C. Clawson American Artist/Sculptor

Cary Clawson began hunting and trapping at the age of seven in a wild and remote part of the Texas hill country along the Backbone Mountain Range. He would mold and sculpt animals from a fine red clay he found within Longhorn Cavern, a historical and famous Texas Cavern. Just over a hundred years before, the Indians had made their vessels and smoking pipes from the same rich red clay. He also learned to make arrowheads from the high grade of flint within the cavern and moccasins from the deer hides he tanned.

At a young age, he became a student of the old-time hunting camps, listening to campfire stories of "Ole' Moss-back", "Bush Head", and other elusive bucks that always seemed to outsmart the most experienced hunters. Those grand old days before the solar game feeders, trophy game fencing, and four- wheelers.

With his trapping money he bought his first Bear "Kodiak" recurve bow in 1958. He and his brother were two of the original seven charter members of the "Burnet County Bowmen", founded by the famous varmint calling duo Murray and Winston Burnham. In 1959, the archers requested a hearing with local ranchers and the Texas Game and Fish Commission to legalize bow hunting in Burnet County. With opposition, it was passed in a close vote.

In 1960 Clawson took his first whitetail buck with his bow and a hand made cedar arrow. Through those early years he studied and sketched the wildlife that he watched. In the years to follow, he pursued his love of hunting and his talent for artistry, thus began the life of a wildlife artist.

He has completed over 1,500 original stone pictographs of wildlife. His other wildlife works include oil paintings, bronze sculptures, and over 175 murals. His paintings and sculptures are in public and private collections of museums (Panhandle Plains, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, and the World Wildlife Art Museum), Governors, Senators, and country music artists such as Ray Price, Jimmy Dean, Dwight Yoakum, and many others.

Clawson's wife Starr, also an avid hunter, rode with her dad (CTA cowboy and big game hunting guide, Charley F. Woods) on pack trips into the San Juan wilderness regions above Durango, Colorado. Today their ranch and his art studio is located in the heart of deer and wild turkey country in Bosque County near Meridian, Texas.

You will come to know the man and his works through the "Sportsmen of North America" and have an opportunity to own one of his works of art for your game room.