As bow season approaches, Oak Duke recalls how hunting practices and deer populations have changed over the years.

And if you want the best recurve crossbow for the money, you want an Excalibur. The company is the king of recurve crossbows and the Matrix GRZ2 is Excalibur’s most budget-friendly model.

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2. SA Sports’ Empire Recurve Crossbow: If you want to maximize features without spending a fortune, this new addition to our list is well worth considering. 3.

A recurve crossbow is easier to disassemble and much easier to fix if you damage a string on a hunt. The recurve setup makes it tougher to cock this 225-pound bruiser, but the payoff is plenty of ...

But choosing the right crossbow isn’t easy. While recurve models are relatively straightforward, compound crossbows incorporate a number of different materials and technologies.

The author's grizzly was one of the biggest taken with a recurve bow. Tyler Freel The biggest interior grizzly bear ever killed by a bowhunter was shot in May 2009 by Pennsylvania hunter Rob Debias.