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crossbow during archery season

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coyotekiller:
i took some time to catch up on checking posts from gun to archery and crossbow. just wondering why so many are not will to share the woods.i read alot of posts no hunters left no one in the wood no shots heard.maybe if we would unite ans share the woods.with all legal hunting weapons. weather bow crossbow gun muzzleloader. more people might hunt. maybe that guy thats thinking buying  a crossbow cant justify the money spent to hunt 2 weeks but if the chance to hunt from oct 1st he may hunt.to me we are all in this together.so what if someone else shoots a big buck that you may have seen.we need to unite all hunters and share the time in the woods or soon hunting will be something of the past.

walkabout:
I think we will soon see the bow season shared with the crossbow.

Overland:
I am not a proponent of crossbows during archery season. If the goal is simply to get more people into the woods then by that logic just open the entire season to firearms.

Bow season has traditionally been the quiet, unpressured time in the woods. Bow hunters spend significant time throughout the entire year practicing, becoming proficient with their equipment, extensively scouting, and working toward that one close encounter. They pay attention to scent control, how they get to their stands to minimize impact, and usually take very close shots.

Crossbows are not bows. They do not require practice, they require sighting in. They have scopes. One does not need to draw them, so there is no movement. Each year the technology gets better and better, with at least one manufacturer now touting a 100-yard crossbow. This all adds up to your average Joe purchasing a crossbow and treating it like a gun.  All of a sudden, as a bow hunter, I now am sharing the woods with those who do not think or act like bow hunters.

Yes, I am generalizing all bow hunters and all crossbow hunters. Of course there are outliers in each group. In NY our firearms season is extremely long compared to many other states. Anyone interested in pursuing a deer certainly has the opportunity.

I am absolutely a proponent of allowing anyone with a disability, either temporary or long-term to hunt during bow season with a crossbow. This has been the way it has been for a long time and I would never disparage someone for it. For all others, either accept that spending time in the unpressured deer woods has a barrier to entry, or wait for the general firearms season.

greensider:
Selfishness crossbows will not change how peaceful the woods are and I practiced with my crossbow as much as my compound and I still won’t take shots any farther than my compound

coyotekiller:
i have been bow hunting since 1978 now at 56 i see all this resentment at crossbow hunting our first NY hunting season was in 1900 it took place in the  adirondacks  archery was not allowed till 1948 after 48yrs of gun only i wonder if whey were against archery hunting and being so selfish not wanting to share the woods. i now there was no compound bows back then. look at the new bows of today. 80% letoff  much shorter 31in in lenght .compared to 60 in longbow or recurve and if it is a 60lb recurve your shooting 60lbs at 28in draw compound 60lb your holding 12lbs big difference .now add bow scopes with built in rangefinders overdraws to shoot smaller arrows .whos really being selfish.

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