Good points, let me address them

#1 - " You can mount quality optics on that crossbow, and it shoots a lot farther and faster than that compound "

Thats not true. A compound will perform better at longer ranges. Faster ? I don't think thats true either, and if it were we also know that faster doesn't mean more accurate, it means less accurate.

A crossbow isn't drawn. That much is true. But lets comapare the high letoffs of compounds to longbows/recurves ? Also compare that there no way to prepare for shooting a deer like you can with a compound. No drawing when the deer is coming in and waiting, no drawing when the deer is behind a tree and holding. Also, can we compare the speeds and distances of the compound to recurves and longbows like we have to crossbows and compounds ? See my point ?

#2 - " How many times over the years have bowhunters been busted just by the act of drawing the bow? A hunter using a cross-bow only has to be concerned about the aiming part of the shot (as far as being busted for movement)."

Jim - Good point. However again compare the times a recurve/longbow shooter gets busted as opposed to compounds that draw before the animal gets close or is fully in the open ?

Equal comparisons will show that a compound is easier to use vs a recurve/longbow than a crossbow is to a compound. Am I wrong ?
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