About Henry Bodnik

As a teenager, I dreamed of paddling down the Yukon River and hunting with a bow and arrow. This longing for the vastness of the North American wilderness and my deep connection with the bow and arrow in its original form have been with me since my youth and have helped to guide the direction of my life. The stories of Saxton Pope and Fred Bear had a significant influence one me and pointed the way to my own unique path, my life, filled with and dedicated to instinctive archery. Because I lived and breathed traditional archery every day, it became one of the most important aspects of my life. Always, I was shooting my bows. Always, I was learning. Always I was discovering new details and aspects of controlled successful instinctive shooting. Eventually, I developed my own solid method of shooting instinctively / intuitively. In time, I realized that I needed to share this knowledge with others. I needed to help other archers with their instinctive archery journey. And so, for more than 25 years I have been sharing and teaching the Henry Bodnik method of instinctive shooting to archers all over the world. 

With my kill tournaments, I have created a very special sort of archery competition. The unique format, the life-like placement of the 3D animal targets, and the special scoring rules all combine to create a feeling of actually being in the field, bow hunting. My Kill Tournaments are extremely popular and now, 12 years after our first one, these legendary archery shoots are being hosted in 6 different countries worldwide.

Instinctive archery is my life and for all my archery activities, I need a bow and arrow that I could rely on unconditionally!

These demanding requirements for the best bows and arrows possible were the driving force for me to start the development and manufacturing of my signature bow line - Bodnik Bows! My high standards and firm demands on quality and performance are reflected in every single longbow and recurve you will see from Bodnik Bows. Archers and bow hunters all over the world are impressed with and loyal to the Bodnik Bows brand. Today, the Bodnik Bows brand has become an integral part of and one of the most respected names in the world of traditional archery and bowhunting.