Todd Graf has been a good, personal friend of mine for a decade and a half; and over the course of those years he has established a reputation within the industry as a serious bowhunter as well as a very competent business man. In recent years, he has entered into the field of hunting DVD production and I am here to report that he maintains his personal level of excellence in this endeavor as well.

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My position as a manufacturer of crossbows has made me extremely sensitive to crossbow safety.This is, for several reasons, largely because with the considerable contact I have with crossbow shooters at the shows I hear lots of horror stories about what went wrong, who got hurt and how it happened.Also, it’s because in today’s litigious society it’s vital that we cross our T’s and dot all the I’s at Excalibur to be absolutely certain that our product is safe and that our customers are fully instructed in the safe use of our crossbows....

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Well, here we are again. Spring has arrived, at least for most of you. (It is still a topic of debate here in Ohio, as I write this article.) Geese are sitting on nests, leaves are on the trees and the fish are biting, all good signs of warmer weather to come.

After a huge crossbow expansion in 2009, it appears that 2010 is on a similar track.Maryland and Delaware appear to be adding crossbows for everyone during the entire archery season. For the past several years, those 65 and over could use the crossbow during the archery season in Maryland. While these states are not big in hunting numbers, they will apply huge pressure as the crossbow expansion works its way up the east coast. New York and the New England states see the wave headed their way and should jump on board over the next couple of years. There is more and more interest in the northeast every year.

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As the crossbow continues its steady march into the hunting seasons of states and provinces of North America, evidence indicates that those who still reject the crossbow as an archery tool are becoming more frenzied in their efforts to halt the expansion of the crossbow hunting season.In spite of their increased efforts, barriers and restrictions that have been in place for decades continue to crumble and fall away as common sense and documented statistics dash the lies and myths that have maligned the crossbow since the dawning of modern archery.

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Some folks refer to people like me as an outdoorsman and my wife Joyce, although not a hunter herself, an outdoorslady. Melana, our nine year old granddaughter was a chip off the old block. She loved all animals and was infatuated with nature. She was an outdoor little girl.Every chance Joyce and I had to take her along with us to our cabin in Jefferson County, Melana was always anxious to go. At the cabin, Melana was in her glory, hiking, deer watching, 4 - wheeler riding, star gazing, roasting marshmallows over the campfire, and practicing her archery with her recurve bow and my TenPoint crossbow. Her goal was to be an accomplished archer so she could go turkey and deer hunting with my son, Ben, and me this year.

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Dear Daniel – Can you put something in the magazine that would help me find anyone that lives close to me that would enjoy shooting crossbows and hunting together. I like to have company, but have no one to share the experience with. I live approximately 60 miles southeast of Springfield, MO. If you need more information give me a call at 417-683-5814. Thank you. Looking for a crossbow-friend. Don Nelson - MO

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One of the many seeds planted deep within my psyche by my parents as a youngster was an abhorrence for bullies.We all know what they are and have seen them in action as they browbeat their victims; victims whom are usually smaller and weaker and pose no real threat to the attacker.As I aged, my unique personality (some would say obnoxious personality) frequently made me the target of bullies in my everyday life and that personal contact only served to deepen my distain for those who brutally intimidate, just because they can.

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The Axiom is a user-friendly bow that is easy to assemble, comfortable to use and tough as granite, while being very simple to maintain.

With spring bear season right around the corner, Excalibur offered me their 2010 Axiom to field test against the mighty bruins of Manitoba. I deduced that nothing should work better on a Canadian black bear than a Canadian crossbow so eagerly accepted their offer and shortly thereafter received the Axiom package directly from the Excalibur factory in Ontario.

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