When put on comparison table with the tradition bows, crossbows have shown to be easy to use, even for the absolute beginners. Yes, you can easily fire super-accurate shots with your crossbow, with only some hours of practice. Rather, it holds back the bolt for you…which minimizes fatigue…so you can release with a simple trigger squeeze plus consistent draw strength.
Guns…do you even need much training on how to use them? If year-old kid can use them, how about you? It goes without saying that guns are incredibly easy to use. But some video will show you bow hunters taking down deer sized games at a range of about 80 yards. This is a pure exaggeration! As per legit crossbow hunters will tell you, the maximum range of a crossbow falls between 25 and 50 yards. Suddenly, I saw legs moving through the brush and a whopper buck sniffing the ground toward my only shooting lane.
The Ravin crossbow scope was set on 6-power and the buck was moving steadily through dense vegetation. I put the reticle on its shoulder and watched the brush go by until it reached the clearing.
The Rage Hypodermic crossbow head created an awesome blood trail. The arterial spray was easy to follow. At the end of the trail lay the largest buck I'd taken in 50 years of whitetail hunting. Rattling and grunting work well from a tree stand, yet the three bucks described in this article came while I sat on the ground. Being perched above a deer's natural line of sight provides an advantage, yet hunting the Great Plains sometimes involves miles of walking to new spots, often in cold, snowy conditions.
The added weight of a climbing stand is cumbersome. Because I've hunted these areas for the past 10 years, I've learned the best ambush points and concealment strategies. Forty years of bowhunting experience helps as well. When luring deer with calls, vision is critical. I always sit with my back against a tree to hide my silhouette and face the wind. My first step is to take out the laser rangefinder and figure out the distance of objects, such as distinctive trees or rock, and commit them to memory.
I begin calling with a minimum of movement and get ready for an instant response. The moment I see a shooter buck, I raise the bow, remember the range, and concentrate on the shot. I won't take a quartering-to shot, yet the full-frontal angle, just above the brisket, is lethal.
Last-minute buck: The author didn't need a ground blind or tree stand to take this buck. A crossbow and a tree to sit against were all it took. It easily could have been "Miller time," yet I had one hour of shooting light left so I headed for a promising tight spot where a bluff overlooks a series of trails. My overlook put me about 40 feet above the ravine trail, the ultimate "tree stand" for prairie country. Only 10 minutes had passed when suddenly I saw a buck walk through a treeline and move behind me.
I repositioned and readied for the point-blank shot. I waited tensely for about five minutes until I believed that the buck had gone elsewhere and returned to my perch. Soon, I caught more movement and saw the same buck returning. I knew the range was 20 yards, and I waited until the buck walked behind two pine trees. I pushed off the safety and sighted the crossbow on the spot where I expected to see the deer as he walked into the open again.
Yes although some state disallow crossbow a pistol is accurate for short distance but hit the right it will kill a deer. A 40 yard shot might be pushing it though……. But if a lower draw-weight bow shoots the same grain arrow at a lower speed, say fps, it might be enough for whitetails, depending upon the conditions, but lacking on bigger game.
The thing with getting a super fast bow is getting the broadheads to fly well, which is the reason you see so many mechanical heads nowdays. How far can you shoot a 60 pound bow? You hold a crossbow just like you would hold a gun, so the muscle memory is already there when you pick up a crossbow. You can shoot sitting down or kneeling, remaining camouflaged. Unlike with a gun, there is almost no recoil when you fire a crossbow. They are also quieter, allowing you the opportunity to take another shot if you miss.
Years ago, crossbows were intended to only be used by disabled hunters and older generations. As crossbows become more mainstream, they are becoming more popular while all types of hunters.
Smaller hunters and women can have a hard time drawing back a compound bow and keeping tension on the string, which is not an issue with crossbows. Hunters with physical limitations may not be able to withstand the recoil from a gun, but they can tolerate the recoil from a crossbow.
Due to the limited amount of strength and range of motion it takes to use a crossbow, many hunters who would otherwise only hunt with a gun are able to enjoy archery, too.
Crossbows are known for their superior accuracy. With a compound bow, a hunter has to keep tension on the string while aiming at a moving target. Eliminating this step allows you to completely focus on taking the shot, making it easier to shoot accurately consistently. A secondary benefit that may improve your accuracy with a crossbow is how quiet they are. The last, often controversial, benefit to using a crossbow is that in many states, hunters can enjoy a longer deer season.
In some states, hunting with a crossbow is permitted as early as the start of archery.
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