So why do you want to go back to a compound? Accuracy,speed,letoff?
Compounds are much easier, far more powerful, much more accurate and right now, its the best thing for me to personally use.
You say that compounds have done more harm,so they had an impact on bowhunting but you don't think arrow rifles will also?
arrow rifles are not allowed to my knowledge, we're talking about crossbows, a type of bow that is steeped in archery history.
If they havn't in your state give it time they will!
For 35 years now we've had them and guess what? no negative impact. Wow ..... imagine that huh?
Here in WV those of us who wanted to hunt muzzle loader we had only two days to do so then a few years back they extended it to a week and the number of hunters increased then they allowed modern inlines and the number has increased almost to the levels of rifle season.
GOOD! Glad to hear so many people out in the woods hunting. But just so I understand here, you got MORE season when inlines were allowed, is that right?
And I personally don't want to see that happen to bow season. Many don't want to put the time into bowhunting (and we all know how much time we each dedicate to it) but many would jump at the chance to increase thier hunting time if all they had to do was sight in there arrow rifle and then sit back infront of the tv and wait for season to open!
and the beauty is, YOU use a compound don't you? Easy to use compounds ....... YOU choose an easy bow, but you don't want anyone else to choose their easy?
wow . and oh, by the way? inline muzzleloaders have been around for generations, they are NOT something new. did you know?
actually none of it is - its all factual
I understand where you are going, if its not about tradition anymore let crossbows in. I get that. As I believe if your going to let in crossbows, might as well let in the orange army with thier guns. But nobody wants that. I want it be recongized as tradition or let it be hunting with whatever weapon.
If nobody wants them, they'll not be used then will they?
If you are arguing on tradition, you better argue self bows, self arrows and knapped heads. Toss everything else away.
Guys, if its not a negative to herd management/numbers, if it doesn't mean less season and if it doesn't mean less bag limit, WHY in the world would you be for banning it? Look, compounds aren't even bows anymore, they truly aren't, and nobody draws in the presence of game anymore with compounds, and the letoffs are extreme, the distances shot extreme, mechanical releases and heads ........ good gawd hunters have degraded to the point if you don't have a feeder to draw the deer in, a 4 wheeler to get your lazy butt to the stand, mechanical heads so you don't have to tune your bow, a compound and mechanical release that lets you get 300 fps and 65 yard accuracy and of course a range finder to tell you how far you are away and scent lock clothes becuase you don't know how to play the wind .........
Do ya'll REALLY want to say crossbows breach a tradition here?
Seriously?
And that guy above I just described? He has NO impact on my hunting at all. His lazy way of hunting that I personally despise will not result in lesser season or less bag limits and if he wants to do that? GO FOR IT. Don't matter to me.
Only when what and how he hunts affects me will I then become concerned and look at all the states that have crossbows now, including the ones like Arkansas that have them over 3 decades and NO NEGATIVE IMPACTS AT ALL because of them
You're fearing an old P&Y wives tale that is simply not true