Thanks for the lesson! Go back and look at the differences between the two (compounds/recurves vs crossbows) when concerning hunting situations. Thats what we're talking about here!
BOWFANATIC - I didn't know you'd hunted with all 3 (I Have) ? If you have, then you fully realize just how difficult recurve/longbow hunting is, how easy compounds are and arguable better hunting weapons than crossbows.
Jack Ryan - calling it like I see it. You could say a CON of a crossbow is that they weight over 10 pounds. Hey, thats not a CON, its just a silly little detail. Much like everything else that you and others have posted.
And yeah, its because I say so.
The never bucked the rules to get anything of mine nor anything for me. I read the rule book. Learned the weapons and the seasons they were legal to use them in and then made my self proficient with the weapon appropriate for the time and animal I chose to hunt. If you'd rather just be a whiner than buck up like everyone else, feel free. You are free to whine and cry around all you want in this country. If that's what you chose to do, expect to get called on it.
SO in other words, rules should never be changed, even though they were a couple of decades ago to allow YOUR crossbows to be legalized huh ? If you're true to your beliefs then you should hate the fact that compounds were once lobbyed for and allowed in archery season.
Holding your breath and stomping your feet is not "fighting".
I'll tell you what threads like this does. A lot of people read them, see the difference and the similarities and peoples minds change. They've always heard how bad crossbows are, how evil they are - and threads like this point out clearly that they are NONE of those things and its based on factual information.
A crossbow is not a bow and arrow.
Why, actually it IS a bow and arrow. The definition of WHAT a bow is ......... hey thats what a crossbow is ! And if you want to be picky - a compound pushes what a bow and arrow is.
Why can't it be like it use to be ? A bow and arrow is a stick and string. No compounds, no crossbows .......... deal ?
Is there anything wrong with (for states who dont currently allow crossbows) having a seperate crossbow season?
Theres no reason to. Allowing them in archery season would have no negative effects. Its like asking for a handgun season, an inline muzzleloading season, a caplock season, a 12 ga shotgun season, a 20 ga shotgun season ......... its grossly unneccesary.
But yeah - lop off 3/4 of the archery season and give it back to the trad hunters. 1/8 of the orig arhcery season could be for crossbows, 1/8 for compounds.
Yeah ........ I'll go with that concept.
Hey - whats wrong with a seperate compound season, right ?