An curved arrow pointing right. Longbows, or Yumi, have been used in Japan for centuries. But today, a handmade bamboo bow can cost over $2,000. At over 2 meters tall, these bows are difficult handle.

LeFLORE COUNTY, Okla. -- Years of training and persistence paid off for an Oklahoma hunter after he harvested a 300-pound black bear using a primitive bow, string, arrow and stone point earlier this ...