Bodkin, I went and scanned thru that thread on the SD forum and definitely agree with SDBI's proposals. Although I think arrow weight limits should be even higher though.

But the response is exactly what I have come to expect from the compound crowd. Any time you start talking regulations that limit technology, there are a lot of folks that start howling that it's 'an attack on compounds by traditional shooters.' Those same people are saying the SDBI is a traditional organization that doesn't represent the majority of South Dakota's bowhunters. I see very little indication that 'most' compound shooters are willing to accept equipment restrictions.

John, having the ability to track the crossbow's effectiveness as a hunting tool is vital, IMO. Ohio's fish and game department takes great delight in their numbers and show numbers that crossbow hunters outnumber bowhunters and that they harvest more than half the annual archery season harvest. Problem is, when talking to Ohio hunters, every one of them say they have never been asked what kind of gear they used at the check stations and they have never been polled. So I don't have a clue how the State comes up with their figures. Opinions and estimates, I suppose.