I don't post up a whole lot, but Datamax I will tell you the one true NEGATIVE to crossbows.......
.........the use of crossbows in archery seasons has for years DIVIDED us as a hunting community. Arguments and debates like the ones on this thread DIVIDE us as a hunting community. Nowhere else will you find the use of any one weapon cause such a SPLIT among hunters. These weapons are just providing another "DIVIDE" for those would would wish to "divide and conquer" us. Is it the crossbow or people who use them's fault? Absolutely not, but it can't be denied that their use in archery seasons causes huge amounts of argument and infighting amongst ourselves.....that fact cannot be denied. And that my friend is truly the biggest NEGATIVE to the existance and use of crossbows in archery season.

just my opinion
Chris

PS - just to be clear I am not a X-bow hater, in fact i support their use here in British Columbia because they are a legal means of harvest.