What is the difference to you if someone is sitting in a tree stand some distance away from you if they are using a longbow, recurve, compound or cross bow?
The biggest reason is also the simplest...its not bowhunting.
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With all due respect, that really doesn't answer the question. That's just a statement and it doesn't address what differrence it makes to your bow hunting if somebody is sitting in another tree with a cross bow vs a compound. Lot's of things are "not bowhunting" but certainly have no significant negative impact on your sport. How about if somebody is in a tree stand just with a camera? That's not bowhunting. Really, please answer the question. How are you negatively effected by a guy in your area cross bow hunting any more than you would be by the guy hunting with a compound. WIth regard to the flintlock, although I wouldn't have a problem with that eitherI could at least understand theargument that it makes a lot of noise when it shoots, thus disturbing the game more than archery equipment (including xbow) but for the life of me, I just can't see how anybody is adversely effected by the xbow vssome other kind of bow.