Hope I wont bore the guys that saw this in the northeast threads. I used a crossbow in Pa this year in gun season in the special regs area ( the only place the able bodied can do so in Pa) This is in a suburban deer control program where guns aren't allowed and a body count is the goal. I shot 3 deer with it. Two of which would have walked If I'd had to draw a conventional bow. My point? The Xbow is not the same weapon. It belongs in a season by itself but not in with conventional bows (my first love) Most Ohio guys I've spoken with concurr.