Well one thing Ohio laws state that you can use a crossbow that has a draw weight of on more than 200 lbs.
Also Ohio has an Archery Season. Not a just compound season, Long bow season,or Recurve season,nor just a crossbow season. Its called Archery meaning ALL BOWS.
Which are regulated by draw weight.
So if your Hunting Regulationsin your state has an Archery season this should include crossbows because its an archery tool as well. It dosn't mean that something has to be Hard or easy to be used. only if it indangers the public that it shouldn't be used. Like using a Rifle in Ohio to Deer hunt . This would follow under this line.
So a crossbow dosn't indanger the public as a bow in the Archery season so it should be used . Not because its easy to use or harder to hit something past 25 yards.
its an Arthery tool for an Archery Season.
But let people make there own choiceon how hard or how easy thay hunt. The more we can get as hunters Like the ladies and young kids,and the guys that work 6&7 days a week and can't get out like you and me and use a Compound bow and be good at it. Thats just not Fair to those people, and for me when I feel like using mine. For a different archery bow to use sometimes or I should say style of bow.