Good grief, after all the fuss that went on over crossbows about a month ago I never thought that it would be brought back up again!

As many of you know, I hunt with a crossbow. SwampCollie said that very few younger hunters take up crossbow hunting as a first step into archery, well I am one of those few. I'm 18 and have been hunting with one for this will be my fourth season. I stated it many times in the last discussion that I hope to take up compounds in the next year or so and trad bows somewhere down the road. When it comes down to it, I just love to hunt, I dont care with what. Honestly,I'd rather hunt with a muzzleloader than anything else (look out Jim Shockey!), I'm just that kinda guy I guess.

Seriously though, crossbows are fun to hunt with and just plain fun to shoot. Are they easier to harvest a deer with than a compound? Yes, however, there is still a learning curve you have to make with your equipment to really become efficient with your crossbow.

Everyone touched on just about every subject. No, the archery season will not be flooded with crossbowers. No, they will not kill "your" deer". No, they will not ruin your hunting.

As far as crossbow hunters being the "bubba's" of the hunting world, I find that claim to be completely bogus. Granter there are going to be some lost folks out there in the deer woods with no idea as to what they are doing, but thats the case with just about any weapon, I am sure.

I do, however, find those who do not want it included in the archery season to not necessarily be selfish, but maybe a little too proud. I am not accusing anyone on here of such a claim, but having read over the posts thats the best insight I have on that.

Take Schultzy for example, perhaps the best all around guy we have on this site. He doesn't want them included in the archery season. Why? He isn't a fan of all the modern technology in regards to bowhuntin (feel free to correct me if thats false) and would rather head out with his stick and string and harvest a deer the old fashion way. Nothing wrong with that at all, his view is completely unbiased, educated and reasonable. When you bring those hunters in who say, "I dont want a crossbow hunter in the woods during archery season, cause hes shouldering his weapon while I draw mine, blah blah blah." That's whenI have a problem.

Well thats my 2 cents on the topic.

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I hunt with a crossbow and will as long as I can hunt. Anti-crossbowers don't bother me much because most of their accusations are made out of pure ignornance (Ignorance is a lack of knowledge folks- an opportunity to learn, nothing to get in a tussel about) and I respect and appreciate each and every other hunters views and opinions and selfishly expect every hunter to do the same, because we all are out there for the same reason: to enjoy the outdoors and chase after God's most majestic animal.