step 1: find out if you can legally use a xbow during archery season without a disabled permit.

Now realize all you've really done is make the "draw the bow" part easier. You have the same basic distance restrictions, yes a xbow can go to 40-50 yards accurately, so can a compound with a little practice.

Crossbow also has some tuning issues, getting the bolt to fly nicely with a broadhead on the front is a challenge, same as a compound.

Neither carries all that easy, but a cross bow is actually harder to carry through the woods quietly.

So what have you accomplished:
- a bit easier to get the xbow up than a bow drawn, this is actually something that gets easier as you learn to bowhunt.

- picked up a minimal amount of distance over a compound, could be over come with some practice, but they are NOT the weapon of 50-100 yards any more than a compound is.

- added bulk to carry around the woods