Daniel - Regarding the article, New York Crossbows Mean Big $$$ For Conservation Fund, Summer 2010 edition, the comment was made "I have left a bow cocked for several days while in camp and it caused no harm." Can this be true? I have been an avid crossbow hunter for 10 years and from the beginning was instructed and with everything read that you should not leave a bow cocked for more than 3 to 4 hours.

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Dear HBM - With only 4-days left in the season, I set up 3 decoys and called at dawn, a half mile west of the roost of a large group of Turkeys. I had scouted and hunted the area previously and noticed that they tended to head west to feed early. The hunt was ideal, in that I spotted the Tom coming to my call and answering while he was still 200 yards away. He took his time and hung up a couple of times, fanning and calling, it was neat...

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Daniel - I wanted to go hunt, or at least visit, with a diehard crossbow hunter near where I live. I am in northwest Georgia, about 45 minutes from Atlanta. Do you know anyone who is a well-known crossbow hunter who lives in this area, or someone who has a few crossbow records to their credit?

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Good morning Daniel – I went up at the cabin for Father’s Day to check my trail cameras. What a great thing, I got a picture of the same cinnamon bear that I got a shot of last week. The really neat thing about it is that it came through at 10:18 and we arrived there at 10:35. I also got a photo of another bear that came through at 3:47 that morning. Seems to be a lot of activity right now and I believe it is the "season" for bears to seek each other out to make little bears. Hopefully a sow with a cub or two will find her way to the Cuddy Back.

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Well I put in a few days hunting in Wisconsin this weekend.  It paid off to stay in the blind as long as possible.  Yesterday I got in the blind at about 5:30 a.m. and did not come out until 7:50 p.m. or so.  Oh what a long day.  I saw lots of birds, they were gobblin’ till noon on Saturday and I think this bird and his buddy came in yesterday at about 11:00 a.m.  The shot was too long so I let them go.  Today (Sunday) I moved my blind up the hill into the food plot to get the best shot possible at any birds that might come to the plot.  The plot is mostly clover and chicory with some trefoil and other things deer and turkeys like.  Anyway, I was extremely tired and falling in and out of sleep about every half hour.  I would wake up look around and then drift back off to sleep.  At about 11:00 I contemplated calling my brother-in-law and asking him to come and get me but something told me to wait until noon.  I had seen birds pretty late in the morning yesterday.

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Dear HBM-Attached are a couple of pictures of the black bear I killed out of Red Pine Lodge, near Foleyet, Ontario, last week. Six of the hunters in our group of 7 took 4 boars and 2 sows, 5 with bolt action 30-06s and 1 with a lever action 35 Remington. Another rifle hunter from MI, with his wife filming in a pop-up blind, killed one with his 30-06. Two of three bow hunters from MI, also staying at Red Pine, got the heaviest bears (they hunted close to the Foleyet town dump, while we were out 15 - 25 miles on baits). A summer resident from Indiana also killed one with his muzzleloader. That's 10 for 12!

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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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Oh Man, what a good article and very thought provoking to say the least!  My compliments to Mr. Boeh for his interesting take on the subject.  I have never been real far to the left in the pew, tending to lean more to the right.  Now, I'm kind of in the middle and its getting a little crowded, but there's plenty of room. Stay well, Doug Gray – CO

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Daniel - My name is Aaron Ott and I stumbled across your name and email address while searching for information on the Scorpyd crossbow.  I am wondering if you have any further information regarding the Scorpyd crossbow.  I am very interested in this crossbow, but it is so new that I cannot find much information about it.

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Dear HBM – It is Don Lindh, touching base with you again.  I read this article supporting crossbows in the NRA’s American Hunter Magazine.  I was glad the NRA printed it and was pleased with their supportive response.  The guy that sent in the letter is so far off base I thought you might like to see the NRA’s response.

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 Hi Daniel - It occurs to me that the ACF has reached a crossroads, which in fact was the motivation for my recent editorial.  The message I was trying to convey may have gotten lost in my attempt to be diplomatic.  Which way are we going to go, I wonder.  Is the focus on money or mission?  Crossbow manufacturers are motivated by profit, as any commercial entity should be.

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 Greetings Daniel – It’s been a while since my last e-mail, but I just returned from my first ever black bear hunt in Canada and what a blast it was!  I started working on this trip after meeting Jeff and Annette Smith of Kutawagan Outfitters at the Richmond, Virginia hunting show last August.

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Dear HBM - Second night of bow season here in Wisconsin, I got two shots off with my TenPoint crossbow. Six bucks and two does came out into the hayfield anywhere from ten to thirty yards away.

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Dear HBM - Thank you so much for including my picture in the Winter 2007 edition. You've made this crossbow hunter very happy.

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