SilentAssassin & Double Creek...
Silent: OK, I re-read that other post of mine and I meant to say "bows should be illegal because they are easier to kill a deer with than spears". Now all that was said in such an admittedly outrageous way just to make a point that by some peoples' logic (that gun hunters are less respectable than bow hunters, for example), bow kills should be considered less respectable than spear kills (where legal).
DoubleCreek: unfair to throw all bow hunters into the "better hunters" category just because they carry a bow. You and I both know there are plenty of gawdawful hunters out there who carry bows. Heck, dozens of them post here every week talking about how they wounded animals with marginal shots (at best), or lost them due to non-existent tracking skills. My point is, excellent hunters choose to use all types of weapons--including crossbows, and so do others who have no business ever taking aim at an animal with anything.