PA is so far behind on hunting issues it is ridiculous, This argument about how you practice and xbows don't, and it is unfair is all a bunch of crap.That is exactly whyPA hasno Sunday hunting as most neighboring states do, also why thehunting population is decreasing in PA. Wonder if you all felt the same when you went from recurves to compounds.
Fact of the matter is a xbow is no more effective than the shooter, the territory and the deer in it's sights. It all comes back to scouting, hiuntng stand and wind placement. If the deer ain't there you can't shoot it.Half the dimwits who climb a tree w/ a compound don't practice until the wek before season. In this day and age very few people haver the time todedicate and willingness to dedicate to shooting archery. Do you think it might save some trophy's if it was easier for old Phil to shoot a Xbow then try and control a compound?

Oh by the way, I hunt 3 states, I hunt xbow and compound and have just started picking up a recurve again. In the states that allow xbow they coincide nicely w/ all other stringed weapons. Of the trophy's and or category that is documented by some authority you will not see the xbow having anymore records than the compound. If you really do your homework you will see the ranges of kills are in the same general area. We better stop bickering w/ our different disciplines and concentrate on a real enemy (PGC, Obammy, PETA) instead of our own ideas of what is and isn't fair in the woods!