I have been hunting with a crossbow since 1995. Have had 2 Exocets and now a Phoenix. I have harvested 40 deer with the crossbow and 17 with the compound since that year. Glad I keep a journal of my deer harvests it is neat to look back to 76 when I took my first and see where and how.
5 Total with Crossbow. Converted gun hunter who now uses a crossbow to hunt Urban Bucks. This is my 2nd season with Crossbow. Last year got two 8 pts and one 10 pt. Also a doe with a bigger body than the 8 pts. So far this season another big doe. Between the drought and the April freeze the deer are moving differently.
In my third year of xbow use and I've taken 5 whitetail deer, 3 Sika deer and 3 turkeys with it. Still have the rest of this year to finish out so maybe I can add a little to that number.
This is my first year hunting with a crossbow - Excal Vortex - and have taken two bucks and a doe. All three were good shots - each deer ran less than 75 yards. Now I am hoping to get a shot at a turkey.
Excalibur Vortex
Custom Boo String
Excal LumiZone Scope
Gold Tip Laser II Bolts
NAP Spitfire 125
Lumenocks