Like compounds were ?

Maybe you are right. But in the end, I think my argument is strong that compounds and crossbows are all really fairly easy to shoot with very minimal practice and acceptable accuracy. See the post above, the guy can get people shooting acceptable accurancy within 15-30 minutes with either "bow" yet we all know recurve and longbow shooters do not have near this accuracy. Based on the argument that easier decides what should and should not be allowed in archery season, its clear then that neither compounds nor crossbows belong. But the crux of this is that most everyone shoots compounds, so there convictions and arguments and beliefs contradict their choice of weapons in legal archery season.

I am going hunting next weekend. My goal is to get within 20 yards of a good buck. Nothing, absolutely nothing about the hunt will change with the type of bow I have in my hand until its time to shoot. If I have a compound I'll draw when the deer isn't in my presence (his head behind a tree or as he's coming in) and will draw with a triggered release, and shoot a quiet bow with high maneuverability and high speed and 3-5" accuracy. If I have a crossbow, I'll wait until he'd 20 yards and in postion and shoot a very clumsy and loud bow, high speed with 3-5" accuracy. both fairly easy shooting. if I take my recurve, I'll have to wait until the exact moment and exact postion, then make the movements of drawing, using fingers and no triggers or sights, full weight of the draw, quiet bow and slow arrows with maybe 8-10" accuracy at 20 yards.

Only when I choose to shoot does what bow in my hand matter, and the crossbow and compound are very close in the performance they give and the ease of shooting. the recurve is vastly different