I' m afraid you' re in for a rude awakening. You need to try a compound before automatically assuming a crossbow is easier and quicker to get good with.

With compound OR crossbow, you should have already bought the weapon and been working with it for at least the past several months. I really wish you' d forget about hunting this season and get ready for next year.

' Buy today, hunt tomorrow' does not work with any kind of archery gear, no matter how remotely it' s related with archery.