ORIGINAL: bob d
ORIGINAL: Sliverflicker
LOL , I went back and did an edit on my post for ya, it now says, You know a Gun looks, and is shot like a crossbow
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Now thats a new approach from crossbow hunters, if you cant have your way (the hole 90 day season in my state), take it all away!
I kind of Figured you had one of those modern day Bolt launchers you were not showing us.
Question: Is a handicap hunter allowed to hunt with a crossbow in your state archery season?
Fact is, I know it, you know it, and everyone on this forum knows that it takes no archery skills to shoot a crossbow!
While the skill required to shoot a crossbow are more similar to marksmanship than archery, there are some archery skills that come into play.
Example: Ballistics
To accurately fire a crossbow(or bow I imagine) you have to be able to more accurately calculate range and angle of fire for your intended target. I have done this for long range shooting with a firearm and I gotta tell you, archery is harder. Shrinking the field and increasing the effects of gravity, angle and wind on your projectile increases the level of difficulty for the shot. Add to that the difference in repeatable performance of the bow and arrow(or bolt) when compared to a firearm, and you've got yourself a very tiny margin for error.