X Legion General - You don't see the need for more changes in archery equipment ? You're wanting lines drawn ? Draw them then. You want to define the uniqueness of archery ? That was breached long ago when compounds weazled their way into archery season, wasn't it ? Ironically, compounders now see crossbows as the weasles - don't they ?
Cougar Mag - most states and therein lies the flaw in trying to define what is archery equipment based on State laws. Its absolutely 100% IMPOSSIBLE to change what something is by moving it across state lines, isn't it ? You can take a cat, that is a cat in Colorado, and move it to Arkansas and voila! it becomes a dog ? No, regardless of whether its called a dog, or a cat, its still a cat.
Take a crossbow and move it from a state that allows them in general archery season to one that doesn't, and its still a bow, just like it has been for centuries. Its not legal to use in archery season but its STILL the same thing.
See ?
Don't tell me that an archer shooting 80% letoff can hold the bow at full draw for as long as a person who is holding the crossbow locked into place!!! Its simply not true.
I never said they could. However I submit that IF its all about the draw, theres a VAST differnce in drawing and shooting with a compund vs a recurve. VAST differences.
I dont see any real positives either.
The biggest positive is strength in numbers of bowhunters. Be them new, two season, converts or whatever, if they're buying archery tags, and participating then they're adding strength to bowhunting.
I dont think that adding to the already incresing numbers of archers in the woods during the archery season is a real positive.
But you must agree that the vast number of archery hunters use compounds ? If its about keeping low archer numbers, ban compounds and you'd really be pleased how uncrowded it'd be. Right ?
There is an archery season and if you want to hunt during it in a state that doesnt allow crossbows, then pick up a compound with all its bells and wistles and hunt during archery season. If you can afford a good crossbow, why buy one over a compound bow, if they are so close in comparison? If you can use a compound what is the point in pushing a crossbow?
Good question - but people DO choose compounds over crossbows, don't they ? If they didn't then its logical to assume crossbow legal states would have virtually no compound hunters - and we know this isn't true. People choose compounds because they are super light in comparison, quiet, fast, easy to shoot and give them the BEST chance at killing animals.
Why add another weapon? There are plenty of options for all types of hunters. Every form of taking an animal has its own unique elements. To me a crossbow doesn't add any new unique element to a hunt, but is seems to rob some of the uniqueness of archery hunting.
Same can be said of mechanical releases, fiber optic sights, drop away rest ....... and you can expand that line of thinking to incliude scent lok clothes, electronic deer calls, deer scents, etc etc. But back to your comment ......... compound were added 40 years ago - why ? Why wasn't archery season good where it was ? Answer that question and you'll have cracked a dandy that will be the answer to why adding crossbows.
A cross bow is a hybrid a cross between a gun and a bow, it isnt really a gun, and it isnt really a bow.
Websters ....... and history, say different.
The line has to be drawn somewere.
Why ? has compounds had lines drawn ? Forever 65% was what was argued ........ until people tried it and LIKED it and it was changed. mechanical heads were once illegal, mechanical releases, certain arrows, arrowheads, etc etc.