2) Drawing in the presence of an animal. Simply put, you don't with a crossbow. Now most of us who bowhunt learn how to not get caught, but we still get caught. My first arrow shot at a deer was my 4th deer encounter in range where I tried to shoot. First 3 caught me moving or drawing. Crossbow in this aspect comes very close to a gun and you get the shot off with much less movement. Advantage here to the crossbow.
Question for all those who feel this is reason for excluding xbows:
Do you support making it illegal to use ALL archery equipment from inside a blind.
If not, then why?They hide you from the animals senses when drawing your bow.
Steve