Opinions on Crossbows
07-07-2008 | 08:38 AM
#54
Nontypical Buck
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From: Almost Heaven. Boone Co. WV
RE: Opinions on Crossbows
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
ML or a much lighter bow.
ORIGINAL: HuntinGUS
Exactly. Wonder how some of the opinions would change after surgery?[&:]
Some of you guys need to stop being so selfish. It's a weapon, nothing more.We are all just one shredded shoulder away from hunting with a crossbow.
In some cases the lighter bow is not an option. The ML limits the time one could spend in the woods as the season is shorter........
07-07-2008 | 08:40 AM
#55
Giant Nontypical
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
RE: Opinions on Crossbows
Wow, PA folks must have lots of time on their hands if "everyone" would be crowding the woods every day of the hunting season. I would think that folks would hunt according to their particular circumstances (day shift vs. night shift, morning hunters vs. evening hunters, working vs, non-working, weekend vs. holiday hunters,etc.).
07-07-2008 | 08:52 AM
#57
Fork Horn
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From: Hillsborough, NJ
RE: Opinions on Crossbows
In NJ since the woods aren't the biggest, I do NOT walk into gun/bow public land once the gun season starts. I hunt archery-only public lands because you would hope that the typical archer uses more discretion than most other hunters. I wouldn't have an issue with crossbows being classified as a firearm so that they wouldn't be allowed to hunt in archery only grounds. This is because I feel that taking the 'drawing' aspect out of archery also takes some critical 'thinking about the shot' time away from whomever will be using the crossbow. I'd still hunt if crossbows were allowed in my archery only public woods, but the walks in and out of the woods would be much more nerve wrecking.
07-07-2008 | 08:57 AM
#58
Giant Nontypical
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From: Phoenixville, PA USA
RE: Opinions on Crossbows
ORIGINAL: brucelanthier
Suppose the rifletag allowed for just one, maybe 2 deer. You would think some of them might fill their tags and not keep crowding things 
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ORIGINAL: rybohunter
That’s about the dumbest thing that could happen here, and probably in most places.
Yea I could see it now. PA institutes one season any weapon for 4 months. You would have a 4 month long rifle season, with everyone crowding the woods from the first week of October thru January. Yea that’d be a real smart way to run the hunting seasons.
I like your idea Bruce. One nice long hunting season for all weapons. If folks can't play nice, then they can go play golf. [&:]
That’s about the dumbest thing that could happen here, and probably in most places.
Yea I could see it now. PA institutes one season any weapon for 4 months. You would have a 4 month long rifle season, with everyone crowding the woods from the first week of October thru January. Yea that’d be a real smart way to run the hunting seasons.
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It's funny how many guys you catch talking about all the bucks they got last year in a 1 buck state and when you ask what other states they hunted to get other bucks they just trip all over themselves.
07-07-2008 | 09:01 AM
#59
Boone & Crockett
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From: Southwest Ohio
RE: Opinions on Crossbows
Rybo,
Unless you have experiencedall or most of Pennsylvania's hunting spots, I doubt that you are exactly an expert on what should or shouldn't be done at the state level either.
Unless you have experiencedall or most of Pennsylvania's hunting spots, I doubt that you are exactly an expert on what should or shouldn't be done at the state level either.
07-07-2008 | 09:09 AM
#60
Giant Nontypical
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
RE: Opinions on Crossbows
Rybo,
Unless you have experiencedall or most of Pennsylvania's hunting spots, I doubt that you are exactly an expert on what should or shouldn't be done at the state level either.
Unless you have experiencedall or most of Pennsylvania's hunting spots, I doubt that you are exactly an expert on what should or shouldn't be done at the state level either.
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