Gentlemen

Just joined today. Thought I'd throw my two cents worth in.

Hunted with a rifle for almost 40 years (I'm a northern Ontario boy) and took up bow hunting three years ago for a better challenge. Because of a right shoulder/arm disability I chose a crossbow.

I initially ordered an Excal Exocet but the store screwed up and they brought in an Excal Vixen instead. With the hunt only days away I fussed a bit but since I was a regular they discounted it heavily and I went with it.

The first shot I took at an animal a week later was a bull moose at a range of 27 metres. He dropped within 150 metres. And that was with Excal's "low end" model rated at 275 fps.

Excal's products and support are excellent. They went with the KISS principle and use a recurve design for all models except one.

Bottom line; take the 'bow off the rack, string it and go hunting; no tuning, no resighting (although I do check the sights with a couple of shots) plus I regularly tighten all the fastenings.

Excalibur all the way!

I use the bow for turkey, whitetail, moose, black bear (unless it's a nuisance bear) and ruffed grouse. Planning a caribou hunt in Quebec in the next year or two.

Our bow hunt club (myself and two others) got a bull moose tag and we'll be off on September 14th to Manitouwadge. We're fully digital now and should have good pics to post.

After that, bow season for deer opens October 1st and ends December 31st.

It's going to be a sweet fall!

Canuck

Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
Ducks Unlimited Canada