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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 2266456" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>I am looking at this as dispassionately as possible as my opinion of bow hunting is going to be left out of this. </p><p>This thread has been a fascinating read. I have been thinking critically for both sides of this issue and trying to stay as neutral as possible. this is what I have come up with as an argument just looking at the implements themselves. The cross bow was designed pre-1800's, it is classified as a primitive weapon in every industry except in certain states with reguards to hunting where it is classified as a "modern" weapon. the cross bow pre-dates the black powder era. So what is it doing grouped in with modern smokeless rifle season or black powder season when it should be in bow season? like everything; we have improved every hunting device on the planet. our black powder firearms are far more accurate, our bows are far more accurate, our rifles are far more accurate, the cross bow is far more accurate than when it came out. with all this improvement why is the cross bow not grouped with the long bow, compound bow, and re-curve? it is still a bow. you can put a red dot on most any modern bow made today. I personally picked up a compound bow and shot at 100 yards a 8" group by the end of a 30 minute practice period. now would you group a compound with a modern rifle and restrict it to rifle season? I have seen 14 year olds pick up a black powder rifle and shoot exceptional groups.. now are we to restrict that black powder to modern smokeless season? where does this argument end? when are we going to group bows with bow season, black powder with black powder season, and modern rifle with it's season? when will we stop bickering, grow brains and balls, and tell the Department of wildlife and all governing bodies that bows in bow season, black powder in black powder season, and modern smokeless in it's season. no exceptions, no exclusions. every style of hunting has it's season and there should be no exceptions/exclusions to the utensil that is used in their specific season. </p><p>As stated before, The modern cross bow is a modern bow just like the modern compound, the modern re-curve, and modern long bows. the only improvement to the cross bow has been a modern sighting system. you can say the same for the re-curve, long, and compound.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 2266456, member: 26227"] I am looking at this as dispassionately as possible as my opinion of bow hunting is going to be left out of this. This thread has been a fascinating read. I have been thinking critically for both sides of this issue and trying to stay as neutral as possible. this is what I have come up with as an argument just looking at the implements themselves. The cross bow was designed pre-1800's, it is classified as a primitive weapon in every industry except in certain states with reguards to hunting where it is classified as a "modern" weapon. the cross bow pre-dates the black powder era. So what is it doing grouped in with modern smokeless rifle season or black powder season when it should be in bow season? like everything; we have improved every hunting device on the planet. our black powder firearms are far more accurate, our bows are far more accurate, our rifles are far more accurate, the cross bow is far more accurate than when it came out. with all this improvement why is the cross bow not grouped with the long bow, compound bow, and re-curve? it is still a bow. you can put a red dot on most any modern bow made today. I personally picked up a compound bow and shot at 100 yards a 8" group by the end of a 30 minute practice period. now would you group a compound with a modern rifle and restrict it to rifle season? I have seen 14 year olds pick up a black powder rifle and shoot exceptional groups.. now are we to restrict that black powder to modern smokeless season? where does this argument end? when are we going to group bows with bow season, black powder with black powder season, and modern rifle with it's season? when will we stop bickering, grow brains and balls, and tell the Department of wildlife and all governing bodies that bows in bow season, black powder in black powder season, and modern smokeless in it's season. no exceptions, no exclusions. every style of hunting has it's season and there should be no exceptions/exclusions to the utensil that is used in their specific season. As stated before, The modern cross bow is a modern bow just like the modern compound, the modern re-curve, and modern long bows. the only improvement to the cross bow has been a modern sighting system. you can say the same for the re-curve, long, and compound. [/QUOTE]
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