Crossbow is legal here during special crossbow season and for hunters with disabilties or injuries. I have the Excalibur Equinox and love it. Excalibur has a great website with video feeds to guide you from the shipping carton to the field. Also include a DVD. I had never shot a crossbow, strung one, or seen anyone shoot one! I still havent! I got mine last october and harvested a wild tirkey and a whitetail last fall. I have read other forums and talked to alot of people and i highly reccomend Excalibur. I sure am glad i didnt get a compound type crossbow. I believe simple is better. The Equinox is very powerful and accurate.