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07-19-2010 | 10:09 AM

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The Rev

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From: Burleson Texas

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Originally Posted by _zink_

This is the kind of divition that is going to result in the downfall of hunting as a sport.

Ill be the first to admit that i wasn't to thrilled when maryland leagalised crossbows. But all these winers need to suck it up. Crossbow hunters are HUNTERS just like the rest of us and they contribute to the sport and tradition of hunting. So everyone needs to deal with the change and welcome the new hunters because hunting is gona go through dangerous times and we need all the help we can get!!

zink

First of all this conversation is not going to contribute to the demise of hunting at. My gripe is that X bow hunters should not be afforded the luxury to hunt early in bow season at all, unless they are disabled in my opinion. Any one can buy a X bow sight it in one evening and be hunting along side of us that have paid our dues learning to be ARCHERS. I have spent over 40 years hunting exclusively with a bow and I have passed on world class bucks because they were not in the ethical killing range. We’ve have developed over the years a love and admiration for the ART. Now we have a X bow hunter that can set up in a rifle blind and plink off dear in a feeder without giving any appreciation to the ART of archery, in my opinion he’s a gun hunter that gets to hunt early.
I don’t have a problem with them hunting during gun season, but leave bow season to Archers. It’s hard enough to harvest an animal with a compound, much less a traditional bow. I think that traditional hunters should get a two weeks head start on compound hunters.

Thanks just my opinion and my opinion only take with a grain of salt.

And Mark thanks for calling me friend, that means a lot to me brother considering what you know about archery!

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