Another thing to consider this isn't exactly a new concept. How many states have allowed this all along. Can't remember who but somebody said earlier it was less about people actually using crossbows and more about more people being in woods and the people against it not wanting that or somebody else shooting "their" deer. If you dont want to put up with it get your own land, problem solved. Although I don't there will be a noticeable increase in anything.
I get that but then what do you do? Shorten bow season or extend hunting season all together adding a new crossbow season? Your gonna get the same people complaining about somethimg different. Fact is your not gonna make everyone happy. I also wonder if this is all just repeating itself from when compound bows first began to get popular. I imagine it was all the same arguments for being against it.
Very very true. I loved how IN did it prior...anyone with a disability or proven difficulty in pulling back a regular vertical bow could legally hunt bow season with one. Now if you didn't fall into that category you could utilize them in late bow season only (occurring after our gun season in mid November). To me it was a win/win and satisfied most....now you can use it year round as if it is a vertical one and no restrictions...still not 100% sure I'm 100% behind the new way, but I would take it over banning crossbows entirely cuz I see their benefit.
Pretty much how we do it in Illinois. After the second gun season, first weekend in Dec, anybody can use one. I'm actually not sure if you meet the old requirments if you can still use them all year or not. I would imagine that didn't change but who knows with this state.
I bet thousands of years ago a bunch of cavemen gave another caveman crap when he attached his knife to the end of a stick.......
I'm from Wisconsin and I could care less who hunts with a crossbow or compound or recurve or long bow or home-widdled stick and string. Today's compound bows are just as accurate and deadly as a crossbow. It's about the person pulling the trigger, in my opinion. I would put myself and my compound against the average crossbow hunter in competition any day.
Crossbows are for pot smoking liberals that dont have a real job and volunteer at the local animal shelter. No....wait.....I'm thinking of the Prius. Nevermind......
Crossbows are great for ladies - kids- elderly. Crossbows are easier to use by how fast they shoot. For me, a able body hunter, I prefer the use of a slower shooting compound . I do the same work a crossbow hunter does but I don't have that extra advantage of scope and higher speeds. Like other have said if I wanted to pull a trigger I would hunt a gun season...all for it if one has a disability, youngin or elderly.
Pull the trigger.... do you use a release? So if you are able bodied, why should you be allowed to use a compound? You should use a longbow or recurve.... how don't you see how your logic is hypocritical?
Love this post. For some reason people can't figure out how stupid the trigger argument is. Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk
I agree the trigger argument doesn't hold any weight. I wonder how many people would use a crossbow if they had to draw/cock it just before they shot at game? My guess is not to many. Realistically the large part of the appeal is sitting around with it cocked and ready fire.
Everyone always wants to turn this around and make it about them. I hear a lot of "I" this and "I" that in the crossbow argument. That's fine and well, we're all allowed to do whatever we want and make our own choices when it comes to hunting. However where this becomes a problem for me is when you try to force your beliefs and preferences on other people. Just because you prefer to hunt with a vertical bow doesn't mean we should force everyone to do so. What about the person who prefers to hunt with a crossbow? Does their preference not matter? Should they come out and say that since they prefer to hunt with a crossbow that everyone should do the same? Hunting is a personal thing. We all hunt for our own reasons and take different things away from our experiences. What weapon my neighbor hunts with has no bearing on my experiences and what I get out of hunting, so why limit their pursuit of the same happiness I'm chasing? As for the "slower shooting compound" remark - that's not necessarily true. YES there are some very high end crossbows that can shoot faster than a compound. However the vast majority of them shoot in the 320-340 fps range which is on par with what most compounds shoot. And let's face reality - a few extra FPS doesn't make a huge difference in the big scheme of things.
More and more states are going to go in this direction. Although I don't really care for cross bows, it's not up to me to decide who can and cannot shoot them. Thankfully I am still young enough and am in good shape that I can draw back a vertical bow. However, if I were to sustain some sort of injury and couldn't use my bow, I would certainly use a crossbow to be in the woods. SCFox
That just wouldn't be safe. Comparing crossbows to guns isn't right either. A crossbow is much more like a bow than a gun. Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk
