If you look at the speeds most xbows are close to compound bow speeds. There are a few top end models that push it out their but on average they are not that much different. Just because you see a xbow in a Bass Pro catalog thats 400 fps doesn't mean thats what most people shoot. Of the thousands of xbow hunters I doubt most use a 1200 dollar xbow. Most will buy the 400- 600 xbows and their speeds are not out of line with bows.

Do you really think this would calm down the anti xbow people? Not for a second. They just don't want them hunting in the woods with them. Thats it. They don't want to share their woods.

Start going to xbow forums and read what others say. These are just guys talking about hunting like they do on any bow hunting forum. You will see what challenges they have and that they are not some miracle deer killing machines. Do you really think they have a huge advantage over you and if so is that going to keep you from killing a deer that walks under your stand?

I can teach most any guy to shoot a compound bow in a day and they would be better than most traditional shooters. What I can't teach them in a day is woodsman ship and how to deer hunt....that takes time.