Problem is, a slob is a slob, no matter what weapon he's carrying. Nobody likes 'em and everyone wishes they'd stay the heck at home.

I think it's very possible you'd see more deadheads heading to the woods with a crossbow, for maybe a year or two. A lot of people will fall for the half truths and outright fabrications coming from the anti-crossbow side. But when they find out they're not the wonder weapon that so many think they are, they would disappear and there would be a lot of used crossbows for sale.