Excalibur Crossbow Forum

What do you do as a ground hunter (no trestands) for scent control? I am a cheap hunter who doesn't spend alot of money on scent contol items but was wondering what some of the others who ground hunt use for scent contol; if you have any ideals please post.

Good to have you aboard; congrats on your deer and the crossbow you picked out will give you a lifetime of service; may you enjoy many kill with it;

BTW, we have nicknames for our excaliburs so get you one picked out.....

I shoot my phoenix alot and the string is never relaxed; I haven't left my crossbow cocked for several days but it has been cocked all day on the stand (10 plus hours) several times; have never had any problems; IMO, no need to worry at all.

Congrats; enjoy the table fare; from the looks of the picture it was pretty chilly there today; hope the rest of your season goes as well.

A tip of the camo hat to ya!! great buck; the other buck that is behind the one you killed in the picture, looks to be a dandy as well; enjoy the memories and the backstraps.

I don't want to wish anything bad on anyone, but I am so ready to get rid of this hot weather for this year; today (sunday oct 16) was 87 degrees..... ; so come on winter, I am more than ready.

Welcome back on board and good luck this season; keep us posted.

The trophy aspect of hunting has almost ruined the entire vision of what was handed down to us from our ancestors; they respected the land, the animals they hunted, and the creator of it all; nowadays, we try to paint a picture to our younger generation that the ONLY respected deer is one that score...

Glad to see you saxman; sorry to hear that you won't be out this season; my prayers are sent on your behalf.

I really don't have any other interest other than hunting and fishing; I do gun hunt some but not near as much as crossbow hunt; I average over 100 days out hunting during deer season and over 40 days spring turkey hunting; alot of fishing for bream, crappie, and trout; don't throw nothing back as I...

A scope this year!!! I took my scope off in early spring and went back to the factory sights; have shot all summer long like this and feel comfortable enough to hunt this year without a scope; the phoenix is death out to 50 yards but no need to worry b/c I never shoot at a deer that far; 35 has alwa...

Be sure to check your brace height; your string should be sitting between the 2 marks; when cocking, make sure you have the EXACT same pull on the string and your serving is in the center each time; also check to see if your scope base is on tight and your scope is tight as well; if all is in tack, ...

OK, we have a thread going for your personal nicknames, this time, tell us the nicknames for your crossbows;


My phoenix is called " sure supper " because when I squeeze off the trigger during hunting season, you can get the grease hot because I have "sure supper" on the way!!!

My name is Barry James and growing up,people just called me "bear"; when I got married (32 years ago ) and my daughters came along I picked up the "pappabear" and has hung on for over 25 years now.

Does one ever get content with what they already have? I am worse than a little child at Christmas when it gets close to hunting season......