It was some 10 years ago when returning home one morning from the grocery store we noticed a small box on the landing outside our front door that prompted the question, “Now what did you order?” It ...

The performance gap between compound bows and new crossbows seems to be widening exponentially. In the last few years of crossbow testing, we reviewed bows — the Ravin R500, Tenpoint Nitro 505, and ...

AUBURN – In the view of some “traditional” bowhunters, the growing number of deer hunters who are switching from compound bows to crossbows – or even entering the sport using a horizontal bow – should ...

Bowhunters turning to crossbows this season are enthused about the possibilities, according to West Michigan retailers. But some, they said, get sticker shocked while others are not sure what they are ...

Crossbows have been used for hunting longer than many people realize. The legality of hunting with crossbows in Pennsylvania has stirred everything from ire to enthusiasm. Hunters across the state ...

Looking at the numbers, the compound bow business is in trouble. Pro shops are closing, and bowhunter numbers are falling. The reasons are no doubt complex (the steep price of the equipment, for ...

I started investigating some of the things bowhunters were representing as "facts"about crossbows. Fortunately, I received some unexpected, but welcome, support from Don Zaidle, Editor-In-Chief of ...

Here are some things to think about. The new year had barely begun when seemingly out of nowhere, up popped a piece of legislation with the potential to be quite contentious – or not. As proposed, it ...

With the statewide archery season on whitetail deer set to open this Saturday, it’s a safe bet that plenty of Pennsylvania bowhunters will be carrying crossbows into the deer woods as their preferred ...