Cocking You cock before you load an arrow, and you have to pull the string back with dead-even pressure on both sides of the barrel. Misaligning the string by as little as 1/8 inch can shift your ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you own a crossbow, you need a good crossbow target. After all, nailing that precise shot comes down to logging a lot of reps. I have been shooting a crossbow for several years now, and choosing ...

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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 ...

Hunting with a crossbow, a type of archery weapon, is a versatile and effective method for pursuing small and large game, as well as for bowfishing. Representing a hybrid between a rifle and a bow, 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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — 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.

I hope all of my faithful readers of "Guns & Cornbread" would agree that we don't deal with sensationalism around these parts. Those in the hunting, fishing and shooting world generally like things ...