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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1170325" data-attributes="member: 7123"><p>Yes, but it's all relative, as they say - it's all a matter of degree. Sure, a compound is easy to hold with a major letoff. But (a) some of the older ones have a lot less (like the '99 Hoyt I was using last year) - 55%, 60%, 65%, etc., and (b) it still gets VERY hard to hold after a couple of minutes, and/or if you're older/weaker/female. It's all relative to your physical condition, the amount of letoff, and the time you 'need' to hold to wait for the game to step where you want.</p><p></p><p>A crossbow is much much MUCH easier to get game with than a bow - it's closer to a muzzleloader than a bow you have to draw, because aside from woodsmanship, not moving or making noise is 90% of the issue, and the draw makes you move.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now don't confuse "easier" and "much easier", with "TOO easy" or "unfair" - those are different ideas. But the answer to your question is yes, plenty of people who have hunted with one make the judgment that they're easier. Whether those same people come to the conclusion that they're "too easy" or "unfair", I seriously doubt it, because if they think that way, they wouldn't be using one in the first place, because they'd consider it cheating.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, you're exactly right! They don't want more people coming in and infringing on their exclusive season, where they act like and think they are Grizzly Adams.</p><p></p><p>There are degrees of improved performance. Don't think that I am espousing that this is a bad thing. I'm not. I like it. I want every advantage possible, personally, because I don't get to hunt that much, and hunting is HARD where I hunt deer (pressured/poachers, etc.).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Absolutely, yes - You bet it would, potentially. <strong><em>You didn't have to draw</em></strong>. That's by far and away the hardest part of bowhunting, aside from woodsmanship/getting close to the game. In fact, it's much more likely that being at 5 yards, that xbow gave you an even BIGGER advantage than had you shot it at say, 20 yards, because at 5 yards, it's really, REALLY hard to draw without getting busted. Nice deer, by the way.</p><p></p><p>Let's not kid ourselves. Xbows offer a *tremendous* advantage. But this is a good thing, as far as I am concerned, not a bad thing. I just don't care about having these 'traditional' seasons. I see the point of view of those that do, and don't blame them at all for thinking that way, but with the deer population exploding, I have no problem at all with this rule. I like it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1170325, member: 7123"] Yes, but it's all relative, as they say - it's all a matter of degree. Sure, a compound is easy to hold with a major letoff. But (a) some of the older ones have a lot less (like the '99 Hoyt I was using last year) - 55%, 60%, 65%, etc., and (b) it still gets VERY hard to hold after a couple of minutes, and/or if you're older/weaker/female. It's all relative to your physical condition, the amount of letoff, and the time you 'need' to hold to wait for the game to step where you want. A crossbow is much much MUCH easier to get game with than a bow - it's closer to a muzzleloader than a bow you have to draw, because aside from woodsmanship, not moving or making noise is 90% of the issue, and the draw makes you move. Now don't confuse "easier" and "much easier", with "TOO easy" or "unfair" - those are different ideas. But the answer to your question is yes, plenty of people who have hunted with one make the judgment that they're easier. Whether those same people come to the conclusion that they're "too easy" or "unfair", I seriously doubt it, because if they think that way, they wouldn't be using one in the first place, because they'd consider it cheating. Yes, you're exactly right! They don't want more people coming in and infringing on their exclusive season, where they act like and think they are Grizzly Adams. There are degrees of improved performance. Don't think that I am espousing that this is a bad thing. I'm not. I like it. I want every advantage possible, personally, because I don't get to hunt that much, and hunting is HARD where I hunt deer (pressured/poachers, etc.). Absolutely, yes - You bet it would, potentially. [B][I]You didn't have to draw[/I][/B]. That's by far and away the hardest part of bowhunting, aside from woodsmanship/getting close to the game. In fact, it's much more likely that being at 5 yards, that xbow gave you an even BIGGER advantage than had you shot it at say, 20 yards, because at 5 yards, it's really, REALLY hard to draw without getting busted. Nice deer, by the way. Let's not kid ourselves. Xbows offer a *tremendous* advantage. But this is a good thing, as far as I am concerned, not a bad thing. I just don't care about having these 'traditional' seasons. I see the point of view of those that do, and don't blame them at all for thinking that way, but with the deer population exploding, I have no problem at all with this rule. I like it. [/QUOTE]
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