Recent Content by BearArcher

I have never hunted with a traditional bow (well as a teenager I took out my recurve a time or two but never saw anything and never took a shot so...

Yes and no. Better accuracy at further distance depends on the situation. In a tree stand with a shooting rail where you can rest the crossbow -...

If the deer held still and you knew the exact range you could. Just this past Saturday, my wife missed a doe with her crossbow and it proves that...

To answer your question, yes. I started out shooting a recurve as a teenager with no sights, just instinctive. Everything was fine. Then in 1991,...

I do not actively practice with my compound bow anymore due to the target panic issue I described earlier and the fact that crossbows are now...

Ok...I'll give you that. If you spend the money on a nice scope then there is an advantage in low light. I was basing this on my own experience...

I pretty much agree with your list. I have killed deer with everything on your list except traditional bow. Shotgun and ML are about a toss up...

This video pretty much destroys your point on number 1 about range: [MEDIA] As for your statement that target panic is not an excuse, would you...

Vaboman - your signature line reads "Getting close to game is the essence of bowhunting". For the record, I have killed 4 deer with a crossbow,...

There are a couple of things I would like to address when it comes down to an individuals choice to use a crossbow or vertical bow. I have used...

I have hunted public ground in central and southwest Missouri. It may be different up by KC in the northwest part of the state but here is what my...

I used to be stationed at Leonard Wood. There is some good hunting around there. A lot of National Forest bordering the installation. You can hunt...

I don't have a hard time believing it. He likely did not range the shot so if he misjudged the distance by as little as 5 yards, he could have...

No, it is you that can’t comprehend what we are saying. I’m not saying that you didn’t have deer visit scrapes that you urinated in or had deer...

I think a more accurate statement might be that they are not spooked by it or are curious about it. And I believe they react to it. But if my nose...