In Alabama you don't have a primitive weapons season or a bow season.
Muzzleloaders and bows are commonly called primitive weapons. Sorry you weren't aware of that. But whether they technically call the season that or not is a ridiculous red herring argument and totally beside the point. My point was to explain why these seasons were established in the first place. And you didn't touch that point because it's spot on accurate.
If they called it a primitive weapons season you loose this argument as well because crossbows have been around since about 600B.C. which is about 2500 years before the compound bow.
Muzzleloaders predate compounds too. By your logic I guess we'll have them in bow season next. Another nonsense point by you.
Why should a kid that can't muster the strength to pull 35 pounds on a compound bow not be allowed the opportunity to deer hunt?
Any kid that can't yet pull back 35 lbs on a youth compound bow couldn't lift a crossbow to fire it either. Another lame duck argument.
How exactly is it a bad thing to get a child hunting and learning the woods at a younger age than he or she would have been able to with out a crossbow?
Then hell let's just put guns in archery season. I mean if the point is to get more kids out there in archery season then why fart around. Guns would get'em out there down to the age of 6. Hell a 4 year old can squeeze a 3lb rifle trigger. What? You don't agree? Child hater!!!!
But of course that isn't the point and it never was. This isn't about children. Anytime you hear somebody on the national level claim they are doing something because they just care so deeply about children, put one hand on your wallet and don't bend over, cause you are either about to be robbed or screwed. Maybe both.
Wow, that statement is so ridiculously absurd that there are no appropriate words.
Translation: "I have no comeback to the obvious truth of this statement so I will just call it a name."
Why should a kid that can't muster the strength to pull 35 pounds on a compound bow not be allowed the opportunity to deer hunt?
Why should a kid that can't yet read be denied a high school diploma?
Why should a kid that isn't old enough to see over the dash board of a car be denied a drivers license?
Why shouldn't a 5 year old be allowed to go vote with their father this coming November?
Gee, I don't know. Cause maybe there should be some things in life that require you to meet a certain minimum standard of intelligence, age, strength and maturity.