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 ...

All of a sudden, archery season will be upon us. Like a frost in the morning follows a warm, Indian Summer afternoon. Seems like summer is never going to end. And then bow season is suddenly here.

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 ...

Crossbows have been used for hunting longer than many people realize. The legality of hunting with crossbows in Pennsylvania has stirred everything from ire to enthusiasm. Hunters across the state ...

Crossbows could be legal next year for the archery deer and turkey season if the Missouri Conservation Commission approves the change at its December meeting. The archery season for the 2016-17 season ...

AUBURN – In the view of some “traditional” bowhunters, the growing number of deer hunters who are switching from compound bows to crossbows – or even entering the sport using a horizontal bow – should ...

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 ...

Four months after all Minnesota archers could legally deploy crossbows to kill deer, they certainly have. Fred Bear must be tossing and turning in his grave. Bear, who died in 1988, was modern bow ...

The New York State Southern Zone crossbow season will open Nov. 2 and run through Nov. 15, the day before the NYS Southern Zone regular big game (firearm) season. Crossbows can be used through the ...

Turkey hunters wanting to add a little more challenge to the sport are turning to archery gear for spring gobbler season. The statewide season begins May 4 and most hunters carry a shotgun to the ...

A new law putting crossbows on par with vertical bows is the biggest thing to happen to big game hunting in New York in recent memory. Reactions among bowhunters have run the gamut. Many believe the ...