brucelanthier what bow do you choose and why ?
What's the deal with this "limiting opportunities for other hunters"? Who said nobody should be allowed to hunt with a crossbow? My personal feelings are there are separate seasons for different weapons. I haven't heard anyone protesting because they can't use a 30-'06 in muzzleloader season because--is that not limiting opportunities?
Most all compounders don't want crossbows in general archery, they want to limit the crossbow opportunity. But mention taking compunds out and limiting THEIR opporuntity and a hornets nest has been hit with a cannon ball.
A30/06 is a cartridge shell - there is your seperation from most states rules and regs.
A handicap person can't use a rifle in muzzleloader, they can't use unplugged shotguns in duck season, they can't shoot rifle in slug gun only areas ....... why can they use crossbows in general archery season ?
That is a truely baffling and contradictory thing isn't it ?
I see it like this. I have a bad ankle--I'm stuck in a brace for the rest of my life. Due to this, I'm limited on how far I can walk, and the terrain I can walk on. Do you think that I should be able to take an ATV into places that normally allows foot traffic only? If not, why not? Wouldn't that be limiting my opportunities?
I don't know how bad your ankle is, I can't really say, but I DO know that if allowed on handicap basis, it opens up things to a whole world of fraud. How many crossbow permit holders really could shoot a compound or recurve ? 75% ? 90% ?
Life ain't fair--some folks won't be able to hunt Bighorn sheep, some folks won't be able to hunt elk, some folks won't be able to hunt with a bow. I hate it for anyone who can't enjoy the sport, but I don't think the sport should be changed to accomodate them, any more than I think I should be allowed to use an ATV in elk country or have the gov't pay for a hunt in HI I can't afford.
Things changed to allow archery only - you think we shouldn't have done that ? Things changed to allow compound in - bad mistake ? Things changed to allow >65% letoff, mechanical releases, fiber sights, mechnaical broadheads ....... bad mistakes ?
Archery & Bowhutning has changed continually to accomodate compounds - right ? When was the last time a law or rule or reg was changed to accodate a recurve or longbow shooter ?
Accodations happen yearly
Double Creek I can make the same arhument, saying that you can use a compound in rifle season, if you REALLY want to bowhunt, learn how to use a real bow (recurve or longbow) and we'll welcome you with open arms.
Same argument, isn't it ?
Its all about defining what a bow is, and how continually accomodating more and more technology for compounders bridges closer and closer the gap between what is and what isn't a bow. Its also about hutner numbers, and bowhunter numbers, and the impacts of allowing new things for archery and bowhunting.
Its been mentioned how people want their easy - they get it with compounds, and compounds dominated archery and bowhunting ever since the rules and regulations were changed to allow them. States like IL and WI and MI - what do you think the % of compound archery kills is ? 98% ? 95% ? Its almost all of them, so its easily proven that when archery and bowhunting allowed compounds, they took over.
The fear now is, that if crossbows were allowed, THEY would take over. Ironic, those who took over being afraid of being taken over isn't it ?
Question to LBR and Doublecreek = if crossbows were allowed this fall in MS how would your hunting change ? What would the impact to MS archery be ?