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BC -
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MA Jay, you are correct when you state that 60% of all archery kills are with crossbows.
HOWEVER.....58% of all archers use crossbows, and they kill 2% more than their verticle bow counterparts comparatively.
This is still a misleading number because the other 42% of bowhunters include traditional in with compound users.
This group using both compounds and traditional bows accounts for 40% of all archery deer taken.
No matter how hard you WANT those figures to prove that crossbows are some magical weapon, giving the user a huge advantage........it just is not there.
Crossbows will not be the end of civilization.....