Any Crossbow Hunters Out There ??

[Normark]

Hey Guys..

Any Crossbow Hunters out there ??
Particularly Excalibur Bows...

After many years of watching my compound collect dust,,I've stumbled across my first Real Bow..An Excalibur Exocet...

An incredible piece of workmanship...

Anyone else hunt with a Crossbow ??

BTW.. Thanks Rick.. I Owe you Big time

ttyle

Eric,,

 

[not2sharp]

Hi Eric,

It has been a long time for me. But, I did try a 150Lb Barrett about 20 years ago. I found that it was very short legged. The bolt could travel some distance but the stock only allowed a slight elevation before it blocked my line of sight. Also, at the time many areas prohibited hunting with a crossbow. Perhaps both of these things have been corrected now.

Have fun.

n2s

 

[Lone Hunter]

I haven't taken sides,but crossbows or the use of them for hunting is the hottest topic in hunting.Man a lot of bow hunters hate them and anyone who would use them,they call them x-guns,crossguns ect.

This is mostly in areas where there are less deer and short seasons and bow hunters feel their way is threatend by x-guns.

Try www.bowsite.com for more info (and all the fights you can stand )

 

[DancesWithKnives]

In California, hogs are open all year to any legal weapon. I've hunted with a Barnett compound recurve crossbow (supposedly 300 fps), but never been offered a shot.

The bolts will penetrate a LOT of wet phone books so I think penetration will be adequate. I set my two sight pins at 30 and 50 yds, but it shoots pretty accurately to 60 yds. After that, fairly radical dropoff in trajectory.

I much prefer to carry a longbow or recurve.

If you're hunting hogs and can legally do so, carry a large-bore revolver for backup.

Have fun!