anyone use a crossbow for yotes?

season starts oct. 1 in new york
i want to hunt them but don't want to spook the deer to much by using a gun
am trying to rig up my recurve with a laser dot but that is becoming to hard to shoot instictive and then go to concentrating on a little red dot bouncing all over the place

whats everyones take on crossbows?
distances?
how do they handle?
accuracy?