I don't have an issue with crossbows as much as some. It's not the weapon it's the heart and mind of the person that's holding it that causes issues. Plenty of unethical stuff happening with compound bows too.
The Future of Hunting in Ohio
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This thread makes me want to delete my account.
Don't toy with our emotions, Dave.
Big_Holla
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For me, it's not something I would consider an ethical issue. In my opinion, which you can disagree with all you want (free country, still...more or less), crossbows go against the spirit of an "archery season." It's technology, it advances, I get that. Maybe it's time for the season restrictions to advance to catch up with the technology?
Like I said in the original post, that I think some people will gloss over, I don't think they should be eliminated. Regulated, yes. Eliminated, no.
As long as you leave us the address of the coyote den to forward your mail to.
Big_Holla
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That's just it, it's one thread. Something you can ignore if you want to. About the only good this thread really does is allow others to vent their views so no one listens anyway. Guaranteed most of the posts have only been read or even skimmed over by a handful of people. And those people are probably only looking for who disagrees with them.
I'm not saying I'm gonna, just stating that this thread is toxic.
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Well I knew that.......I'm still on here duh.......
But yeah I see what you are saying. That is why I waited so long to even reply, not that it does any good.
Nope, just turns everyone against eachother. Elite vs Meat Hunter vs public land vs private land vs food plot vs corn pile. And I jumped right in with both feet like I haven't ever been here before. SMH
The beauty of this place is people and disagree and still be respectful of each other. We are all brothers here.
As if anything anyone says on this topic is going to change how we move forward. I'm blaming Jesse.
I'm blaming Jesse. 
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When I borrowed your crossbow at Strouds that's the first time I've ever shot a deer with one. To be honest it was probably only the 3rd time I've ever fired one. Now, know what I hate about fucking crossbows. I pulled the trigger and the damn deer didn't flop over dead in an instant.
Seriously. My brain subconsciously thought gun, it went off and there was a pause. Long enough that my brain thought I missed. Then I heard the impact. That deer was maybe 12 yards away, 36 feet. At 300fps that arrow hit that deer in 1/8 of a second. Yet my brain still had time to believe I missed. So, it feels and functions like a gun, but that's where it stops, everything else is still bow. You still have to pay attention to yardage, shooting holes, picking the correct pin in the scope, jumping the string, deflections, etc. Sure they're easier to shoot accurately than a compound, but IMO they're still a damn bow. It was fun but I felt like I got robbed, I pulled that trigger and there was no bang, no smell of powder, no kick in the shoulder, no flop of the deer. Everything was, well, just like I shot it with a bow.
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The other thing about crossbows that I noticed when I borrowed @giles . They should be banned for the pure fact that nobody should be allowed to suffer carrying that awkward fucking thing through the woods. I mean shit. Even with a sling, they're a complete pain in the ass to carry and slip through anything but a fresh clear-cut. I felt like a damn moose trying to slip through the willows. If someone wants to tote one of those things around then they earned it.
I mean shit. Even with a sling, they're a complete pain in the ass to carry and slip through anything but a fresh clear-cut. I felt like a damn moose trying to slip through the willows. If someone wants to tote one of those things around then they earned it.
I can see what you're saying. I'm guilty also. But the difference is as Clay pointed out
And this one thread doesn't define the membership or this site.
Deer also see them easier because of the wide profile sticking out the sides. Not like a vertical bow that looks natural to everything around it.The other thing about crossbows that I noticed when I borrowed @giles . They should be banned for the pure fact that nobody should be allowed to suffer carrying that awkward fucking thing through the woods.
I tried to be respectful. I mean, I could have posted a bunch of those "How a crossbow hunter ______" memes. I did look at them. And laugh. But I didn't post them here.
Sorry if I compounded Assholeville, @giles
We all fed the demon. All good, I'm more upset with myself than anyone else. We need to band together, not segregate.I tried to be respectful. I mean, I could have posted a bunch of those "How a crossbow hunter ______" memes. I did look at them. And laugh. But I didn't post them here.
Sorry if I compounded Assholeville, @giles