The parent company of Minnesota Sportsman magazine is launching Crossbow Revolution, a publication devoted entirely to crossbows. New models promising faster arrows (they’re called “bolts” when fired from a crossbow) are heavily marketed in major retailers such as Gander Mountain and Cabela’s. On the heels of an explosion in popularity of archery in general, crossbow sales are surging. Previously, in both states, crossbows were treated essentially like rifles and shotguns, allowed only during each state’s firearms seasons, which last from eight days in Wisconsin to a few weeks in Minnesota in the chillier November air. In Minnesota, archery hunters older than age 60 will have the same option.
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Lynch will be among a number of hunters in both states who will take advantage of new regulations that allow crossbow hunters to join the ranks of archers for a season that runs through the end of the year.įor the first time, Wisconsin will allow anyone with a deer archery license to hunt with a crossbow for the entire season by spending an extra $3. “I can get more speed out of it than my compound bow.” “I’m a bow hunter, but I think I’ll probably bring out my crossbow Saturday,” said Lynch, 61. Many of them, such as Tom Lynch of Oak Grove, won’t be drawing their bows vertically, but horizontally, with fingers on triggers. A half-hour before Saturday’s sunrise, tens of thousands of archery hunters throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin will be perched in trees, hoping a whitetail strides into range.
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