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 ...

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 ...

In May 2023, near the end of that year’s legislative session, a conference committee deal was struck to allow any licensed Minnesota archer to hunt deer with a crossbow. The proposal never was heard ...

Bob Walker of Kingston is an avid outdoorsman who is serious about the equipment he uses in the field for hunting. He is also very critical about recovering game and not wasting anything taken in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Outdoor Life reported last December that Ray Swingle achieved a deer hunting milestone that few people will live to top. At age 100, Swingle shot a Pennsylvania buck on the Union Dale area family farm ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Soon, all hunters across the state will be able to hunt deer and bears. New York bowhunters can begin hunting deer in the Northern Zone on Saturday, while the Southern Zone bowhunting ...

Last Saturday morning, when archery deer hunting season began anew, some Minnesotans who climb into tree stands took the easy way out. Just as the Legislature did in its last session. Armed with ...