I think that the opposition to crossbows is ridiculous. I do not own a crossbow, but have great interest in them and not only as a I have a bad back that can get irritated by my compound bow. I really believe that crossbows will be legal for archery season in Minnesota after the powers that be look over the data that will accumulate for crossbow use during rifle season the next two years and realize that poaching is not going to go up in any significant way due to crossbow use. I think that tying crossbow and increased poaching together to be crazy anyways.