I started bow hunting with crossbows when I was 12 because I didnt have enough strength to shoot a compound. I now am much older and can pull the compound easily but I still own 2 crossbows and use them sometimes. People that think the crossbow is a rifle or whatever stupid sterotypes come with the crossbow are just uneducated and selfish. share the woods with everyone, they have just as much a right to it as the next guy regardless of what means of hunting equiptment they use.