Traditional vs compound
04-20-2011, 07:01 AM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Maryland
Posts: 332
04-21-2011, 05:10 AM
#24
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 797
Longbow, recurve, compound or crossbow all have limited range. It's truly not a much of a debate beings most hunters use these for hunting closes up and personal. 30 yards a long shot for a longbow or recurve for most. 50yards is a long shot for compounds and cross bows for most. Some can use either to extend that range but most fall in those categories. I say let them use whatever they want in any season. I personally would choose either a recurve or a compound, crossbows are cumbersome if your stalking. I currently shoot a compound.
05-06-2011, 03:16 PM
#27
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,745
Personally I have no problem with crossbows. I look at it like this. A recurve/longbow, compound, and crossbow would be equivalent to a firearm hunter using a flintlock, percussion rifle or open sighted centerfire rifle. All of these weapons are effective, each to a 'better' degree. But if its legal and you want to use it, be my guest. Just don't go telling me what I can use. Its as simple as that. If you are angry that a cross bow shooter can connect with a deer at 40 yds and you can't with your recurve, then practice more until you can. I don't use a xbow. But I do use recurves and compounds. And I know what my limits are and stay within them.
Last edited by bronko22000; 05-06-2011 at 03:22 PM.
05-06-2011, 04:15 PM
#28
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mississippi USA
Posts: 15,296
To me, it's simple. Weapons that are not bows should not be allowed in the bow season. If it's a "limited range weapon" season, call it that. If it's an "anything goes" season, call it that.
We are all told what, when, and where we can hunt, and what we can hunt with.
Chad
We are all told what, when, and where we can hunt, and what we can hunt with.
Chad
05-08-2011, 08:09 PM
#29
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan
Posts: 9,679
So you agree with me then.....
05-10-2011, 05:54 AM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,722
simply put - greed is what makes people want to "ban" certain kids of archery equipment
now, understand there is a HUGE difference in shooting a crossbow with sights etc and shooting a decked out compound vs shooting a recurve/longbow .... the latter is much more difficult
but that said, we all have the same number of tags and statistics show crossbow hunters aren't that much more successful than compound hunters ...... both more successful than traditional hunters
so other than having your easy but not wanting someone to have theirs, what IS the reason for not wanting crossbows in archery season, or compounds either?
there are no reasons - crossbows have NEVER been a negative to archery season
I don't know that compounds have either
compounders HATE crossbow shooters because crossbows are easier but when recurve shooters point out compounds are easier than recurves, compounders don't understand that view
funny huh?
now, understand there is a HUGE difference in shooting a crossbow with sights etc and shooting a decked out compound vs shooting a recurve/longbow .... the latter is much more difficult
but that said, we all have the same number of tags and statistics show crossbow hunters aren't that much more successful than compound hunters ...... both more successful than traditional hunters
so other than having your easy but not wanting someone to have theirs, what IS the reason for not wanting crossbows in archery season, or compounds either?
there are no reasons - crossbows have NEVER been a negative to archery season
I don't know that compounds have either
compounders HATE crossbow shooters because crossbows are easier but when recurve shooters point out compounds are easier than recurves, compounders don't understand that view
funny huh?
