As a diehard bowhunter, I’ve cherished every rut-time hunt I’ve experienced for the past five-plus decades. Last year was no different … with one exception.
You see, last year’s rut found me in the woods toting a crossbow for the first time. Due to arm surgery and consistent physical therapy shortly before the deer hunting season, I quickly discovered that hunting with a crossbow was the only way I would get back into the woods during bow season.
My home state of Illinois had just passed a law that allowed those 62 years old and older to hunt with a crossbow.
Talk about perfect timing. I had just turned 62. I was back in the game!
SIMILAR ROUTINE
I knew bucks would be most vulnerable during late October and early November, so I would do nothing different with a crossbow than I did when I hunted with a recurve or compound bow. Treestands would still be set up for close-range
