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Post by Doegirl on Mar 16, 2009 21:09:26 GMT -5
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Post by shrpshtrjoe on Mar 17, 2009 15:07:57 GMT -5
Glad to hear it  . Here in MD there's almost 4 weeks that allow anyone to use a crossbow during the archery seasons  Joe |
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Post by bowman on Mar 17, 2009 15:18:19 GMT -5
This has been an ugly debate here in Michigan the Michigan Bowhunter assoc. has fought it tooth and nail. It has many mixed feeling here.
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Post by Buckshot06 on Mar 17, 2009 19:21:49 GMT -5
This has been an ugly debate here in Michigan the Michigan Bowhunter assoc. has fought it tooth and nail. It has many mixed feeling here. Good news for the bow hunting community IMO. I don't get it  if it gets more people into bow hunting I am all for it. I was hurt in a work related accident and if it wasn't for an X-bow I would have not been able to hunt for years. Trust me there is no advantages to an X-bow in a tree stand, ever try to cock one while sitting in a stand with all the safety bars in place  . They are heavy and awkward to carry around and I have never heard one yet that is quiet. I don't see any of the so called advantages people say the X-bow has. I know I hunted with one for years. |
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Post by tshark on Mar 17, 2009 19:26:27 GMT -5
NC has legalized crossbows as archery equipment for all hunters now too. It's like they are just trying to take my money away from me. Now I have to get one, haha.
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Post by smj on Mar 17, 2009 22:00:10 GMT -5
What does an xbow weigh compared to a compound? Just wondering, seems like it might be a bit more hassle to cart around the xbow. I don't have one, and have never had the chance to shoot one, so call it curriosity! Also, what accuracy can you actually keep at say - 40 yards - with an xbow? If you will humor me with one more question, when in the woods stalking, do you have the bow drawn with a bolt on - or is stalking not possible? What's the recommended procedure with an xbow? Again, just curious! Thanks - happy hunting!
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Post by Buckshot06 on Mar 18, 2009 13:56:46 GMT -5
What does an xbow weigh compared to a compound? smj I have an older X-bow it is a PSE Star Fire 2. With four bolts and quiver mine weighs in at 9.5 lbs. I have seen them heavier than this though. I can only answer with the experience I have had with my X-bow. Lets just say it sucks. 25-30 yards would be tops with it. Not very consistent and sounds like a gun going off at the shot. The speed of mine just is not there at all. I killed on of my bucks with it from 12 yards sitting in a ground blind and he was full broad side. On the shot (I found out upon recovery of him) he jumped and turned and I hit him just below his anus. He didn't go far but it did start the gutting procedure for me. There is a safety mechanism on the trigger so you don't have to have a bolt on when stalking. The bow is at full draw locked the whole time till you shoot it or let it down. I have always grabbed the cable and pulled the trigger to release mine. Stalking can be cumbersome do to the X-bow is so long you need to sometimes find something to brace against in order to hold it still enough for a shot. I always liked mine for blind hunting or in a tree stand. I could always find something to brace for my shot. when I could see the target animal was on it's way towards me I didn't have to move but very little to line up the shot and you always only got one chance. smj these are what I have experienced while hunting with an X-bow  |
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Post by bowman on Mar 18, 2009 17:25:34 GMT -5
Cross bows were already legal if the person had a permit from a Doctor
Our public land is already over crowded and people are afraid of loosing the few undisturbed weeks of hunting they had. I to am loosing my only undisturbed hunting I had on private land. We hunt on my Brotherinlaws and he is now buying a cross bow and we won't be able to hunt there now. Not sure what we will be doing because my lease looks like has now sold. so all I have is the over crowded public land.
The local Gander MOuntain Store sold 5 the first week the law was changed.
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Post by BT on Mar 19, 2009 19:28:24 GMT -5
Good news for the bow hunting community IMO. I don't get it if it gets more people into bow hunting I am all for it. I look at it in the same way. Look at the modern bowhunter that came from gun hunting.... If it were not for the compound, I am willing to bet that the majority would have never entered into it. From modern, some move on to a more challenging form in traditional tackle. I see the same thing happening with the crossbow, with some starting there and then moving toward where we are now. If not....no matter. A person who does not belong wont stay when they find out that Rambo stuff is fantasy rather than fact  IMO...crossbows are not carry over weapons for firearms in as much as you have to be a better hunter to score with a crossbow |
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Post by madoktor1 on Mar 19, 2009 21:18:14 GMT -5
Crossbows have been legal archery equipment here for a few years. It was handicapped only before that. I know people who didn't bow hunt until they were legal for all. I still don't see any more people during archery than before. Last year, it was me and two other guys on 2500 acres of WMA, every Sat. and Sun. We even coordinated our arrival and departure times to minimize disturbing each other. I don't know too many rifle hunters who hunt that way. Like BT said, the ones that don't belong will leave the sport and most of what is left will be at least good to share the woods with.
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if it gets more people into bow hunting I am all for it.
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