Originally Posted by bigscott

my biggest worry about crossbows is that many will not take the time to learn the weapon and its range of effectiveness ... i fear many will throw a scope on it shoot a target a few times and head for the woods and start launching arrows at animals just because they can see them in the scope which will equate to more wounded deer ..

there should be a class given on the weapons effectiveness at different ranges and its ineffectiveness beyond those ranges ... trad and compound bow hunters do take much more time when it comes to practicing for that one shot ...