OK, I didn't get a chance to read this yesterday and my post got hijacked. I know I can hunt in Wyoming during the archery season with a crossbow. I have downloaded the regulations for this year andthoroughly read them. What I want to know is:
How long has Wyoming allowed crossbows to be used in the regular archery season?!!!Sorry to shout. The reason I want to know is that in my research for an upcoming pronghorn hunt I have found out that only 15% of archers in Wyoming use a crossbow during the archery season. About 80% use the compound and the remaining 5% use traditional bows. I think that crossbows have been allowed there for at least 10 years. One of the arguments against allowing crossbows into the archery seasons (for example, here in Colorado) is that they are too deadly at long yardages and that every Tom, Dick, and Harry is going to pick up a crossbow without practicing and flood the archery season with hunters. If this was true, doesn't it make sense that a higher percentage of archery hunters would use this sure-fire "arrow launcher"? Just thought it was interesting and a good argument for allowing crossbows in other states here in the West. It also speaks of the efficiency of the modern compound bow and in my mind there's not a lot of difference between shooting a crossbow and shooting a new compound bow with all the gadgets.