Art, you pretty much covered my concerns. I don't care what weapon an ethical, legal hunter uses--but I don't want to loose the archery season. It's a quieter and less stressful time to be in the hunting woods.

BD, I'm not wrong at all. My perspective is from a hunting and legal viewpoint: in most states, crossbows are legal for primitive weapons season, but not for archery only seasons or areas. From that perspective, a crossbow is a primitive weapon but not archery equipment--same as a muzzleloader.

No doubt the crossbow is an ancient weapon, very much "primitive" in it's roots, but IMO it's not archery equipment. If it is, then a spear, javalin, slingshot, sling and stone, atlatl,etc. etc. etc. could about as easily be included, as well as the 10/.22 that is converted to shoot bolts. I've even seen a slingshot type weapon used for propelling bowfishing arrows--that, in my eyes, doesn't change the slingshot into a bow. Primitive does not equal archery. Having an arrow as a projective does not equal archery. Being propelled by theenergy of the user does not equal archery. Etc., etc., etc.

That's my opinion, take it for what it's worth. That and a buck will get you a cup of coffee in some places.

Chad