Field & Stream

Ravin LR Crossbow Review—Expert Tested

The LR incorporates key technologies that made Ravin so successful to begin with. That’s actually a departure from two of the brand’s more recent, and more radical, designs, the R500 and R18, both of ...
Star Tribune

Hunting deer with crossbows is bringing more young Minnesotans into the sport

The increased freedom to use crossbows to hunt deer is drawing more people into the sport in Minnesota, particularly youth hunters, according to the Department of Natural Resources. License sales data ...
Star Tribune

Anderson: With crossbow’s wider use, is the sun setting on the ‘old way’ of bow hunting?

In May 2023, near the end of that year’s legislative session, a conference committee deal was struck to allow any licensed Minnesota archer to hunt deer with a crossbow. The proposal never was heard ...

Massachusetts looks to expand deer hunting, including Sunday and crossbow hunting

Will Sunday no longer be a peaceful day of rest for deer in the Bay State? State wildlife officials are looking into ...
WEAU

Archery and crossbow deer hunting seasons to open Sept. 13

MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters that the archery and crossbow deer hunting seasons open Sept. 13, 2025. According to the DNR, the two seasons ...