The main reason for me was no one around to show me how to shoot a compound when I was in high school. When I was fourteen I think, a friend sold me a old browning compound for fourty bucks. That spring dad spent alot of time at the pro shop getting alot of undirectional advice, try this, try that, you have to find what works for you and your bow, BLA BLA BLA. No one in my family had ever archery hunted. After alot of money, at least to my dad, and me having not the best of luck he had enough and a guy at work told him to get me a crossbow. That Christmas he bought me a Horton Supermag and I have been using one ever since. There was one guy that we knew that said he would help me, but would not take me out since it was "his" spot and did not want to mess up "his" season. Chances are if there was someone that would have spent time with me I would probably be a compound only guy, but dad put the CB in my hands and I have been just as happy the last seventeen years. My main goal is to spend most of October and November in the woods, and also havedeer meat to eat. If the DNR said I could do it with a 50-BMG for four months, well I might do that to! I haveno desire to do it the hard way or prove something to myself, I like the woods and I like deer meat.