Hunting Archery Duck Deer

Some Montana Big Game Hunting Seasons Open - Some Montana hunters are already afield. The archery season opens Sept. 3 and runs to Oct. 16.
Other archery only antelope hunters were out beginning Aug. 14. These hunters hold a 900 series license to archery hunt antelope Aug. 14-Nov. 6 in any hunting district starting with […]

Crossbows don’t make hunting deer any easier
Editors note: This is part one of a two-part series on the use of crossbows for deer hunting.
The use of crossbows for hunting is a hot issue for sportsmen, not only in New York but also across the nation.
There appears […]

ConsCom to discuss archery deer hunting
PEPPERELL — The Conservation Commission will be discussing whether to extend the trial archery deer hunt at the town-owned Heald Street Orchard for an additional year at its Tuesday, Sept. 6 meeting, at 7 p.m.
In the past three years seven permits for bow hunting from temporary tree or ground stands […]

Crossbow boom - Jordan Vest has spent some time in the woods during Virginia’s early archery seasons, tagging along with his bowhunting father, Allen.
This October the 14-year-old from Vinton will actually get to hunt as well. Unlike his dad, he won’t be using a compound bow.
Jordan plans to use his new Barnett Quad crossbow.
“I like […]

Crossbow season approved for this fall - If you are a bow hunter or would like to be, there’s been some activity in Richmond this summer that should interest you.
On June 23, at a meeting of the board of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF), it was agreed to approve the use […]

Crossbow hunting making comeback - Just the basic measures of his buck — 15 points on its sweeping antlers, 10th-largest in the Pennsylvania record books — are impressive.
Even more striking is that Chris Jones killed his trophy at 10 yards with a crossbow, an ancient weapon whose reemergence is so recent that records of its […]

Border states see crossbow as asset - WHILE KENTUCKY STALLS ON LEGALIZING WEAPON, OTHERS FIND IT EFFECTIVE IN THINNING HERD
If crossbows were legal during Kentucky’s 136-day archery season for deer, how would their use impact the deer harvest?
In Ohio, where crossbow hunters have shared the woods with vertical bow (longbow, recurve and compound bow) hunters […]

Crossbow issue causes crossfire with hunters -EXPANDED ARCHERY SEASON DRAWS COMMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES
Hunters opposed to expanding archery season for deer and wild turkey by allowing the use of crossbows were successful in keeping the regulation from becoming law for the 2005-06 deer season. But the contentious issue is far from being settled.
Passed by the […]

Crossbows approved for archery hunting RICHMOND – Virginia hunters won’t need a doctor’s note to hunt with a crossbow this coming autumn.
Thursday afternoon the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ board of directors approved a proposal to allow hunters to use the weapons during the state’s archery seasons. The new regulation will also allow hunters […]

Hunting with crossbow allowed in Maryland HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Hunters who hanker to go medieval on a deer can do so in the fall.
Crossbows will be permitted for hunting deer statewide during the firearm and muzzleloader seasons, and during parts of the bow-and-arrow season, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced recently.
The decision makes Maryland […]