But prof, that' s not good enough for the crossbowmen. They want into October as well. I used to oppose them. Now though, I don' t see enough difference between a crossbow and compound to make any difference, whatsoever. LSBA has fought agains crossbows in bow season here for years. But, now that they' ve dumped the 65% letoff rule for their big game awards, they have no credibility left on the issue.

There used to be a good reason to exclude them, back when everyone shot recurves. Even 10 years ago there was still enough difference between compounds and crossbows to say crossbows didn' t belong in archery season. Now, those differences are practically nil.

One comment I saw back up there a ways really ticks me off. And it ticks me off every time I hear it. People say that the crossbow lets people hunt who " don' t have time to practice." That' s a crappy darn attitude to have with ANY weapon! I don' t give a flip what you intend to hunt with, from a selfbow to a rifle, if you don' t have time to practice, then you darn well better not tell me you' ve got time to go hunting. That is total BS and the people that think that way are ones I categorize right in there with slob hunters! [:@]