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Hoyt23 · Aug 7, 2014

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I don’t know if it would extend most people’s range that far. Maybe 10 yards. I consider maximum range for archery equipment, either compound or crossbow to be 40 yards. Not because you can’t be accurate beyond that range, but because of the time of flight of the projectile. Beyond 40 yards, the time of flight starts getting long enough that the deer could take a step, turn, or otherwise move in a way that could cause a bad hit. Based on a recent thread, a lot of compound guys are already at 40 yards as their max so a crossbow would extend their range 0 yards. I think you are right that the potential is there to not spook a deer with the crossbow that you might have spooked with a compound due to drawing. However, I think that goes both ways. There are deer that you would spook with a crossbow that you wouldn’t spook with a compound. My dad was in a ground blind trying to move his crossbow into position and the limb of his crossbow scraped against the blind spooking the deer. He probably would not have spooked it with a compound. Crossbows are more cumbersome to maneuver in tight quarters or around brush or tree limbs. So that offsets the perceived advantage of not having to draw. The stats I have seen on success rates for compound hunters vs crossbow hunters show that they are virtually identical. Maybe a very slight edge to the crossbow but only a percentage point or two. Nothing in the neighborhood of any firearm.
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And I may not be a big fan of them, but to me it's pretty clear they are not close to a gun. I just know for me, using one would have resulted in some kills that I didn't get. But I also don't really have any desire to go and use one

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