Stealthy,Let me say this, and then with this thread I am finished. Crossbows are an individual decision and an individual stance that must be determined by each state. I made my stance and have my own personal feelings. No amount of discussion will persuade anyone to change their opinions.

Now, on September 14th of this year I was involved in a head on collision that was not my fault. The accident, among other things, caused a slight tear in my left rotator cuff. The pain was excruciating and I was physically unable to draw my bow. Bow season had just started and I was faced with a couplef of decision. 1. Grunt through the pain and draw my bow anyway, possibly causing further damage. 2. Do not hunt. 3. Take the use of the free crossbow offered to me by my local archery shop until my shoulder healed. I went down, shot the crossbow, and then gave it up. I could not bring myself to hunt with it, even though the state now recognized it as a legal archery weapon. The only thing I could think was the old saying "to thine own self be true." I did. I hung up the bow until I had healed enough to hunt again.

As I said, and will say again. I do not look down upon those that choose to hunt with crossbows where they are legal. I did attempt to keep them out of archery season, but I will not attempt to now have them restricted. To those that choose to hunt with a crossbow, I wish good luck and kill a biggun.

I am done with this thread.