| The popularity of the crossbow for hunting | | | | that of a compound bow with the same or |
| purposes is really on the rise. Bow hunting in | | | | slower initial velocity. |
| general is on the rise all across America. Over the | | | | Crossbows take a lot less practice than a |
| years there has been a huge debate on whether | | | | compound bow This is true, they do take less |
| or not crossbows should be allowed during | | | | practice to perfect. A compound takes less |
| archery season. There are compound bow users | | | | practice than traditional archery, so should we |
| and traditional bow users that are dead set | | | | outlaw hunting with a compound bow? Maybe we |
| against the use of crossbows. I have debated this | | | | should all hunt with 10lb. rocks to make it all even |
| issue with several of them and the reasoning | | | | across the board. |
| behind their arguments just doesn't make sense | | | | If you aren't man enough to draw a longbow then |
| to me. | | | | you shouldn't be bow hunting. That one doesn't go |
| I would like to talk about a few of their | | | | over well with my wife since she has harvested |
| arguments, but first I would like to let you know | | | | more whitetails with a gun and a crossbow in the |
| a little about me so that you know I am not bias | | | | last 6 years than most men do their entire life. |
| towards any type of archery hunting. I am 41 | | | | Two of which are real nice bucks she harvested |
| years old and have been hunting since I was a | | | | with a crossbow. |
| small boy. My dad bought me my first recurve | | | | When did we all quit being on the same team as |
| when I was 7. By the time I was 13 I was | | | | hunters. Quit worrying about the equipment |
| shooting carp in the creeks in the summer and | | | | everybody is using and spend more time enjoying |
| hunting small game in the fall with my dads 50lb. | | | | the fellowship that comes along with hunting. |
| Bear Kodiak Magnum. Bow hunting whitetails | | | | Some of the most memorable times of my life |
| became my passion 17 years ago. I spend | | | | were spent hunting and fishing with my family and |
| countless hours scouting shooting and sitting in a | | | | some of my closest friendships were developed |
| tree stand every year. I have harvested a lot of | | | | through hunting and I really can't remember much |
| deer with archery equipment. Several mature | | | | about the equipment they were using to hunt |
| bucks and two of them that put me in the Big | | | | with. |
| Buck club in my state. All of them taken with a | | | | So please enjoy hunting the way you enjoy it |
| compound bow. I have harvested one small buck | | | | most and don't get hung up on the equipment |
| and several does with a crossbow. | | | | being used. |
| Here are a few of the arguments I hear. | | | | Our hunting rights are being infringed upon by |
| Crossbows are String Rifles Crossbows do have a | | | | Anti-hunting groups and our own government, so |
| longer range than traditional archery but not the | | | | lets worry more about how to protect our rights |
| newer compound bows. Past 30 yards most | | | | instead. |
| crossbows have a trajectory that is worse than | | | | |