Its 100% ignorance by the vertical bow guys IMHO. I am at presently hunting with a vertical bow a Hoyt trykon a very good bow I must say. But as soon as this season is over here in NJ I am selling it for a Bowtech Desert Stryker Crossbow. Why, Because it seems fun to me and has that cool factor to it. Now I did have shoulder surgery 3 years ago and has healed good but not as moble in my shoulder as I used to be but still plenty good enough to hunt with a vertical bow IF I wanted to. I am choosing NOT to next year. I will have more fun with it than my old hoyt trykon and will gain in my total experience with it. I do feel there is one advantage to it the crossbow as you don't have to draw on an animaland the learning curve is short compaired to the verticalbows. I HUNTED with a darton maverick at55yards and was deadly. I was good back then and yes that was before my shoulder surgery.

The crossbow and the modern vertical bows are the same in performance. ITs true. The only advantage is not drawing on an animal ( that is it). For me I think it will be a more fun weapon to hunt with,and it for me,has that WAY COOL factor.

I can't wait to sell my Hoyt trykon and get a crossbow. See I am converting over and I don't even NEED to. No handicap or anything. I am doing it cause I want to. And I can't wait to do it.


This same conversation could be said of the compound bow. Why would you use one when a real bow is a LONG BOW. All those wheels and pulley things and such makes it not a REAL bow to me. Oh also that let off stuff why that is not a real bow either. So the compound bow went through this transition from the long bow. Performance and ease of use. YEs I said ease of use with that let off you don't have to hold the full weight of the bow string. Also increased range over the long bow. See its the same thing that the ignorant vertical bowers are saying too mostly about us crossbowers. Hey I am not even a crossbower yet but I never had a problem with them ever. Maybe just jealous because till next season in NJ I will finally be able to use one legally. Thank GOD.

Stay tuned crossbows will be coming to the woods near you. LOL

oh just a quick note the farthest I have ever taken a deer is at 35 yards. just to clarify.

Brian