Excalibur Crossbow Forum

I have used one a few times...sometimes scares deer....mine is a large "Boss Buck" that can be used as a doe as well. My buddy has had deer come right in and feed beside it. I took a nice buck with the decoy in last years shotgun hunt. Transporting her around the farm [URL=http://s375.phot...

#15 for the Phoenix....meat is in now....1.5 yr old doe, no fawn with her Opening morning...8:30am 12 yd shot...zero yd recovery 100g Nap Spitfires Pic was taken as I approached deer after shot [URL=http://s375.photobucket.com/user/sliderbucket/media/IMG-20131001-01640_zpsf58b5731.jpg.html] http://i...

IH8ATTN wrote:I'll only shoot no longer than 25 yards I've learned my lesson and the only one that gained were the coyotes. My buddy always told me if you wait there is always a better shot and if it doesn't happen it wasn't meant to be.

The above statement is very simple and makes alot of sense!

I don't think 45 yards is even for those that practice the most. A deer can do too much in the time it takes for a bolt to travel that distance. IMHO it is an unethical shot to take. Agree Most of us have made this mistake....learn from it and wisdom will help refrain from long shots...after all we...

Thanks for the replies. That's the longest shot I've ever taken. Checked it with my rangefinder. I figure I got a little impatient because I was losing light. I should have let her pass. All my shots in the past have been under 25 yards. I lost one shooting from the ground and this one and another ...

My pal has spent many hours the last few years trying to get a buck with his phoenix......Sat Dec 1st it happened for him and I was close enough to witness the luminck hit the buck...what a great memory for me and the smile on his face as we found him was priceless!! How we found him http://i375.pho...

Has been a tough year with deer #'s certainly down in my WMU....85 Was very lucky on OCT 16th to harvest a small buck on the 1st day out.....since then (about 70 sits) very few deer encounters. This past Monday morning I finally filled an additional archery tag as a nice young doe gave me a 20 yd br...

WTG.....that is so special taking your first deer with a broadhead....you will always remember!!

Also really cool that you have a trail cam pic of him!

Sorry...should clarify.....1st deer of the season Maple....my 1st day out thanks to my Buddy telling me "its time to hunt" Got my Phoenix in Dec 08 so this is my 3rd (2011) full season with it...love it and how it shoots...I know what I can do with it under 25 yrds This is the 11th deer I ...

My buddy from the Muskokas came down this wkd to hunt deer with me...I had not hunted yet but did have a few cameras out as well as stands ready to go....seems like a few deer around this year. Sure was windy weather to hunt!! Hunted the same stand morning and evening ( deep in the woods in cedars)....

My hunting buddy's son took this deer last night from a double stand with his father...a seasoned crossbow hunter. This fella is 12 years old and completed his hunter safety apprenticeship program just a few weeks ago here in Ontario. He practiced his shooting with Dad's trusty excal a few days ago ...

Do not forget about the Phoenix....175 lb draw...plenty for deer and easier on you and your string if you want to shoot it often. I was in your position last year when I started to bowhunt and purchased my bow very late in the season. I have taken 7 deer with the Phoenix since then and have no regre...

WTG Pydpiper....I knew that you would succeed!! I read almost every post on here from Oct-Sept and I do think you are the only one who sat in stands as many times as I did this past season!

Enjoy your well deserved venison....this is special.

P.S....awesome grouse harvest RJ...I am jealous!

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Well said Crazyfarmer....we are all very fortunate to share our unique interest in crossbows and hunting with all of the great individuals on this forum.
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My 2nd year bowhunting and I filled 4 additional archery tags with my phoenix...2 does, 1 fawn and a spike buck. I hunt 2 properties...one was almost void of deer(my producer last year) and on the new property I had 4 different stands that each produced 1 deer for me.....this was very rewarding. I h...