I will attest to what Dan says about crossbows being harder to shoot offhand. With my compounds the first 3 to 5 starlings I shoot at are dead at 30 yards. With my crossbow they all live. JimC had described a test where they put an LED on compound bows and crossbows to illustrate the ablility to hold on a target. The compound was always the hands down winner over the crossbow in anyone's hands.

Not sure I understand your question. A crossbow IS a bow! Kills just the same way as any other method where an ARROW is used to do the killing. Similar range, similar accuracy, similar results, same satisfaction.

I've hunted with everything! As I got older, the weapons got more high tech. The more bells and horns, (can't spell whishles, whisies, whissles, SEE!) the better for me. BUT, when it's archery season, there isn't anything more intent at that time for me. Then when it turns black powder season, there isn't anything more intent for me. Then when it's gun season, there isn't, well you know. When I'm in my stand hunting, the weapon I have and the season that's in is the only thing on earth right then. I mean, if my truck blew up, I wouldn't care. If my dogdropped dead, I wouldn't care. If my computer locked up, well then I'd be screwed, I'd come down my stand and fix it or something. LOL
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Oldschool, you have to get this out of your head. When you are hunting with a crossbow you are bow hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe I read this wrong and I am not trying to be picky just making sure the air is clear for everyone that reads this thread.

Limbs,string,arrow======BOW.........
I hunt with all 3-4 types of bow,yes I have rifle hunted but my last was 1982,tried BP one year(still bow hunted)then I also tried pistol(still bow hunted)I allways go to my bow,This will be my 25th year of bow hunting last year I had shoulder problems then surgery in Oct,during this time thru the help of all the good folks on this forum I purchesd 2 crossbows,10point Pro Fusion compound and a Excal Vortex recurveso I could still bow hunt.I was quite surprised how hard they are to shoot off hand and the weight really keeps you from stalking for too long....DO I LIKE CROSSBOWS.....ABSOLUTLY Wont give it up.DO I like Vert compound ?Absolutly, same goes for Trad recurve and longbow......Am I going to take up rifle again ?YEP in the nxt 2-5 years.....Iam not getting any younger and Iam not doing my 1st Elk hunt with Bow this is where Rifle comes into play...
My go to Bow will be my Mathews Drenlin this yr and then recurve.....Will I hunt with crossbow this year.....YEP....
Crossbow are just as addicting(spl)as any other hunting tool....

There seems to be alot of going around here about a crossbow being bow or. For me its theharvest of the animal that you been watching all summer or maybe that surprize buck that you've never seen before,heck I get akick out of a doe I can stick in the freezer. When you tag a nice buck in at the check station how many times do the other hunters ask to see your gun,compound or crossbow. So I think if you decide to hunt with a crossbow when you grab hold of that bucksrackyou'll get the same satisfaction as any otherlegal hunting implament that you use. Good luck next fall and take a big one down.

Ha well you guys make a pretyt good point, I guess I just mean different kind of bow but what I'm hearing is that its just as satisfying.Glad to hear it, thanks!

Is hunting with a CB satisfying! Yes Yes Yes! I think Bowhunting is what it is regardless of which one you use. I love my CB's, i also love hunting with my ML's. I don't hunt much with any of my rifles anymore. They seem to collect dust, be glad when my grandson is ready for his.