I just don't think there is going to be an appreciable number of "new hunters" that are going to go to the woods just because it is legal to hunt with a crossbow. The majority of the crossbow hunters are going to be crossover bow hunters that would probably be in the woods anyway. The posters that have hunted with both bow and crossbow say that the range is shorter and accuracy is relatively equal. I see the crossbow as a great alternative for people with disabilities as well as the person that has a hard time pulling back a compound. There are times in our club that it would suit me to prohibit the use of any kind of bow. One guy in the club "stuck" four deer last year and did not get any of them. I have heard the phrase "stuck a deer" a lot over the years by a lot of different hunters. Can't say it is poor marksmanship or buck fever, but it amounted to the same result.