Now look at this picture.....



Now what is the difference?????

Is that crossbow "loaded" and ready to fire? Can ANYONE pick it up and pull the trigger?

While I have yet to see a guy with a full Olympic set up in the woods, and yes the "sport" of Archery is an Olympic sport, the guy with all that gear hanging off his bow is still doing EXACTLY the same thing as the dude in the RobinHood costume.

Now if they allow Crossbows into the Olympics because as you say they are the same as "Archery", and NFAA starts allowing crossbows to compete in tournaments because they are the same as archery, then I will be all for allowing Crossbow hunters to hunt in Archery Seasons. If that doesn't happen, then they should have Crossbow seasons, because Crossbows are not archery. Don't ban them or not let them hunt .. just manage them for what they are, a unique type of weapon that certainly has a place in the woods each fall.