ORIGINAL: datamax
The xbow in bow season is only being pushed by gun hunters. Now, if gun hunters want to give up some gun season to allow xbows, go right ahead, no problems here. But bow season should be reserved for bowhunters.
So you're against two season hunters ? Bowhunters should never gun hunt ? Don't the tags stay the same regardless of what weapon is used ? And isn't it true that "bowhunters" 30 years ago caved in and allowed that radical new "compounds" and afterwards the sport of archery changed dramatically - and for the better - and it changed into what archery hunting is today ?
Bu again you fail to point out even 1 negative that archery season open to crossbows would bring, haven't you ? And its a simple request really .... isn't it ?
Indiana allows it's bow hunters to hunt with their bows during both of our firearm seasons(shotgun and ML) , crossbows are not allowed for deer hunting during our early archery season , neither are guns . Anyone who could call that fair is undoubtedly a bow-only hunter or very close to it . Ironically , while our regs won't call xbows "archery equipment" you can't hunt with one unless you have an "archery" tag if you're after deer or turkeys .
I can't think of a single negative about them .