Yes a crossbow has limbs and a string, but it is NOT held at full draw by a person. That is why they are not considered bows.
No that' why YOU don't consider it a bow. That's a pretty flimsy reason to descriminate against other hunters IMO.
Perhaps 100% of states will allow them during archery season... BUT, the fact they have been around for hundreds of years, are legal already during firearm type seasons but still have made almost no in road into archery season, I'll assume you'll need more than 10 more years to hold that over me.
Well the whitetail population explosion hasn't been going on that long so crossbows are just now being looked at as another possible management tool by many states. You may be right but then again you may not be. If I am right and there are legal in the majority of states in the next 10 years will you then consider a bow?
Why you insist that crossbows must be considered the same as bows is beyond me .. and frankly is not in the best interest of crossbow hunters.
have you read any of my posts? I want them to be allowed in archery season to eveyone that wants to hunt during the archery season can do so. But can you explain why being able to choose and why allowing those that may not be able to use a compound or trad equipment to hunt is not in their best interest?
I will be the adult that breaks the news to you, the world is not always "fair" to all people.
But why exclude people that we should be trying to recruit into our ranks?
Since crossbow hunters have at best a weak and small following they may not generate the interest or need their own season, which leaves them hunting with firearm hunters in 47 states
I hate to keep beating this drum but that's like saying that women didnt' need to vote since they didn't draw enough interest to themselves. That's pretty assanine isn't it?
Fair has absolutely nothing to do with it
well that's definitely where are stances differ. i think anyone that wants to should have the chance to hunt during the archery season. To me archery season is a wonderful thing an big part of my life and something that I love and cherrish very much. I personally don't want to deprive anyone of enjoying that just as I do especially when the differences that we are talking about are so minute and ultimately inconsequental.
Crossbows don't make people stupid ...... they just prove it.
So disabled people are stupid because they use crossbows?[:'(]
