Well I do hope they do practice with it or they will miss badly or like the compound shooters I was talking about just go out and shoot the day before and shoot a deer in the butt at 15 yards. They both take practice. As I don't have my crossbow yet I can't tell you how easy or hard it is to be honest. But I was very accurate with my Hoyt trykon or my Darton Maverick to over 50 yards.

Now we both know that you need to be fitted for a bow to be a good shooter. The crossbow is almost like it but there are different sizes of crossbows that will fit another person better. There are big and heavy ones and lighter ones better for kids. If they all practice so what no big deal if they share one.

But its not unheard of to borrow another ones vertical bow to use during hunting. I have done it once. I have a 32" draw and my friends has a 29" draw. It wasnt comfortable but I was still very accurate to 25 yards. Never had a shot that day but felt confident at 25 yards to make a shot.

More hunters in the woods maybe we will see. or you will see. I hunt NJ haven't been to PA is years.


Well to be totally honest with my feeling here I really hope that you are wrong and you don't see 20,000 new hunters just lobbing arrows around and we will all take the time to practice and become proficient with our chose weapons. As far as hunters enjoying going out hunting I am all for it. I hope people who didn't get to hunt archery season do to getting up in age that love bow hunting will be able to get back out again do to crossbows being allowed.

What if 20,000 new vertical bow hunters showed up in your woods of PA would you be upset over this?

Brian