never
Jun/Jul 95
My Favorite Things
Aug/Sep 95
The Toughest Challenge
Oct/Nov 95
For the Record
Dec/Jan 96
Rooms with a View
Feb/Mar 96
Panthers and Puritans
Apr/May 96
Bread & Butter
Apr/May 96
Traditional Questions and Answers
Jun/Jul 96
Tundra Dreams
Aug/Sep 96
Before His Time
Oct/Nov 96
Luck of the Draw
Dec/Jan 97
Season's End
Feb/Mar 97
Ouch!
Apr/May 97
Eye To Eye
Jun/Jul 97
Ouch! Revisited
Jun/Jul 97
The Wild Gourmet
Aug/Sep 97
Hog Wild
Oct/Nov 97
Two Bulls
Dec/Jan 98
Two Bows
Feb/Mar 98
The Miracle of Their Horns
Apr/May 98
Paper, Cotton, Impala
Apr/May 98
The Wild Gormet
Jun/Jul 98
Victory and Defeat
Aug/Sep 98
More Favorite Things
Oct/Nov 98
Bows and Arrows on the Friendly Isle
Dec/Jan 99
Bears on the Beach
Feb/Mar 99
Use as Intended
Apr/May 99
No Strings Attached
Jun/Jul 99
The Busted Flush
Aug/Sep 99
Acres of Gophers and King of Rats
Oct/Nov 99
The Longest Chase
Dec/Jan 00
How to Catch a Brown Trout
Feb/Mar 00
One for the Gipper
Apr/May 00
Slams: Grand, Super, and Otherwise
Jun/Jul 00
Nine Nine Ninety-Nine
Aug/Sep 00
Traditional Topics
Oct/Nov 00
Antlers, Inches, And The Meaning Of The Hunt
Dec/Jan 01
Among The San
Dec/Jan 01
Traditional Topics
Feb/Mar 01
Comeuppance
Apr/May 01
Northern Lights Bucks
Jun/Jul 01
Traditional Topics
Aug/Sep 01
A Bow For Justin
Oct/Nov 01
Beyond The Kill
Dec/Jan 02
Spotted Deer, Friendly Isle
Feb/Mar 02
Home to the Brush Country
Jun/Jul 02
Jewel of the Pacific
Jun/Jul 02
Traditional Topics
Aug/Sep 02
Home and Away
Oct/Nov 02
The Buck I Didn't Shoot
Dec/Jan 03
You Are What You Hunt
Feb/Mar 03
Axis Deer and Basalt Warriors
Feb/Mar 03
Game Profile - American Antelope
Apr/May 03
Gearing Up for Heavy Bows
Jun/Jul 03
The Company of Friends
Oct/Nov 03
Larry Yien--Interview with a Champion
Dec/Jan 04
Two For The Gipper
Dec/Jan 04
Traditional Destinations - Ha! N!ore
Jun/Jul 04
Traditional Destinations Primitive Outfitting in Alberta Canda
Aug/Sep 04
Meat's Not Meat...'til It's in the Pan
Aug/Sep 04
Game Profile - Brown Bear
Oct/Nov 04
Three Whitetails
Feb/Mar 05
Acceptance
Apr/May 05
A Bear for All Seasons
Jun/Jul 05
Traditional Destinations - Molokai, Hawaii
Aug/Sep 05
Face-Off on the Tiwi Islands
Aug/Sep 05
Interview with Flip Pallot
Oct/Nov 05
Enthusiasm and Restraint
Dec/Jan 06
Wild Hog Nation
Feb/Mar 06
Game Profile - Barren Ground Caribou
Feb/Mar 06
Traditional Destinations - Australia
Apr/May 06
Rites of Spring
Oct/Nov 06
The Ground Game
Dec/Jan 07
It's All About The Dogs
Feb/Mar 07
Africa: Beyond Waterholes
Apr/May 07
Gobblers and Growlers
Dec/Jan 08
Beagles, Bunnies and Bows
Dec/Jan 08
The Blue Collar Super Slam
Feb/Mar 08
Traditional Destinations Upper Fraser River Valley, BC
Jun/Jul 08
Big Lizards
Jun/Jul 08
Traditional Destinations South Africa's Eastern Cape