Four months after all Minnesota archers could legally deploy crossbows to kill deer, they certainly have. Fred Bear must be tossing and turning in his grave. Bear, who died in 1988, was modern bow ...

DULUTH — Minnesota’s archery deer season starts Sept. 16 and, for the first time, anyone who wants to hunt with a crossbow can use one. Legislators last spring changed the state law, which previously ...

For most of us, crossbows are not a real common topic in hunting discussions. You've probably seen them on an outdoors television program or maybe in person at a trade show or other event, but overall ...

BLAINE, Minn. — In a couple of weeks, the spring turkey hunting season will begin in Minnesota, an outdoor sport that gained momentum during COVID-19 but could, thanks to a new change, potentially ...

The increased freedom to use crossbows to hunt deer is drawing more people into the sport in Minnesota, particularly youth hunters, according to the Department of Natural Resources. License sales data ...

Contrary to what a Pennsylvania Game Commission representative stated in “Why more Pa. hunters are using crossbows since they became legal statewide in 2009” (July 10), increased crossbow hunting has ...

The dictionary defines a crossbow as “a weapon consisting of a bow fixed transversely on a stock, the string of which is released by a trigger mechanism." I’ve often heard the crossbow described as a ...

We should talk about the upcoming National Walleye Tournament, which is coming up this weekend in Green Bay. Several local anglers are participating in the match. But the crossbow move is upon us, and ...

Turkey hunters wanting to add a little more challenge to the sport are turning to archery gear for spring gobbler season. The statewide season begins May 4 and most hunters carry a shotgun to the ...

Crossbow legalization for hunting has been an arrow in the air for more than a decade. A two-year trial period ended in 2012 for crossbow use while hunting, and hunters this past year could not use ...

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 ...

The New York State Southern Zone crossbow season will open Nov. 2 and run through Nov. 15, the day before the NYS Southern Zone regular big game (firearm) season. Crossbows can be used through the ...