craig

I'm a former gun only hunter who now hunts with xbow also.

Mi changed the law a couple years ago & I bought my Xbow fall of 12. I shot 2 doe with it that fall. This year I only went deer hunting once & did not shoot any. A back injury ended my season, both with bow & gun.

I'm also the only gun hunter in my circle of friends who's bought a xbow. The rest don't get why I did as I was always one of the more successful with a gun before. I bought it to give myself one more option when I go hunting & squirrels get old eating wise quick for me, but I'll eat all the grouse, pheasants & bunnies I can get.

I've never shot more than 2 deer per year & don't intend to change.

Consider this, if you lived near me which would be more disruptive of your bow hunting.

1) me with xbow

2) me with rifle or shotgun & often times my GSP.

If you think of it that way, you may find that you'll like having some/few of the gun hunters out with xbows instead of chasing squirrels, grouse & bunnies with guns. I know I'm a vastly less noisy hunter when out with the xbow. Just a thought for you.