I've tried to stay out of this one but I can't. I am against cross bows in regular archery season in any area, special regs or not.I startedbow hunting back in 1976 with a Browning recurve. Ilost interest after a few years and gun hunted only. The lastthree years thatI did gun I did so with pistol only to make it more challenging and rewarding for me. In 1999 I thought long and hard aboutwhat I wanted in regards to hunting and how Iwasgoing to goabout fulfilling my desirer.I wanted three things:
[ol][*]More time in the woods. [Up till now I got a week up at deer camp.][*]A greater personal challenge.[*]Solitude. I was tired of the orange army.[/ol]
I realized that getting back into bow hunting would fulfillmy needs. And it did. Now to the point of myrambling.I had but one place to huntuntil last year and that was public land. There was just enough room that one couldhunt without be intruded on orwithout intruding on someone else.Then came cross bows into the special regulations area. The parking area went from 4 or5 vehiclesduring bow seasonto 12 to 18. At the end of the daywhen they come back to the parking area 8 out of ten peopleare carrying cross bows.There was no where you could go to get away from being walked on.Am I being selfish? To a degree,yes. But why the huge surge of cross bows hunters. Ifthey wanted more time afield why hadn't they takenupbow hunting? I can only assume that they perceivedthat thecross bow would be easier to use than a bow. I believearchery season shouldbe bow only. Just my opinion. Ken