WOW, a whole lot of misinfo going on here.

For the record crossbows have no more KE than a compound. crossbows shoot a shorter and lighter arrow. They are heavier. Have less range then a compound. As far as a scope, at 30 yards or less how and the heck does it make a difference. They are a lot louder than verts. Arrow flight is almost always hard to get correct than a compound.

Advantages: Easier to get up to hunting speed with, but no easier to master.

Being predrawn can be an advantage or a disadvantage. I' ve hunted with both and it' s dead even. no advantage either way. I' m sure I have spent as much or more then most everyone posting here around crossbows. Me and my family have hunted with crossbows for as long as I' ve been alive. Why should they not be allowed to be used in the Archery season? There is no advantage that pretains to the actual hunt only to the prep time before the season. Everything else is the same ( or the crossbow could even be said to be disadvantaged compared to the compound) , so why shouldn' t hunters have thier chioce?

I hunt with both and will continue to. Crossbows don' t ruin seasons any more than any other type of weapon. Proof look at Ohio. It' s a great place to bowhunt. every year more huge deer are killed here and the deer herd keeps getting better and better here in Ohio. I guess I just find all this anticrossbow stuff really weird considering I' ve hunted around them all my life and have never seen any of the stuff some guys spout about them.