If you've never hunted with a recurve - you don't have a clue how hard it is.

If you've never hunted with a crossbow, you don't know how that is either.

I've hunted with all 3 - compounds give me by far the best chance to fill a tag. Crossbows come in next, recurves last. I have much more fun with my recurve/longbow though.

Compounds are faster, more accurate, easier to adjust when you're in the stand to deer coming in etc, quieter, lighter - they are THE BEST ARHCERY HUNTING WEAPONS out there - bar none.

Now, you can shake your head (even though you use one) and banter and gee and haw and stomp your foot all you want to boys - I've shot them all, so has silent - we kinds know what we're talking about here whereas all ya'll are doing is pretending you know something that in reality is just a bunch of unfounded, regurgetated P&Y rhetoric and fears.