I live and hunt in Texas mostly and to hunt with a cb in the Archery only season you must have proof of a 20% upper limb dissability. I am againt allowing them in the archery only season as they are already allowed in the general firearm season, which the gun season already is allowed the most amount of time in the woods and encompasses the rut as well. As an archer I feel we already have a cheated season in Texas.... Plus you factor in the fact that a cb is not considered archery equipment (IMO as well as the State) otherwise it would have been allowed a long time ago!!!! I am not against someone hunting with a crossbow (I have killed a few hogs with one) I just don't want to see them in the archery only season!!!! I don't thinka crossbowqualifies as archery equipment!!!!!! AGAIN, I AM NOT AGAINST THEM I JUST DON'T WANT THEM IN THE ARCHERY ONLY SEASON!!!. ...I HAVE HUNTED WITH ONE AND TODAY I HUNT WITH TRADITIONAL AND COMPOUNDS AS WELL AS A RIFLE FROM TIME TO TIME!!!!!!

Even though they are legal in my WMU, the state land I hunt hasn't seen any real influx of CB hunters to speak of.

I agree. If there going to be allowed put or keep them in the firearms season. I don't say this because I'm selfish of someone shooting a deer during archery season. I say this because I believe there more gun like then bow like.

Oklahoma just passed it to older people to be able to use one in bow season. that is not issue with me, if it came that anyone could use one, than that is taking it too far. IMO.

That's exactly why I stopped hunting with mine.

My point exatly!!! Very well said

This is true, I couldn't have said it any better...other than that I will say no more on the subject...

They don't??? Hmmm - they shoot arrows by means of stored energy in bent limbs when that energy is released to a string,to which the arrow is attached. So then, they should be allowed only during the firearms season because they are a firearm? Kind of doubt they fit that definition very well.

Crossbows are legal here for all hunters, handicapped or not. I have no bias for or against crowbows per se, but I do have some issues about the way I see them being used.

Our firearms season lasts about 2 1/2 months, during which time you can use archery equipment if you want to. As far as I'm concerned, that's a good time to stay away from the woods. Our archery-only seasons bracket that, 9 days at the front and 16 days at the end. More and more hunters are choosing to extend their seasons into these early and late periods by picking up a crossbow. That's fine, but a high percentage of the ones I've seen not only don't practice regularly, they don't have a clue as to the limitations of their equipment.

At a 3D shoot I attended recently, there was a separate crossbow category. Iinserted the scores of the 4 participantsinto a list of all the compound shooters and they came almost dead center in the middle. It seems there is no advantage or disadvantage as to range or accuracy, based on this. At least theseguys wereserious about knowing their crossbows.

I live in la. to. I also happen to work in the sporting goods industry. Now my opinions on crossbows are kinda insignificant now that ammendment 165 has been signed, allowing for a (1) bow and arrow season AND (2) a bow arrow and crossbow season. How ever its some of the people behind the crossbows that bother me, alot of people think 70 to 100 yards is the norm....oh yeah I love this question "How accurate are these crossbows" well Bubba howsharp is the shooter??
I realy dont think it will negetivly affect general deer hunting for the state. I just want all La. crossbow hunters to consider that the "Anti's" or the non- hunting population does not recognize the difference between bows and arrows or crossbows and bolts. So please use good and moral judgment in all aspects afield.

It hasn't effected the deer population or the number of hunters in the field during the archery season one bithere in Florida or Alabama. Florida instated a crossbow season and Alabama made them legal across the board.