Since I have about 2 months to burn being laid up and haven't been on in a while, I figured I would see how some fellow lake linkers feel on the topic of crossbows now that they have been legal in the archery season for a few years.
I'm interested in knowing WHY (big emphasis on the "WHY")….you either do or don't support having them being a part of the archery season.
As the thread progresses I figure I'll have chances to support my own thoughts on the topic.
"Axel22 - I am just stating the weapon is what it is, a gun. You can call a dog a cat and a cat a duck but it doesn't make it so. It is my opinion that no gun should be allowed during archery season. "
So if you call it a gun then, doesn't make it so. By the way, if you are trying to educate people, you need to educate yourself. The crossbow is not allowed in the archery season, it is allowed in the "crossbow" season. That is a fact.
I meant anti hunter. Also I use my Hoyt in the Archery season and my Ravin in the Crossbow season ( which just happen to run together) ?? I don’t get Butt hurt because somebody might be shooting Someone else’s deer the”Easy Way”. I enjoy both weapons in the great outdoors!!
If you plan to "educate", start by learning how to have an adult conversation. A "crossbow" is not a hard word to pronounce. Make up any word you want for it. It is still a CROSSBOW. When you make up words for things to demean them, it only makes you look more of a fool.
Again I will ask what should be done with smaller shooters. Especially smaller female archers. We have lots of kids in our hunter safety and shooting sports program. Many of them would struggle to shoot 35-40lbs. Should lack of Size be their disability??? Some parents want the bow cranked up regardless if it could be drawn. Is that best for the animal being hunted? I advocate and advise getting out in woods with whatever legally works for you.
You do absolutely nothing good for the future of hunting by name calling or insulting others. Or as you put it "educate"..
There seems to be a misunderstanding here. I don't see in the Rules and Regulations where the crossbow is referred to as a "bow". It is referred to as a "crossbow". It's even given it's own season and license....much like a rifle is given it's own season, and a muzzleloader is given it's own season.
Why so upset that a crossbow is called a crossbow? It appears (according to the rules) that all the things you claim that make a crossbow not a bow, plus the things that do make it a bow, in fact make it a (wait for it).....crossbow. You and I can use crossbows during the crossbow season, or the compound during the archery season. Take your pick and enjoy!
“It is simply a fact the bolt firing gun is indeed a gun. That case has been made and validated.”
The fact that this debate continues here proves that case hasn’t been made…or even validated.
As I read the hunting rules and regulations, the folks who are in the seat to make these decisions have decided that all weapons using GUN POWDER to propel the projectile shall be considered “GUNS”. All weapons falling into that category can only be used during the various firearms seasons. Any hunter wishing to hunt outside of those firearms seasons, must use a legal non-firearm type weapon (one the uses STRINGS to propel the projectile, for example). In that case, a hunter has 2 options: use a vertical bow to hunt during the archery season, or use a crossbow to hunt during the crossbow season. It just so happens that those 2 seasons are concurrent! Apparently rifles, shotguns, pistols, and muzzleloaders are “guns”, long bows and compound bows are “bows” and crossbows are (wait for it)…..”crossbows”!
It isn’t any simpler than that. Validated by the Hunting Rules and Regulations.
Apparently, those who set the above seasons determined for us that shoulder rests, scopes, triggers etc aren’t all that important, and maybe it just boils down to the “gun powder” vs “strings” thing after all? They drew the line in the sand for us and allow us to choose the weapon as we see fit based on those restrictions. Go forth and hunt legally, enjoy the experience you decide to pursue…….or argue about whose OPINION is more important, endlessly.
