Arthur, are you serious guy? How are crossbow hunters forcing themselves on you? No where in my regulation book does it list a "Arthur P. Archery Season", so that probably means you don't own it. I couldn't care less if you shoot a compound,a recurve, a blowgun, or a slingshot, so why are you so concerned about what everyone else uses? When you start buying my license and paying for my lease and other hunting expenses, then you can tell me what is right or wrong to hunt with. As for the people that say crossbow hunters never practice and go into the woods unprepared..............whatever! I don't remember seeing any of you every summer when my friends and I are practicing, so that remark is uncalled for and can be said about any hunting weapon for that matter. I know of people that only shoot there rifles every few years but I don't get on here and say that all rifle users are lazy and unprepared. This should be a place where people can share hunting stories and information and not have to constantly defend themselves because this other hunter wants a little praise or a medal for how good he/she is or how bad they can make someone else look!