In threads that pit XBows against compounds and the other way around, I don't have much to say other than I use both XBow and compound and recurves, and I consider myself a archery hunter when it comes to using all 3 weapons. They all have their place and their pros and cons, and I am sure as this thread progresses on they will be mentioned. There is not one person on HNI that can convince me that a Xbow is not a archery weapon, just as all of my other bows are archery weapons. You could compare traditional archery to compounds, and compounds to XBows...but when compounds made their way into the archery market, were they considered archery weapons or not...well...sure they were.
Others will dissagree with this I am sure, but so be it, they are entitled to their opinion. I use all of my weapons equally in the pursuit of hunting.