My uncle wants to go to CO elk hunting with me and my Dad this fall. I told him to get a compound and lets go ! He told me his shoulder hurts too bad (he has a MO disbility permit and shoots a crossbow, has been for years). Anyway, I told him to give it a shot anyway, a modern compound has come a LONGGG way in the past 10 years. He said he'd think about it.

Called me the next day and said he went to an archery shop. He can pull 60 pounds but 55 pounds is more comfortable !! He said count him in for 2004 elk hunt.

So much for the 'ol "my shoulder hurts" excuse huh ?!! I suspect with a pro-shops help he'll be more accurate than I am with my recurve in a day or two. I also suspect he'll put the crossbow in the closet and not bring it out again anytime soon