Why use a flintlock if u can kill one with a bow.

lol. You said it. PA… lol

Eat your heart out.
Hi I’m Trapperbless, I use a crossbow,and I like it
Bad neck from football and a bad shoulder from baseball. I have been successful with and could still use a compound but prefer the crossbow.

12 yards on the deer, 15 yards on Tom
Jake at the bottom was a spot and stalk. Belly crawled through brush to about 30 yards on the edge of field. He came in on a string after a couple clucks. 6 yard shot. Never would’ve happened with a vertical bow.

Im not sure about his facts... first he says crossbows are too easy then he says they wound too many deer. Im wondering if he bats from both sides if u know what I mean

AREE YOU SAYING A CROSSBOW IS NOT FAIR I GUESS YOU DO NOT HUNT WITH A GUN USE A SPEAR.[NSTEAD?

Did you beat the second turkey to death with a loaded crossbow?

They were invented about the same time. Many, many years ago. Some say the long bow was around longer. And it likely was.

Still have to get close to your game animal.

I know long bow shooters that can hit targets a long way away. Tim McGraw used to shoot deer and buffalo at 100 yards don’t ya know. lol.

But still, they are still a short range method of take on game animals. It comes down to folks not knowing their effective range on a game animals. A lot can happen when an arrow is in flight. A fast bow is 400 feet per second, speed of sound is around 1100. They can hear it coming and a lot can happen during that time it takes an arrow or bolt to reach its target.

Folks just aren’t proficient with their method of take sometimes, no matter if it’s a firearm or archery.

Heck yeah! Nice job.

Since we are dealing in facts I've been bowhunt 35 years now and killed all my deer but one with a vertical bow. One with a crossbow. Probably about 7 years ago. But I promise you the one I killed with the crossbow was probably a more challenging hunt than what the vast of the hunters participate in.

Probably calls in the DH if you know what I mean.

Come on man If you’re not using a atlatl you're not a real man! LMAO Legal weapon in MO.

lol. Heck yeah. I can never get it right. I believe the natives in Alaska still use them to hunt seals. Those folks are good with them.

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Im not sure about his facts... first he says crossbows are too easy then he says they wound too many deer. Im wondering if he bats from both sides if u know what I mean [/quote]

Both can be true. If you can't comprehend this, then, well.. never mind. I think yessir and Delaware should share a blind together this year and commiserate. I'm done engaging with both of you. You've added nothing constructive to this thread. State your opinion and move on. I've obviously hurt some egos, jeez

Dang you reminded me.


I too have killed a deer with a crossbow.

Hi I’m Rob… and I’ve used a crossbow….


Lol

Not a fan of x bows, big, bulky, loud and I hate scopes. But my son started shooting deer at 10. Couldn't do that with a compound. He shoots a compound now. My wife uses a crossbow. My 79 year old dad uses a x bow. It gets more hunters out hunting. Its a dying sport. Very few kids out hunting.

Sorry we ran you off because we didn’t agree with you. Guess that’s a you problem. Hope your day gets better and the evil crossbow hunters don’t keep you awake while eating their fresh backstraps.

Yyp. Glad they are out hunting with what works for them.

Don’t let the woke haters hate on them. Might have some blue hair dye folks around here.

PA if u think ur opinion hurt my ego u run in a pretty small circle friend
I was actually enjoying this thread on a Friday night. I hate to see you quit.


Oh and you never really engaged any of the points I made.

Unless agreeing with me I might be an idiot and I guess if you were calling me a crybaby is engaging me.

Oh no. Some random dude on the internet hurt my feelings…. Haha.

Not a chance.

41 yard shot with a crossbow no hyper speed stuff a pass through went in the right shoulder came out back of the ribs left side went 21 yard tip over SCD.