Ed McDonald no where in the statement did they say that you did not need to practice with the crossbow. All they said was that they (the shooter) did not need to do all of the practicing which is needed to become effective with the crossbow that is needed for the vertical bows.

You still need to practice, just not to the degree as you would with the vertical bows.

As I said above, you can be very accurate (with a good crossbow) well out past 100 yards. The quality crossbows are capibile of doing just that, but that accuracy will depend on the ability of the shooter and you WILL NEVER GET THAT GOOD WITHOUT ""PRACTICE"".


The thing that gets everyone is that even if it is accurate out to and past 100 yards, that does not mean it is effective to hunt at those distances. It takes the arrow time to travel 50 - 60 yards, let alone to 100 yards. At 60 yards, a deer will have ample time to move enough for a complete miss or in the worst case, a bad hit. Our need as a hunter is to make sure you have eliminated as many possibilities for a bad hit as possible and since you have no control what the deer will do after you release the arrow, you should not take those longer shots. Leaving it to chance as to if the deer will move or not is just not acceptable on the ethical side of hunting. The topic of stating you can hunt out to those distances, as we have dealt with them many times before from statements from the anti-crossbow crowd, just gets people that know better on the defensive. Again, no where in their statements DID HE SAY TO HUNT OUT TO THOSE DISTANCES.

then your statement:
[quote][ Now the thought process on this is to get more hunters out there . Get the women and kids in the woods and enjoy nature . And feel bad for the poor guy cooped up in the office all week long that doesn't have time to practice with a bow and can be proficient with a crossbow in 30 minutes of picking one up( according to Mr Snyder's interview) ./quote]
That might be what you read into that statement, but your wrong in that. To be accurate with a crossbow in 30 minutes is achievable if you are talented enough to achieve that. But just because you are accurate, does not mean you are ""PROFICIENT"". To become proficient with a crossbow, you need to become accurate with it, become comfortable with it and be able to handle it with ease and that only comes with practice.

People need to remember when they are looking for information on new items that some companies will stretch the truth and others will say statements where you can read into the statement what you want to hear. That is just what advertising is all about. Again, that above statement you quoted, no where did he say that it was ethical to hunt at 100 yards, only that it was accurate out at those distances. Also he did not say that you did not need to practice, only that you did not need to practice as much as you would need for the vertical bows.