Walk into an archery shop these days and if they don’t have a section devoted to “crossbows,” you’ve entered an historic site. While debates about crossbow vs compound bow and whether/how/when either ...

Pennsylvania bowhunters are diverse, with a growing number of hunters opting for the versatility of crossbows, while die-hard compound enthusiasts hold fast to their upright bows. This has notably ...

My first real experience with crossbows was about 10 years ago, when I was on a turkey hunt in Florida. I got the opportunity to go on a hog hunt, but I didn’t have anything to hunt with besides my ...

As far as New York State is concerned, a crossbow is not a bow and arrow. Under the new law that takes effect this fall, one can only be used as a hunting implement during the regular deer/bear ...

In May 2023, near the end of that year’s legislative session, a conference committee deal was struck to allow any licensed Minnesota archer to hunt deer with a crossbow. The proposal never was heard ...

Last month, our state legislature approved the use of crossbows for hunting in New York. It was only a matter of time after Pennsylvania adopted their use for big-game hunting a year or so ago. Since ...