BOWFANATIC - you ever hunted with a crossbow ? A recurve or longbow ? A compound ?
Crossbow - no , recurve - yes , longbow - no , compound - yes.
When its all said and done, regardless of which of those you use, you STILL have to get within 20 yards.
That may be your personal goal and mine as well but it's definately not everyones. When I visit the outdoor ranges around here during the summer the 40yd and 50yd lanes are open 99% of the time unless a x-bow shooter is there.
I'd hazard to say longer shots are almost always the product of compound shooter - see some ofthe western threads on other sites where 50-60 yard shots are common.
The key word there is "western" threads! Totally different ballgame!
The mentality HAS changed - with the compound bow in hand. Don't forget about Chuck Adams shooting a beeded Coues deer at 63 yards. A 100 pound buck, bedded down - AT 63 YARDS.
I'm not argueing that the "mentality has changed" because it has in my opinion but your using poor examples. Fred Bear took longer shots than that with traditional equipment. So I think it's safe to say the compound bow in itself isn't responsible for "long range shots" in bowhunting terms.
You also make it sound like anyone and everyone that goes from traditional gear to a compound can pick one up and be shooting like a pro in ten minutes.
You dont visit the ranges much do you?
Even with kisser buttons , peep sights , $200 sights , $100 releases , it still takes practice and dedication. You cant argue that period!!
Does it take more practice and dedication with traditional gear? Yes. Nobody can argue that!!
It seems to me that this is just another of your threads that beats a mile around the bush just to point out that traditional gear (your chosen gear) takes alot more practice and dedication than compounds.
The benefits of allowing x-bows during archery season? If those bowhunters (<used lightly) that show up at the range a week before season turn to x-bows then maybe there will be alot less wounded deer.
The negatives of allowing x-bows during archery season? Like I mentioned before??? Archery hunting itself is already to the point of not being considered a challenge anymore by many. Allowing x-bows into
archery season will just be the final nail in the coffin.
Thats my opinion!! There really is no need to argue that point with me as I can show you countless threads over the last five years here that have formed my opinion.
Now , whats with the sig pics? Are you going through a mid life crisis?
