ORIGINAL: Wyvern Crossbow
"Pick me up on the way out 70 east, we'll stop at WalMart pick up some cheap crossbows and go poaching in pA"
I always get a giggle out of that old excuse that Xbows are "poaching weapons" What poacher in his right mind wants to shine a deer, launch an arrow at it, then wait 1/2 and hour for it to bleed out then wander thru the woods with flashlights looking for it
Ummm....you want to outlaw "poaching weapons" take a look at a 22mag and how it is used for head shots...THATS the choice for poachers..
Wyvern
most of poaching with crossbow is around parks where a gun shot will be heard.
latest now is homemade silencers are being used on the 22 mag rifles,so that may do away with the crossbow .
road hunters use crossbow a lot but only in daylight,they stick it out window and shoot.door is nice rest for crossbow.
but i agree with you, poaching weapon is not crossbow ,22 mag is one and new thompson contender pistol in 223/222 is hot poachers weapon now because its classed as a PISTOL and can be carried while SPOTLIGHTING.
that was a big mistakeLETTING THE POACHER CARRY A PISTOL, FOR SURE.[:@]