RugerNo.1, first...welcome to the board.

Second, ArthurP has his opinion on crossbows being used in archery only season.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion concerning the use of crossbows during archery only season.

A couple of points regarding your posts on this thread....

You are assuming that Arthur knows next to nothing about crossbows. Unless you are really old(sorry Arthur)and have about 40 years of experience with ALL types of archery equipment and crossbows, you are completely out of your league here.

Another thing is this...with 10 posts under your belt on this board, maybe you should think about learning to show a little restaint in your posts. Especially until you get a clue what your opponent may, or may not know about the subject at hand.

I don`t have to warn you about using that type of language on this board, for I am sure the moderators will.

Now, back to the subject...your opinion is yours, however, the vast majority of state game commissions disagree with your position regarding crossbows.

Regardless of the points you or stealthy, or anyone else brings up in the defense of the crossbows use during archery only season, you just hit the nail on the head as to why you really use them. You will not take the time to practice with your recurve, longbow, or compound.

I agree with you when you say that we owe it to the animals we hunt to make good shots. If that means you must use a crossbow because you won`t/can`t take the time to practice with conventional archery equipment, that is fine.

Just use it during gun season. Where crossbows belong. They are not hand drawn, they are not hand held, they do NOT belong in archery only season, unless you are legitimately handicapped.

That is my opinion. BTW, my opinion is about 4 times more popular than your opinion.

You may now offr a rebuttal, but try to remember to keep it civil.