ORIGINAL: LBR
IMO, it's a bow-plus. I look at it like this: you install the compents to make a AR-15 into a M-16 (semi-auto to full auto), you no longer have just a rifle. You still have the same basic parts as you had when it was a semi-auto, but you have added parts that will no longer keep it in the same category as just another rifle.
Although the appearance, ammunition, range, etc. hasn't changed, you still have to get a different license, you can't use the full auto for hunting, etc. etc. etc. because once you add those certain parts you have put the weapon in a different category.
Chad
So it's a bow(plus). Just categorized differently because of some components.Sounds kind of like the difference between trad bows and compounds. When you get down to the nitty-gritty of it, it's a bow, a bow plus, whatever. The facts are there is no bullet, cartridge, gunpowder, etc and it is definitely a primitive weapon(considering the limited range and capabilities)so why not hunt during the early season or if it makes you feel better give them their own season like bp/muzzleloader? Why or why not? Also see questions above.