The trad guys all cried that the deer herds would be decimated by the introduction of compounds....this did not happen. Now all the compound users are crying that the deer herds would be decimated by the introduction of crossbows....this has not happend...and WILL not happen either. Now this does not mean that at some point there will not be a bow that can ethicaly kill at 150yrds, but I seriously doubt that many "archers" would use it. I sell very few of the full size Strykers because they are "too much" in the opinions of my customers. Taking long shots is not only unethical, but not much of a challenge and that is the main reason we got into this sport. This "MY SEASON" attitude is very entertaining....Kinda like watching Supernanny and seeing the kids thow a tantrum....
the above is a very solid view, it really is, but what its missing is what hunting is all about anyway. the above fixes only on kill stats, G&F rules and regs.
does it matter ? I think more and more it does, but ....
BD quit being P.C. and just come out and say you are better than everyone else that doesnt use trad bows. I can remember when you first started trad gear. Where was your cockiness before you made the life changeing switch.
People who make their own archery equipment, whittling out self bows and can arrows, knapping their own heads, they ARE BETTER THAN ME AND MY3 PIECETD LAMINATED RECURVE AND CARBONS in that they are choosing a much more difficult route. Much admiration, kudo's and recognition needs to be given to them.
Do you agree ?
My cockiness before trad was like most compounders - I hated crossbows and everything they stood for because that was what I was suppose to believe, P&Y clube said so [
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I stand by my statement--from a legal hunting perspective, according to the regs in most states, crossbows are not archery equipment. You don't have to get a special permit to use archery equipment during the archery season--if a crossbow was standard archery equipment, no permit would be required. Not quite a gun, but certainly not a bow.
Chad, if MS allowed crossbows tommorrow in general archery season, to everyone, would you then accept them as archery equipment ?