ORIGINAL: TerryM
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
ORIGINAL: TerryM
The reality is every jurisdiction that has included crossbows into the mix has proven successful without any of the doom and gloom that bowhunters predict. Yes a xbow is easier to use and shoot, as is a compound easier to shoot than a recurve. Why is that an issue? You can make better shots on antelope with a scope sighted .270 than an iron sighted .30-30 also. A quick clean kill is something everybody should strive for. I use a Xbow about 2-3 outings a year in late December winter conditions. The rest of the 4 month season is with one of my 2 compounds. I know people who use xbows exclusively and enjoy the simplicity. Why would that threaten me? I think selfishness has more to do with it than anything. People fear more competition in the woods. The reality is having access to a crossbow will not make you a bowhunter and instantly give you the time and money to bowhunt. I personally would rather see a guy use a crossbow and kill a deer than someone wound the first 1/2 dzn with a longbow. Although wounding and losing game with trad equipment isn't really discussed much now is it?
Interesting Terry. If thats the case which I high lighted for you then why do you shoot these noise bombs if there so loud?? You might be wounding animals Terry with them jumping your string. That wouldn't be good now would it??
At 30 yds and under with a bolt doing 300 fps they don't jump the string much.
My point is I have seen many compound and many more traditional shooters be lucky to hit a pie plate at 25 yds yet consider themselves ready to hunt. A decent crossbow can't shoot groups at 25 yds unless you want to destroy an arrow every shot. And yes you are right, they are stupid loud contraptions and I have no love for them but I realize they have a place in bow hunting.
Most Traditional hunters I know 25 yards is out of range for them. There was a study done somewhere and I can't exactly remember where it was but a member on this site posted it and the Traditional bow hunters had the lowest percent of wounded animals. Allot of hunters have no business shooting any bow period being they can't hit the broadside of a barn. There's always a bad apple where ever you go.