Stealth_Force - I don't think I said that. I missed my elk because I hit a limb, and oddly enough hit a limb on the whitetail too. I haven't missed two animals since 1995 ! I know that a faster arrow would have killed me two nice animals. Now, I DID miss, and I should have seen the limbs, just didn't. I can shoot well enough, both shots felt good. I wanted to hunt last year with my longbow but wasn't a good enough shot. I am not the shot I was with a compound though, just like compound shooters are not as accurate as rifle shooter.

" I find it VERY hard to understand WHY people would try to talk others into making a hard job (killing a deer with a pointed stick with blades on it) EVEN harder. I use a compound, a release, sights, silencers, carbon arrows (don't EVEN go there), stabilizer, wrist sling, and a peep. ALL help me hit my target. EVEN WITH all that, the animal can still move, that makes it hard enough for me. Now you want me to start flinging arrows with trad stuff? How many deer you want wounded by having us all go trad?"

I aint talking anyone into it. FACT - a lot of bowhunters want to ban crossbows. Why ? Because it isn't challenging they say, like a compound. BUT when using the same comparisons between compounds and recurve/longbows, we see even MORE differences and challenges, don't we ? I listed a few even. So wheres the logic ?? Seperate crossbows out, then seperate compounds too because surly they are even more difficult to use and master ? Right ?

You can't force ethics. You can be an example, you can talk about it and debate it, but can't make anyone adhere to ethcis. We all know those guys who don't sight in their rifles, who don't practice, who take very poor shots ... what to do ? I know that theres anything that can be done. Accuracy is paramount, but not a reason to place restrictions on weapons is it ? I think we bowhunt for the challenge, some see a crossbow as a challenge, some a compound, others recurves/longbows and others selfbows. To each his own I say ... but many do not say that. They say that because a crossbow (that heavy, awkward, loud, not as accurate as a compound, triggered, wheelie with sights thing we described above) isn't hand drawn, and for that reason only, ban it from archery season. I don't buy that anymore because the reasoning behind that view is flawed best I can tell.

BOWFANATIC - EXACTLY ! If being easier is the criteria for seperating weapons - then surly a compound should be taken out as well. Is that not correct everybody ??

Charlie P - You are correct. May I expand on that ? How many crossbow shooters out of a 100 ? DOES IT MATTER ? In Arkansas the season has stayed the same length, bag limits are just fine, theres no overcrowding in the woods ... theres NO reason to back that crossbows are bad.




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Edited by - stealthycat on 11/22/2002 15:00:09