Its accepted here in Ohio and it catching on in other states. I think in other states people talk down on them only because they are not legal and dont get to use them so some of them talk them down out of envy. I am not trying to act like an indian or be manly and say I do it the hard way, I just like the long season and not geting shot by all the gun hunters. A guy at work moved here fromIL. about five years ago and made fun of me andthe guys a work and said we must be handicap. Well when it came time to update his bow and he bought a CB and loves it.