To me the range of the weapons is not the issue. I thought my last post summarized my feelings clearly. Allow Xbows- Fine! I speak for no one else when I say this. I love archery hunting for all the same challenges an xbow user faces and more. I am not arguing the efficiency of one weapon over the other. I am not implying gun hunters in general are careless or stupid.
My intent was.... the more people in the woods= the more idiots in the woods who will create less enjoyment for those of us who were happy with our season being the way it has always been. those archery hunters who opposed the xbow inclusion did so because we have taken the opportunity to hunt with a bow. Other's did not because of whatever reason but now we have xbows included and all those guys who didn't give a s#!+ for archery hunting now want to archery hunt. When it was harder they didn't want to archery hunt, now that xbows are allowed you voice your desire to archery hunt. Whatever! If you want to hunt the rest of the archery season as "long" bow hunters are permitted, do as the rest of us always have done... get a bow, practice with thousands of shots, do your homework and go hunt.Take advantage of what you are able to instead of griping about what you aren't allowed to do. At the end of the day you still achieved a victory by being allowed to use a weapon that had been previously allowed to only those who had a disability. That's great for you and everyone else to have that option. Take your xbow sight it in and get pumped for the archery season to begin and make the most out of the season you have.