Originally Posted by kswild

All I can put forth in this discussion is taken from Bowhunters Hall of Fame Fred Bear
http://www.bowhuntershalloffame.com/members/bearfred/index.html
"Wishing to be closer to his favorite bowhunting and flyfishing territory, Bear moved his archery plant to Grayling, Michigan, in 1947. Situated between the AuSable State Forest and the Huron National Forest, it was ideally located for his hunting products company. For both Bear and his company, the '50's and '60's were years of roller coaster growth. In 1952, for instance, immediately following the introduction of the Grizzly bow, the first truly mass-produced bow in archery history. Soon after came Bear's Kodiak line of bows and in 1961 the Tamerlane. Fred with Glenn St. Charles pioneered the Pope & Young Club and Fred was one of the first Board of Directors. With the coming of the compound bows, Bear introduced his famous Whitetail Hunter and the rest is history."

The Famous Fred Bear recognized innovation with the coming of the compound bow that even after hunting with his beloved recurve bow for 40 years he introduced his famous Whitetail Hunter compound bow. So if Fred wasn't worried about "tradition"
becoming tainted with the coming of the compound bow neither am I worried about the introduction of the crossbow into modern archery season.

Live it up! Doug