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 ...

Good archery hunting requires a lot of off-season practice and preparation. Sometimes, a critical part of that off-season prep is the hunt for a solid bow that won’t break the bank. No matter the ...

The Ravin R470 was an impressive all-around performer in our 2025 F&S crossbow test, and if you’re looking for maximum performance in an ultra-compact and handy hunting package, this may well be the ...

Crossbows may be used for big game hunting — deer and bear — during the last 14-days of the Southern Zone Archery Season. This year, that means this coming Saturday to Nov. 17. The timeframe was ...

Crossbows will increase the number of hunters able to contribute to deer population control, a plus for wildlife management, as crossbows produce cleaner, more consistently accurate shots, resulting ...

The dictionary defines a crossbow as “a weapon consisting of a bow fixed transversely on a stock, the string of which is released by a trigger mechanism." I’ve often heard the crossbow described as a ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- A new law will allow New York hunters to be able to use crossbows in the same places where longbows are used. The legislation, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, will allow crossbows ...

For the second consecutive year, hunters using crossbows killed more white-tailed deer in Wisconsin than those using vertical bows, according to 2018 preliminary data from the Department of Natural ...

Buying a new crossbow can be a daunting challenge, especially if it’s your first one. by Bob Humphrey Buying a new crossbow can be a daunting challenge, especially if it's your first one. There's ...

Minnesota is heading into its second archery deer hunting season Saturday, Sept. 14, under a temporary law that allows anyone to use crossbows, but it’s still unclear how the first season went in 2023 ...

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 ...