What I think is absolutely ridiculous is to change the legal definition of archery in 47 states for the sake of a few crossbow guys and the crossbow manufacturers.
MA Jay,
I do not want to put words into your mouth but don't you mean: "What I think is absolutely ridiculous is to change the laws of when crossbow can be used in 47 states for the sake of a few crossbow guys and crossbow manufacturers."
I say this because the "legal definition" of a crossbow is a bow. They (the states) have their own reasons and I will be the first to say I don't know what they are. But I do know it's not based on "legal definitions"
BigJ, that was my point last week. Illinois should allow healthy people who want to use crossbows a time to use them. At the very least during firearms season, but I think they should consider a crossbow season. They in no way qualify by Illinois’s standards of what legal archery equipment is, so instead of changing archery, they should create a crossbow season. IMHO of course...
I hear ya. But if they (crossbows) in no way qualify by Illinois standards of what is legal then why does Illinois allow the handicapped to hunt during the bow season. Why not just let them use a crossbow during the gun season? And why then do the crossbow kills go toward archery kills if they don't qualify? If they don't qualify then why dosen't the state count them as firearm kills or at the very least "other" kills?
I have no problem with a separate season for crossbow only but then again I have no problem with both crossbows and all other bows together either. I think the "bow hunters" would have a BIG problem if the crossbow only season took up some of their season, that's for sure. IMHO of course