I'm pro crossbow and am on many xbow forums. I'd like to share a few thoughts w/ ya'll. I read mostly the same objections and repies everywhere.I can understand your collective fears that the orange army is going to drop by Walmart grab an xbow and screw up what has til this point been a good thing. Most gun hunters that haven't used archery equipment of any kind don't fare too well the first few years. Most are used to alot longer ranges than archers take game at. They aren't as scent conscious and get frustrated in short order. The multi tool hunter is already in the woods during archery season. IOW, you are already dealing/sharing w/ them. Your fears are reasonable ones, but the history of xbow expansion has and is proving them mostly unfounded. I'm in Arkansas, have 4 1/2 month season and a 4 deer limit, all weapons. Ohio is the other state that has allowed them for a real long time. Longer seasons and very liberal bag limits in most areas there too for the most part. I know it's easy for my xbow buddies to say it's much ado about nothing because for the most part it's true, but that doesn't do you guys faced w/ expansion or initiation much good at this point. They are legal in one form or another in 47 states today and in something like 11 or 12 during archery season or have their own season running w/ archery season, it's hard to keep up w/ as changes are coming rapidly. Therehas beenvery little impact to the herds or the hunters so far. And in closing, Yes, I know there is a bozo on every bus, yours, mine, theirs. Thank-you for your time.