need advice on crossbows

[thebambibuster]

ive got a question for all you serious hunters out there. Can you recomend a good fair priced cross bow? ive been hunting for many years(rifle,shotgun) but lately ive been thinking of trying out a crossbow, im going to go bear hunting this spring so i though what better time and place to hone my bow skills shooting a bait site. any ideas?

[ehntr]

Look at the Excalibur line. WSS stocks them. Recurve limbs vs compound wheels/cams. Easy to maintain and accurate.

[HunterDave]

Originally Posted by ehntr

Look at the Excalibur line. WSS stocks them. Recurve limbs vs compound wheels/cams. Easy to maintain and accurate.

x2 On everything ehntr said. I will add that they are pretty awkward and cumbersome to hunt with though.........at least the Exomax that I bought last year is. If I had to buy again I'd look harder at a smaller, less powerful crossbow over a big ol' fast one.

[AbAngler]

Yah, they're very cumbersome in the bush, but great in a tree stand or blind. As was mentioned, take a good look at Excalibur crossbows. Canadian company who really stand behind their product. Years ago, I broke my limbs with an accidental dry fire. They sent me new limbs free within a couple weeks.

Very accurate, especially with a scope, and fast. I haven't hunted with mine for a few years now, but its always fun to bring out and shoot targets. Have to be careful not to aim for the same spot though. Had the odd robin hood.

[aulrich]

On a side not does anyone know the procedure to get medical clearance to use a crossbow during bow season. I have a son with CP he can use a regular bow but just barley, and he has expressed an interest in getting a crossbow, and now that he has a PT job he has money. Rife season has too much hiking in it, bow season and a ground blind would be more his speed.

[HunterDave]

Originally Posted by aulrich

On a side not does anyone know the procedure to get medical clearance to use a crossbow during bow season. I have a son with CP he can use a regular bow but just barley, and he has expressed an interest in getting a crossbow, and now that he has a PT job he has money. Rife season has too much hiking in it, bow season and a ground blind would be more his speed.

There's a new form (3 Pages) that needs to be filled out by one of a number of different medical practitioners (ie. Doctor, Chiropractor, Physio Therapist, etc). It states that your injury is not going to improve within 3 years and you cannot draw a 40 lb conventional archery bow. It cost me about $100 for my doctor to fill mine out. You take the filled out forms to F&W, they review them and issue you with a permit for a one year period. F&W can approve up to a 3 year period of time and then you have to go through the process all over again.

http://www.mywildalberta.com/Hunting...et-Jun2011.pdf

http://www.mywildalberta.com/Hunting...on-Jun2011.pdf

http://www.mywildalberta.com/Hunting...er-Jun2011.pdf