Was out today at a spot I’ve been to a few times last couple of days, but today for the first time I saw these crossbow and bow arrows sticking in a tree … dangerous neigbourghood …
Looks like 2 shots to sight in and nice grouping after that.
Wonder why they left their bolts in the tree?
crossbows are illegal . one tainan guy used it on a japanese girl he picked up at the tainan train station a few years ago. She was a first time tourist travelling by herself. Young and cute and he offered to have her stay the night thinking sex was involved. She thought he was only being helpful. when she spurned him, he got out the crossbow and shot her, dismembered her. Threw her head in the local garbage pit and the body elsewhere. Was months before the police found out it was him , located the body. The head is still missing.
Anyway, back to crossbow hunting…
You can pick up some good archery bows around Taipei, pretty cheap too. I was thinking about buying one myself as archery is something I have never done.
[quote=“TainanCowboy”]Looks like 2 shots to sight in and nice grouping after that.
Wonder why they left their bolts in the tree?[/quote]
Because the tree is like 10 meters from the road in scrub covered pit … difficult to reach, and the arrows are like 6-8 meters up 
Archery in Taipei? Really? Where? I built a crossbow as a high school woodshop project, but never bothered to buy and mount the hardware. Messed around with a variety of bows–compound, Japanese Zen–and enjoyed it, but never invested much time. Hmmm…
One of the best in the world is from Taiwan.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2004/08/21/2003199692
When I lived in Thailand, I used to go crossbow hunting with the locals. It was quite a bit of fun.
[quote=“belgian pie”][quote=“TainanCowboy”]Looks like 2 shots to sight in and nice grouping after that. Wonder why they left their bolts in the tree?[/quote]Because the tree is like 10 meters from the road in scrub covered pit … difficult to reach, and the arrows are like 6-8 meters up [/quote]BP -
Thanks…and as usual, great pic.
[quote=“TainanCowboy”]Looks like 2 shots to sight in and nice grouping after that.
Wonder why they left their bolts in the tree?[/quote]
You should see a tree up on the hill behind my house. About 20 feet up and could only have been shot from more than 30 yards out. About a dozen bolts placed in a pattern smaller than a tea saucer. No sighting shots. That is some FINE shooting.
[quote=“sandman”][quote=“TainanCowboy”]Looks like 2 shots to sight in and nice grouping after that.
Wonder why they left their bolts in the tree?[/quote]
You should see a tree up on the hill behind my house. About 20 feet up and could only have been shot from more than 30 yards out. About a dozen bolts placed in a pattern smaller than a tea saucer. No sighting shots. That is some FINE shooting.[/quote]
Of course you don’t see all the ones that missed the tree…
[quote=“irishstu”][quote=“sandman”][quote=“TainanCowboy”]Looks like 2 shots to sight in and nice grouping after that.
Wonder why they left their bolts in the tree?[/quote]
You should see a tree up on the hill behind my house. About 20 feet up and could only have been shot from more than 30 yards out. About a dozen bolts placed in a pattern smaller than a tea saucer. No sighting shots. That is some FINE shooting.[/quote]
Of course you don’t see all the ones that missed the tree…[/quote] :bravo: :bravo: :roflmao: :roflmao: :bravo: :bravo:
Maybe he was hunting for trees? See any guys in the area in ghillie suits with sap on their face and a pick up
bed full of beer?
Reviving the topic for informational purpose.
Contrary to popular opinion, crossbows aren’t completely illegal in Taiwan. You do need a license to purchase them, and the store you purchase them from will help with the process. While some police officers may try to discourage you from doing it, the truth is you can get the license. It takes a couple of months of processing, and you must be at least 20 years old, have no criminal record, and have no pending judgment/protection order against you. Otherwise the permit is relatively easy to get. Though there will be annual inspection the licensing and inspection is actually more relaxed compared to say a scooter license once you do get it.
It’s much easier license to get compared to say a firearm.
Is the location of usage limited? As far as I could remember, only the aboriginals are allowed to hunt, using a bow or a gun.
There are obviously legitimate target practice uses for it, but I imagine you can’t carry the stuff in the open as they can get you for violation of the social order act (same goes for carrying realistic looking airsoft guns in a threatening manner). But you can take it in a bow case to an archery range for example.
But in my opinion, it’s not really worth it. Crossbow kinda takes the sport out of archery, it just becomes a low powered rifle. Just stick with compound bows. It requires no registration and it can be just as effective sometimes.
Agree. Crossbow is more for hunting imo.
Thing is, hunting isn’t really possible unless you are aborigines, but if you are hunting feral hogs, there are little to no restrictions to hunting them (according to a Taiwanese I asked). As feral hogs are generally considered pests so you can kill them however way you want.
But it’s illegal to carry hunting weapons in the open for as far as I know. So technically you still can’t “go hunting” without a permission. I know some people hunt hogs or monkeys for a living, I’m just not sure if they “have to” be aboriginal.
I really don’t know much about this…
Not really, a long bow is more effective at long range. Perhaps try shooting a crossbow at a longer range it will be more challenging.