GNeral I remember the fight at the biginning of the compound, but i have been lucky to hunt in an area that has (in my memory) allwed crossbows forever.
You are also incorrect about not being able to use crossbows in Colorado. Arthritis in the sholder is deemed a disability by most Dr's and back in 2002-2003 a disabled hunter in Col sued and won the right to use the crossbow. Here is part of postings from back then.
My name is Tom LaQuey, My email address is
[email protected] I live in Colorado and just won a case through the US Department of Justice and the US Department of the Interior against Colorado concerning their discrimination of me for not allowing me a disabled[/b] individual to use a crossbow in the bow seasons here. Because of my complaint Colorado finally issued 12 crossbow accommodations last year. They are still too restrictive in their requirements and it will take a few more complaints by others before we open it up the way it should be for the disabled[/b] bow hunters.
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Talk to every disabled[/b] hunter you can and ask them to apply as well. They don't need a hunting license in the state to apply for a crossbow accommodation. I am trying to make the snowballs grow. I want to see the US Department of the Interior having to decide thousands of discrimination complaints for disabled[/b] hunters all over the US and we will soon see the crossbow not disputed anywhere the disabled[/b] need it to hunt as an equal to whole bodied hunters anywhere.
Since that date, I know that crossbows has opened up right across the country because of his Federal Suit he won. Some States opened up crossbows totally to everyone after some residents filed against them. You see the Federal Government ruled that they cold not EXCLUDE crossbows from the disabled, as well, they could NOT CHARGE them any fees that other hunters were not charged (no fees for the permits, unless abled bodied hunters were charged the same fees).
IF I was you, I would look into the permitfor your personal use.
Good luck.