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Unfortunately, I have to sign off until tomorrow y'all have fun and keep it civil;)

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But drawing the conclusion from that then ALL bows are equal to crossbows is crazy.

I don't think that.

I may not have relayed my point well enough. I know there are big differences between compounds and long bows, I know there are big differences between compounds and crossbows.

My point is I feel the differences between the two (compound and long) are just as bad and big as the other (compound and cross) yet long bows and compounds are in the same season so why can't crossbows?

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Unfortunately, I have to sign off until tomorrow y'all have fun and keep it civil

Come on man, I thought you got paid to do this stuff;)

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I don't know how you and silentassassin feel about dog hunting,

I feel if one of them comes across my property I'll shoot the SOB

We agree on more than one thing!:D

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Dog hunting isn't issue in Arkansas as much as tresspassing, which is not a legal activity, but some dog hunters don't recognize that.

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So what about the other 98% of traditional shooters who would also be opposed to xbows in archery season? What will you say when you lose you "hypocrisy" argument?

trad archers hate compounds and crossbows - i thought you knew this ? Its why we're called Elitists

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Data you wouldn't see a negative reason if it fell from the sky and landed on your face, then wiggled. And please .. the compound to crossbow argument is HORRIBLE.. it's not valid. You are arguing the similarities in diffeent weapons, like ML's and shotguns .. without seein gthat they are different.

Actually, muzzleloaders and inlines ARE quite close in the way they function and their performances. Real close actually. In fact, so close some shotguns you can get muzzleloader barrels, and some muzzleloaders you can get shotgun barrels !

Crossbows and compounds share much - neither have any similarities to ammount to anything with recurves/longbows. You can bounce up and down all you want, but it simply isn't true and we've SHOWED you the facts

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But you can't use the rifle or pistol during muzzleloader season .. and they are similar, right?

Why can't you ? The difference is obvious between rifles/pistols and muzzleloaders - that being muzzleloaders don't have shelled casing and are single shot weapons. Inlines are way, WAY different than muzzleloaders 15 years ago and in fact, banned by some states up until recently because they pushed too far into what IS and ISN'T a muzzleloader.

They are similar, but different in the way they functions and their , for lack of better words "mechanics". Hey - so are compounds ! :D

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BigJ12 - thats cool, being in the NFL. Do you keep up with the NFL still ? Do you think Matt Jones will go in the 1st round of the Draft ?

1. Thanks

2. Yep sure do

3. Well he sure has the skills and the size (6'6" 237)that you want on a QB, but that dosen't allways get you into the first round.

Hell what do I know...I went in the 8th! and I still think I should have been a 1st rounder:D

They don't even have 8 rounds anymore do they..geeze I'm getting old.

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In what book dose it say YOU CAN NOT TAKE A KID THAT CAN NOT SHOOT SOME THING HUNTING. I take kids every year that can ton hunt yet. I PACK my son on my back up to 7 miles to bow hunt with friends. I DO NOT FOR ! MIN> THINK HE SHOULD GET TO BOW HUNT BEFOR HE CAN SHOOT A REAL BOW>But in NO way dose that meen he will not go. That is just not right to think kids have to beable to kill something to get to go hunting.

I do a lot with kids it is not about KILLING deer. It is about geting to go enjoy the out doors. Maby that is the xbow peoples problem.No one is saying kids cant hunt they just have to get stroung enough to hunt with a bow befor killing a deer NOT going hunting.

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That's why we need to give little Johnny a chance to get in the woods and off the street. You act like it's my fault that we have those problems in America. I am trying to give our youths something to do to help fix the problems. What are you doing? I mean besides standing in their way of a safe recreational alternative?

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I also need to sign off (Dinner time:D)

I have work to do later so I will check back in tonight.

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ORIGINAL: silentassassin

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Silent.. you are just a bitter man.

I am bitter because I want other people to get a chance to enjoy the archery season. I guess I failed to see the logic behind that one:eek:

If you want them to enjoy archery season - teach them to use a bow!!!