Data I have a question for you. What makes the compound so much different than any other bow? I am talking the use of it in a hunting situation, that is what we are talking about here.
No that's what your are talking about here becasue it's the only thing you have to hang your hat on. But in data's abscence I'll take a crack at it. It's shoot an arrow. It has identical tracetory. It has identical range. It has identical KE and or killing power. You still have to judge yardage like you would with any other bow. The only difference is instead or drawing you just have to raise the bow up. There's still movement involved but your not holding any weight. of course it would be OK if the let-off was 99% as long as it's on a compound
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They knew that if they put a crossbow in gun season it would not attract as many hunters as it would in Bowseason, so hear we are with crossbows
I am sure not all hunters were happy becasue most hunters have the wrong attitude and don't have the best interest of the sport at heart. But like you just alluded to, crossbows bring people into the season. So whether your own personal feelings were hurt or not, You have benefitted by the growing number of archers in your state. But then again alot of this has to do with greed so that' not going to be a very good reason for some of you. Also break down those that are happy and unhappy. A guy that thinks he is the greatest and crossbows shouldn't be allowed probably wasn't all that happy. But a woman that loved to hunt and hunted with her husband every gun season yet was unable to shoot a bow that will now be able to hunt with her husband during archery season, was probably pretty stoked. But then again to hell with her cause some of you guys don't need/want the competition.
The last meeting I whent to was in Jan 05 more than 60% of that commitee was Biolgist. When crossbows were put up for voting there biggest concern was deer population control not where the weapon belongs.
So who gets to decide where they belong then? You? By your resoning since compounds were originally put there by biologists then they don't really belong there nor do they meet the criteria of a bow. Afterall that was what some of you used as a qualification for what a bow is, since the state DNR's say they are bows then they are bows? I don't care which way you guys go as long as you pick one and stick with it? Do the DNR's get to determine what is or isn't a bow or don't they? If so in 5 years when half of the states have legalized crossbows will you then refer to them as archery equipment?