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Exaclty. In Arkansas and Ohio and in literally ever state with handicap permits crossbows are legal bowhunting archery weapons. The people that choose to use them SHOULD be able to post on a BOWHUNTING Forum.

WHY WHY WHY hasn't anybody responded to my point that if the bow hunters in the past thought like this then you would not be shooting your easier and different weapon aka compound bow?

Will someone please tell me the difference in thinking from then to now? Put yourself back 40 years ago and think about how radical a compound bow must have been to most bow hunters when all they had were long bows and recurves. Yet it was allowed into the fold wasn't it?

And while we are at it can someone please tell me how a person in a tree with a crossbow two counties over effects you in your tree?

BigJ12 - recurve/longbow shooters back then fought compound because they were easier to use. They'd bring in more hunters. they were a short cut to the hard work people had to dedicate into mastering a recurve/longbow. They were afraid seasons would be cut short, bag limits reduced. They were afraid that the face of bowhunting would change and what IS archery would be lost. They feared ............... what compounders are fearing now.

Ironic, isn't it ?

Crossbows are allowed in Texas during gun season, which is where they belong. I would imagine a lot of us could get proficient with a sling and a rock if we had a lot of time on our hands. And I'm sure people could use old guns made before they put rifleing in the barrels. Equipment changes and improves. Guns are different than bows. Crossbows are different than bows. Crossbows are different than guns but closer in their manner of use.

That is exactly right. It's funny how people are so against a crossbow but it was ok for the compound bow to infultrate the long bow and recurve archery ranks.

People lets call it like it is, If you really look at it, compound bows should not belong in archery either because they are far different than the long or recurve bow by a mile.

In fact the long bow, recurve and (gasp) crossbow have been around longer than the compound bow has.

Who's the "new" kid on the block?

But NOW it's ok to put your foot down and say "no more" now that you are in the ranks of "archery equipment" when you probably shouldn't have in the first place?

Talk about hypocrisy.

Hey I have a great idea...lets make two different seasons one for traditional bow hunters (long bow and recurves) and one for non traditional bow hunters (compounds and crossbows) If you want separate seasons this makes the most sense.

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I got better.

The only thing the crossbow has in common with a FIREARM that a compound bow does not is that it's held by a stock and can remain cocked indefinitely. Other than that, both the crossbow and compound share the exact same components ie: limbs, cables, cams, sights, strings, arrows/bolts. They both propel the arrow/bolt the same way by energy stored in the limbs and by the use of the string and NOT by gunpowder!

How in the hell is that any way even close to a firearm???? If you ask me judging by the list above seems like the crossbow and compound bow have more in common than the firearm...but thats what I have been saying all along.

Please accurately describe the proccess involved during the shot for the compound , the crossbow , and the gun/rifle.

You'll answer your own damn question above!!!

Did you intentionally forget to add that compounds different than recurve/longbow - vastly different ?

OK I will.

With a firearm (and I will use a modern day firearm as an example) you insert the cartrage INTO the chamber, cock the weapon and squeeze the trigger. This causes the firing pin to puncture the primer and thus ignite the powder INSIDE the casing. This sudden pressure buildup causes the bullet to become separated from the casing while the barrel allows to bullet to travel one way and that is out of the weapon and to it's target.

With a crossbow, you pull back the string by use of either your arms or a crank and by doing that you load the LIMBS with energy. once the string has been pulled back you put a bolt/arrow ON the STRING and squeeze the trigger causing the locking mechanism to dissengage from the STRING. The energy in the LIMBS propels the bolt/arrow by use of the STRING to send the arrow/bolt to it's target.

With a compound bow you first put an arrow on the STRING then pull the string back with your arm by use of a hand held trigger mechanism and by doing that you load the LIMBS with energy. Once the string has been pulled back you squeeze the trigger causing the locking mechanism to dissengage from the STRING. The energy in the LIMBS propels the arrow by use of the STRING to send the arrow to it's target.

And your point is???