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 ...

Crossbows will increase the number of hunters able to contribute to deer population control, a plus for wildlife management, as crossbows produce cleaner, more consistently accurate shots, resulting ...

Perhaps the most difficult part about crossbow hunting these days is … well … hunting for a crossbow. The Mission Sub-1 XR should make that hunt a little easier ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New Yorkers can now use crossbows to hunt for big game during the bow season. Governor Hochul signed the crossbow legislation, Senate Bill S6360A, into law Tuesday evening, following ...

Starting in fall 2025, hunters in New York State may use a crossbow in the same seasons, places and manner as a vertical bow for hunting deer and bear. Crossbows have been used throughout most of New ...

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 ...

Since 2009, crossbows have become quite popular with Michigan deer hunters due to their handling characteristics, which are very similar to a rifle. I noticed this right at the get-go the first time I ...