Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Glad you made it back. Happy hunting.

These are the things I go over quickly in my head as a rookie crossbow shooter. Please let me know if I need to add anything. I don't want to have an accident only later to learn it was common knowledge. Prior to shooting. 1. Bolt condition 2. Tips (Broad or Field) on secure 3. String in good condit...

Thankfully I am blessed with small hands and unless I place my hand on the stock at a weird and uncomfortable position, I am unable to get my thumb up that high onto the deck of my Phoenix. But reading this threads makes my left thumb hurt, just thinking about it. I will always my hands' position no...

I shot a spitfire 100 this weekend with my Phoenix at a target, it was in the same spot as my field points.

Congrats! Looking forward to the pics.

Scott, Is that cammo tape on your scope? It looks sweet. I have the cloth cover on my Phoenix. I noticed you number your bolts. Good idea, I have my favourites too, but I try to keep the order from right to left. However I discovered sometimes at the range this can get confusing and leave me with a ...

I'm glad I went with the Phoenix too, it is all I need and being under 6 feet and being a small guy, I appreciate the lighter draw. Now all I need is a deer to cap off my first year of xbow hunting. Being a rookie, I made the mistake of planning with my wife, for this past week to hunt. In hindsight...

I haven't got one, but I believe the guy with handle "Boo" sells them and makes them. Just search for him on the member list and send him a PM. Or do a search on "Boo Strings" in the Trading Post forum. The first one that appears is a post from Boo Subject "Boo custom string...

I seen a flock of 13 out in plowed up field on just south of Ottawa, but I didn't get a tag and it was within city limits anyhow.

Sorry to hear about your loss. Have a safe journey.

Easy credit and a consumer based society lead to todays financial worries. We have no one to blame but ourselves, although advertising and the credit companies certainly did make easier for lots of us to live outside of our means. I think this financial down turn will be good for us. To get back to ...

Looking for advice on where to hunt deer in Ottawa area. I am in the south end. Currently I have been going to Marlborough Forest, where I have seen lots of tracks in the woods, but I feel like I am just spinning my wheels. I have only seen one deer (250 meters through the bush). I know I should be ...

Walmart in Bellville, ON has them at 10 bucks a can. I haven't seen any at the Walmarts here in Ottawa.

I am being flexible. With the treestand, I have to have the right wind for its location on a game trail. If the wind isn't right, I'll go from the ground on foot and blend into the bush. Try to work the wind, and the lay of the land to my advantage. This makes every hunt a completely new adventure t...

Congrats Sax. You are certainly putting the time in and getting lots of bucks.