Wouldn't it be something if we got primitive weapons seasons that could actually STAY primitive? Without a bunch of yayhoo wannabees coming along and trying it, finding out it takes more effort than they want to put into it and then, instead ofaccepting the limitations of the weapons and their lack of desire to use them,start whining for 'improved' weapons and accessories to make it easy enough to suit them?
That would be a dream come true, but it's not gonna' happen.
What brought up the "jealous" comments? I'm not worried about the "65 year old disabled vet" (like that's what the majority of crossbow shooters are--give me a break) or the 8 year old kid who just learned to place the crosshair and pull the trigger last week. I simply don't consider a crossbow to be a bow. It's ancient and primitive in it's roots, but so is gunpowder--so what?
A crossbow is a bow-plus. A .270 is a muzzleloader-plus. Why isn't anyone arguing that point so folks can use centerfire rifles during muzzleloader season? One makes as much sense as the other to me. What if you have a disability and aren't able to load a muzzleloader, but you can fire a centerfire rifle--let those folks (the 65 year old disabled vet crowd) use regular rifles during muzzleloader season? If not, why not? Easy--that's not what the season was established for--so why is that so hard to accept concerning crossbows?
Why bother with separate seasons period? Will any of you that are pro-crossbow in archery seasonargue that you don't want guns allowed during "your" season? If you will, why?
What makes a weapon the "most efficient"? Take this for example--who would you consider to be the more ethical hunter--a guy with a compound or crossbow taking an 80 yd shot through the woods, or the guy with a longbow who restricts himself to broadside/quartering away shots at 15 yds and in? The weapon doesn't dictate ethics.
The big debate is always gonna be who gets to make the rules, that small group or the greater majority that just wants to get out and hunt without turning things into into an episode of Survivor Man.
That's not exactly the case. Money makes the decisions--manufacturers lobbying/paying politicians to allow this or that--that's what makes the world go 'round, doesn't matter if it's concerning a new mall down-town or changing hunting regs. Ask the hunters in AL who got no say a year or two ago--I believe it was Moultrie whobasically made the decision for everyone. If the "greater majority" is pro-crossbow in archery season, then there'd be more than.....2 (?) states allowing it.
If you love to shoot/hunt with a crossbow, what's the big deal about just waiting for primitive weapons or rifle season? That's what the rifle hunters do--either that, or they learn to use a weapon appropriate for the season.
Chad