Since 2009, crossbows have become quite popular with Michigan deer hunters due to their handling characteristics, which are very similar to a rifle. I noticed this right at the get-go the first time I ...

Crossbow season in the Southern Zone opened Saturday. Crossbows are legal hunting implements during the last two weeks of the early archery season, just before the regular season opens on Nov. 20.

Gearing up for and going through the archery deer season is a marathon rather than a sprint, with dedicated archers spending weeks or months prior to the season scouting, shooting their bows and ...