Excalibur Crossbow Forum

We live on 100 acres of good deer country. It borders crown land and my in-laws own 350 acres around us. I've got no shortage of spots. This summer, I'm going to build a couple of permanent stands specifically for crossbow use. Any ideas on things I should add other than a good floor and railing to ...

Nicely put. As I get older, I find I am more selective about who I hunt with and where I hunt. I'm not looking nearly as hard for success these days, but it is coming more than it used to. I think sometimes, especially when you are new at the sport, you can take it too seriously. I know guys who sit...

Amen to that Rutman. I have one more good reason why you should only stick to the high percentage shots. I live and hunt on two hundred acres. I have neighbours on either side. The last thing I want is for them to see a wounded deer with my crossbow bolt in it. It just doesn't help our sport or me w...

Great to hear stories like that.

I'm with you; I'm done with this. Let's get back to crossbow related issues...

Hey Saxman,

Very good point....

Excuse my ignorance, but what's a troller?

Deer definitely jump the string. I've seen it several times -- what should have been a low hit turn to a high one, further back, or a miss. There's a great old video by the Wensel brothers called "Down for the Count". In it they photograph at least ten misses caused by string jumping deer....

It's true. I saw it too and now I have to get my kid to read this for me.

Good job. I love when someone has the courage to test their home made gear.

Digger,

That stock is beautiful. Maple? Did you make it yourself?

Here's a question that we might all benefit from. What is the best advice anyone ever gave you regarding hunting with a crossbow? I'll start by quoting Bill Troubridge's caution to "Keep it simple" by sighting in at twenty yards. He says that by doing this you can aim at the centre of a de...

Best wishes and Merry Christmas to all...

The problem with saying that few have lost more than the natives is that it assumes that they owned it all -- they didn't. They were for the most part migrant and if they needed land from another tribe they would make an effort to take it. Just like we did. And, even if we agree and say few have los...

Amen to that....