ORIGINAL: GrumpyTom
I have been a member here for many years. I stopped coming to the forum because of the behavior of a few members. A few weeks ago, it was recommended that I come back because this forum had changed.
Well, unfortantly I see that is has not. Over the last few weeks or so, it was common for me to see the past bad behavior again. Members typically attack other members which state their personal opinion because they feel it was incorrect.
People you do not need to attack a person for making a personal opinion public. If you feel that opinion is incorrect, then disprove it with what you feel is the truth. Support it with data if you can. Everyone has or will have different opinions from the next one in line. If you feel you have to attack something, attack the statement, not the person. Free exchange of opinions and statements only makes a forum a better place.
The only way crossbow hunters or shooters can or will convince politicians that crossbows Do Not Give Any More Of An Advantage To The Hunter Then The Compound Does Over the Longbow or Recurve is to teach the people that do not know the truth. Bashing, thrashing and name calling will not ever do that. Disprove incorrect statements with data which will back up your statement. We need to leave an image in the minds of the UNKNOWN that wee are not morons but civil educated ethical hunters. If you are able to prove your statements or opinions, then the uneducated will get to figure out the truth on their own, most people are smart, and if not, then they will never learn anyway.
If we do not behave in a proper manner, then we will never get the recognition that the crossbow deserves.
i dont use crossbow but i do sight them in for others they are having problems and no time to correct them..
here is what i see on crossbows..
most of the shooters at our archery club use a compound or ,like me, recurve..
when i take those crossbows to shoot, many hate me..
why, becasue its easier to shoot for person that does not practice with compound or have time..
notice i said EASIER..it is with scope and how accurate they are..
now, i was surprised on the HATE for crossbow user, so, ole sproul had to INTERVIEW,you know me,ha to get at TRUTH..
well, TRUTH is, those archery hunters DONT WANT more hunters in woods in ARCHERY SEASON..by using crossbow, many new hunters will be out after same buck they are after..do to lack of deer here in pa, this is their worry..
now, when we get like 60 or so, most dont hunt anymore with bow..with CROSSBOW us older farts will be out in woods hunting archery..
MOST i talk to dont want crossbows because thats MORE hunters in archery..that is TRUE..
now, i will tell you why i dont like CROSSBOW..most i see using them DONT PRACTICE..they make shots at 50 yds,take them out 1 time a year to practice..i saw gang last year with all crossbows..they were DRIVING deer too, you believe that..
these misguided hunters think crossbow is rifle..i am finding bolts laying in woods ..
then you hear stories of park ranger picking up 18 bolts in the park in no hunting areas..
are they being used for POACHING..you BET they are!!
now, all this taken inton consideration,hunters that dont want MORE hunters in woods and poachers new weapon..
croosbows were always used to POACH..heck, i heard stories at work 25 years ago of 1 guy who got 100 deer with crossbow, they finally caught him..his answer was, well, i shot 100 and only pinched for 1,cost him 100 dollars..
sorry got off track..most of hate i hear is because BUBBA is now going out archery hunting and has new toy..ARCHERY HUNTERS dont want more BUBBAS out trying to get their buck..
i said this would happen when deer became less..my fear is that you are going to see MORE hunters at each others throats in near future..
it happened to me this year and i expect more of it in future..