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I have made a few posts here so I guess I should introduce myself, forgive me if this is not the right place to do so.
My name is Barry, I'm 46 years oldand a lifelong hunter. In the fall of '94 I fell from a treestand and was paralyzed from the chest down. Since that time I have been using a crossbow and have been fortunate to take a good number of deer with it.
I look forward to getting advice and tips from the members of this site and hope I can make a contribution now and then.
xbowbarry

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Welcome aboard Barry.

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Welcome Barry,great folks here ,glad to have you here:D

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Welcome! Glad to hear you are still at it! What state are you from or hunting in?

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I forgot to add that I live in central VA.
Thanks for the welcome.

xbowbarry

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Welcome Barry, sorry to hear of the accident. You have been busy knocking down those deer. Sounds good, we all learn from each other here. Of course some have been using CB's back when the Rockies were mole hills!:D

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Welcome Barry!!!

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Barry,

Welcome to the forum. Glad to see that you are still getting out there and enjoying the woods.

HH

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Welcome Barry, which xbow are you shooting?

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HI Barry! Welcome!!

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I also left outanother important fact.
I shoot an Excalibur Exocet -the old model with a new set of limbs which fire my bolts at 286 fps.
Mybolts are Gold Tips made by Dan Miller of Horizontal Archery in Ohio.
My Broadheads are Muzzy 100's.
This has proved to be a very lethal combo.

xbowbarry

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xbb, you're ahead of the game already, lol. I'm getting the same fps w/ my Phoenix and Millers Killers, w/ Slicks.

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Barry, Glad you are making the best of things. I too was paralyzed but by Gods Grace I was healed and walk again. No real explaination by the docs, but again that was in1969 and technology wasn't the best. I have lots of issues like pain for the big one and foot drop is the newest. I drag my feet of course and was walking through the yard, toe caught, I can't tell, and straight over the top it went....Crunch. Now in a big ol' moon boot of a thing. As the result of a horrendous car crash (i was rearended) I have a brain injury and had to have my left shoulder reconstructed. I tried a vertical bow custom made in low poundage, but just couldn't do it once the scar tissue formed. SO, now I am taking up the crossbow. Just got one off these boards, a Horton Hunter 200lb. setup complete w/all the bells and whistles I guess from my limited knowlege of them.

I am next door to the west.....in West by God Virginia.

Do you use ground blinds, natural or the tent type or ???
Any tips on how to hunt with a xb on the ground would be greatly appreciated.

I am a lifelong hunter too. Quite established as a bowhunter having taken nearly 300 critters of all types, all over the US and Canada. Those days, as you know are gone. Now deer will be it. Of course there are Turkeys in the spring.

Would you mind telling me some hunting tales using your xbow. I love a good BS session and now fellow disabled hunters are more important to me. Love to hear detailed success stories. I bet others would too.

WELCOME

Dave in WV

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welcome aboard

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welcome to the forum. sorry to hear of your injury. many of us here use xbows due to injuries or disabilities tho not nearly as extensive as yours. you've hooked up with dan miller and you shoot the best crossbow ever. lol. i too shoot an exocet. sounds like you're well on your way bro.:D