Should kids who are unable to pull back the legal weight on a compound or recurve bow be allowed to hunt with a crossbow in a state where hunting with a crossbow is illegal unless you have a permit stating you are in someway disabled?

I think they should be allowed in all state for everyone.. THey have really NO advantage over a compound, beside they are allready cocked.. Otherwise there's NO advantage.. Ireally agree with the Kid thing, and also for older people.. My dad is 73 , has a hard time pulling a bow, which makes it harder to be accurate.. Yet the State of Michigan will not allow him to shoot a crossbow.. They would rather him be out there shooting a stick and possible wounding a deer because of his strength problem.. Man, legalize the damn crossbows already.. We are allowed to use them during RIFLE season.. But not Muzzleloader season.. Can't figure that one out.. Can't use them LATE season either...

Yes, if the kid is disabled.You really should simply go by what's legal in your state.
Mathewsboy, you forgot about the scope that's on a CB! They are easier to kill deer with. I've killed enough with my Horton, that I don't use it anymore.

Well what I'm asking is do you think it SHOULD be legal?

If it would help get more kids involved in hunting and off the streets and drugs.. Then I"M ALL FOR IT !!!!!

For the very small percentage it would effect let them hunt.[:-]

i think it should be legal in all states and all should be aloud to use one if you like maybe a short season like they do for muzzle and shot gun ?

Get them a set of weights!!!

I voted no even though I'm in favour of legalizing them everywhere.

The reason for this is that its physically more demanding for me to cock my horizontal bow (even with rope cocker) than it is to pull back and hold my vertical bow. And crossbows are heavy, if you can't operate a vert bow you can't accurately shoot a crossbow without a good rest.
I realize that alot of ppl get their kids out there really young, and I'm all for exposing them to the sport early, but a cocked x-bow is just as dangerous as a loaded gun, if you can't operate it without help and strict supervision maybe you should remain a junior helper for another year.

That being said, I'm all for legalizing x-bows, I wouldn't be hunting with a vertical compound this year if I hadn't introduced myself to the sport with a crossbow. Its true that I got into archery simply to take advantage of longer seasons, but I didn't switch for more challenge, I just hated carrying the big monstrosity around and not being able to use it in tight situations. I have both, but don't see the x-bow as a big advantage, but its a great introduction for those about to catch the fever.

Well, I have a 7 year old who can legally hunt in NC with a muzzelloader, shotgun, or rifle. He can't pull back the required legal weight on his recurve yet but he has been shooting his pappa's crossbow and is hitting the boiler-room everytime at 20 and 30yds.
Why shouldn't he be able to hunt with a crossbow?
It would extend his season by over 2 months if he was able to use a crossbow during archery season.