ORIGINAL: Schultzy
ORIGINAL: BigJ71
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
The P&Y doesn't but I guess there bad apples too!! We all have our opinions, respect them!
Schultzy, that in my opinion is not in itself a reason or valid example to
not consider crossbows as "archery tackle". I say this because there are some compound bows that do not qualify for P&Y either yet they are considered by most as "archery tackle".
The P&Y is not the reason why I say what I say but I am happy on there stance although there stance has weakened very much the last 15 years or so. Where would technology be in bow hunting if they didn't care? Why is it when someone who doesn't believe a crossbow is legit archery equipment get slammed so bad? Its an opinion just as yours and mine is.
Schultzy,
Fist of all...I never slammed you nor any other individual only "bow hunters" as a whole with my only derogatory statement being: "Bow hunters (as a whole) are the most elitist and selfish hunters I know". I still believe that and this thread does nothing to disprove my thoughts on the matter.
As far as crossbows being archery tackle....they are! Crossbows are acknowledged by the IBO, Archery Trade Association, National Archery Association, National Field Archery Society and many many other organizations not to mention countless states across the nations and that number is rising daily. I'm not trying to "slam" anybody I'm simply trying to explain (in detail I might add) how the similarities of a crossbowto a compound bow far...far...outnumber the differencesthey might have and how they are more bow like than firearm like. I acknowledge the fact that a crossbow is shouldered and aimed like a rifle, but the basic principles...let me repeat that the
basic principles are the same as a compound bow or a trad bow. This is how things are categorized by basic operating principles.
You can have sub categories and that's fine but while a horse and a motorcycle are both forms of transportation that you ride on, they will never be the same because they use completely different forms of propulsion and rely on totally different operating mechanisms,one being muscle power and the other a combustion engine, they are different. Therefore saying a motorcycle is more like a horse than a car because you "ride them both" is wrong.A motorcycle is a mechanical combustion engine driven machine where a horse is a mammal, a living and breathing organism that uses muscle power to move. Conversely to say a crossbow is the same as a firearm/rifle because you "shoulder them both" is also wrong because they are operated in a totally different way. One uses energy stored in limbs to propel an arrow/bolt by use of a string while the other utilizes a combustible substance (gun powder) to propel a projectile down an enclosed barrel. How in the world anyone can think a crossbow is more a firearm than a bow is beyond me.
That being said, again I will reitterate.....I don't care if crossbows are put in the gun season, bow season or there own season, there is nothing wrong with them. They are just another "tool" used to hunt with, and if they (crossbows) bring more people into the sport or prolong a hunters time in the woods, I'm all for them......in any season!