I live in Ohio and I hunt with a compound bow and a crossbow also. It's whatever I feel like using that day. They both have their advantages. We have a 4 month ARCHERY SEASON that lets you use either one as long as it's within the draw weights. I started deer hunting with a shotgun 23 years ago and bowhunting 10 years. I got the crossbow 5 years ago. It doesn't matter to me what people are using. There is more than enough deer to harvest if your willing to put a little bit of effort into it. I remember the days when it was buck only unless you where lucky enough to draw a doe permit. Now you are only allowed 1 buck if you buy more tags they are only for does. This helps to keep the population under control but it's a losing battle. Our harvest rate keeps climbing every year. There is also plenty of private land to hunt. There is a huge amount of public land also, it can be crowded in gun season but any time in archery season you can find an area to be completly by yourself. So I see no reason why crossbows should not be allowed at least in areas like Ohio.