posted on November 05, 2009 07:46
Review by Daniel James Hendricks
As the crossbow and crossbow hunting becomes more commonplace, we are seeing a surge of quality hunting videos appearing on the market featuring our favorite tool for procuring excellent table fare. Crossbow Compulsion, which is produced by Team Backwoods and stars Bill & Kath Troubridge from Excalibur Crossbows along with some of their many friends, is an excellent addition to your crossbow-hunting DVD collection. There are eighteen hunts with a ton of different species from all across the North American Continent. All of the hunts are entertaining and well filmed, documenting some great encounters with handsome animals, in beautiful places and along with some terribly excited hunters as well. We all participate in this sport for that one magic moment when the hunter is in the right place at the right time and suddenly it is “show time”. This production captures that “show time” moment over and over again allowing the viewer to share the adventure of our on-screen hunters. A dark room and a big screen television put you right there in the middle of it all. You can almost smell the action as you pulse speeds up and you feel your muscles tense in excitement.
One of the most exciting capers on the DVD was Bill Troubridge hunting bears on the ground as a curious bruin swaggered up to him and got close enough to smell Bill’s breath. It was a tense moment, but Bill remained on his belly, completely motionless, as the bear gave him the once over and then walked away. What great footage that was. Five bears met their Waterloo in this video along with Whitetails, Mule Deer, Antelope, American Bison, Moose, Wild Hogs and even with an Alligator thrown in for good measure. It was a great assortment of creatures, but I was a little disappointed not to see any of Bill and Kath’s great African trophies. However, I am betting that is another production that we can all look forward to seeing in the very near future.
Winter is not that far away people, and this would be a great time to lay this DVD up for the inactive months when the hunting seasons are closed and you will be in great need of a well-produced fix of outdoor adventure. Believe me when I say, Crossbow Compulsion will fill the bill (and I don’t mean the Troubridge Bill). To obtain a copy of Crossbow Compulsion, give Excalibur Crossbows a call at 800-463-1817. They will be happy to help you with your order. Watch for other quality crossbow productions to appear in the Excalibur lineup.