Whoever thinks the crossbow doesn't have all the bells and whisles that a compound bow has is missing the mark. My son hunts w/a crossbow in Ark. where it is legal. His crossbow has silencers and a very accurate scope. It shoots around 315 fps and we sighted it in at 50 yards. It shoots very accuratly. It is easier to hunt w/a crossbow period. But that isn't the issue, the issue is if they should be considered a legal hunting tool. I feel that if you are a hunter, a real hunter, then you respect nature, you love being out there and you respect the game you are hunting. If the former holds true then it matters little what your choice of weapon is, as long as you use your weapon responsibly and humanely. Heck, I believe they even have a spear season in Alabama.

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