Jason and Dave. You guys have your wires crossed and are both miss-understanding each other!
"My hats off to all of you for taking it to the next level and getting "up close" and enjoying the "hunt"!!!" Dave knows its different from rifle hunting, he just doesn't know the similarity to what he does.
Jason, Dave is open minded, give him a break. I am assuming theses are questions that he is asking answers to, not insinuations. I think this is an opportunity to educate someone that hasn't looked into our world.
Dave, our world is often under true attack. Jason is being protective as many of us be. What you have to do as a "bow hunter" is to realize that we crossbow owners also bow hunt when we us a crossbow. By your earlier statement, I have to assume that you think otherwise. What you have to do as a true sportsman is to try hunting with a crossbow to understand what I say. After you spend many a day in the field, hunting with a crossbow you will then be qualified to decide if using a crossbow is bow hunting or not. Don't take offence at this last statement.....at that point your oppinion on the matter will be an knowledgeable one, otherwise it will remain a baseless arguement. Anything else is predjudice. So having said that I own and hunt with compounds as well so I do know both sides of the fence. I also own more than one crossbow and you are welcome to hunt with me with one.
BTW Dave what makes you think using a crossbow disqualifies us from being "bow hunters"?