3 bowhunters in the woods, one with a compound, one with a crossbow and one with a recurve. Their bowhunts pretty much are identical from the start to almost the finish. One might hang a stand a bit differnt angle because his bow is 64", one might get a bit higher in the tree because he's shooting 325 fps, one guy might sit his stand a bit different to get a good rest for his crossbow ......... but until that time comes to shoot, nothing really changes too much, does it ?

Everything changes at that point. The choice of weapon makes the hunt much more difficult, or much easier, when it comes time to shoot. Still gotta watch that wind, watch the movement, get 20 yards etc ....... nothing changes there.

I don't mind crossbows in archery season, or compounds, or whatever bow you want to use. I understand the differences, each bowhunter has their own priorities. Self bowyers earn the utmost respect in what they do. Traditional hunters do it the hard way too, not quite as hard, but hard. Compounders and crossbow hunters take the path of least resistance - but it still aint easy to kill a deer with their weapons, the challenges are still there, just not as challenging.