Most of our state is a one deer limit with some areas being buck only due to low population, we didn't need more efficient means to take deer For 3 1/2 months. Going to end up with more efficient weapons and draw tags.

my boys asked me how many deer i killed when they were small. told them i ha no idea. Tried constant counting. Gave up after loosing track around 175 so figured between that and low 200's. Point if that is i have shot 5 deer i didn't recover out of close to 200. 4 were with my compound and the shots were the same about 5 to 10 yards sharp down angle .Nice but battery blood trail that vanished about 40 yards Always rhout they died untill a guy at work described a shot he made on a buck he could not find. Described it to a T. 2 weeks later that buck was back on his trail cam with nicely heeling up hole in his back. And he survived. So maybe I dind find them becuse they lived

Point of that is 5 yards with compound would be considered ethical.

Both my boys are at about 25 each now and neither have lost a single deer.

I have never killed a deer with x bow yet. but have been with my kids when they have shot several and it seems like the deer go down faster shot with the x bow by kids than all mine shot with my compound. infact Not one has not gone down in sight. This is with kids doing the shooting mind you . The tool has nothing to do with ethics. Some people would be fine deer hunting and dropping deer with a .22. Others shoot them all the time and loose them wit 300 win mag.

I think that's pretty awesome that you're kid picked up a crossbow and made groups that good on his first attempt.
That's a huge confidence boost for a young hunter.
Don't be mad because your young'un out shot you. Lol

Did you let him/her hunt the regular archery season or did you practice what you preach and make them hunt muzzleloader or firearms season ?

I agree that a crossbow is already drawn when the movie starts. But you must still be able to shoulder a crossbow without being busted. It don't magically levitate into place totally inconspicuous to a deer.

A crossbow also weighs considerably more than a compound bow. Your arm is going to tire in a minute or two unless you have some sort of rest. Just like it will holding a compound at full draw.

I'm not sure what pin movement you have to contend with on your bow, but it don't sound good
Most compound hunters use a single pin out to 50 yards. And use more to shoot beyond their level of skill.

Most people shooting crossbow tend to keep the magnification on the scopes on the lower end of the spectrum because most of the scopes that come in a crossbow kit are junk. And most people aren't going to spend a fortune on a good crossbow scope. They're insanely priced !

There are also reasonably priced sights available for a compound bow that compensate for angle when in a tree
I don't think I know a single compound bow hunter that don't use them.

I don't know a single bow hunter that don't have a rangefinder around their neck when they hit the woods.
Outside of a couple of my stick bow shooting friends.

Any way about it, any hunter that has any pride in himself spends the time to practice. Be it a stick bow, compound,crossbow,atladl.

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Of course they hunted in the early season. If you reread my op I'm pretty sure I said I have no issue with older folks, anyone who can't pull lol l a bow due to physical limitations or KIDS using them. If some people on here had reasonable reading comprehension skills this thread would only be 3 pages lol

Could also be more accurate shoots being taken amd less lost deer. One shot tag filled and done for the year instead of guy shooting 4 becuse he lost the first 3.

If you'd learn how to use the quote feature your posts would be a lot more readable.

This is a fact only thread..... let's refrain from the "could also be" hypothetical comments please

Guess we should cut down bow season and have a x bow, black powder, firearms,and air gun season only. Only one hunting tool type alowde during that seasion. No overtime lap. An bow being used for 3 months .

I mean who need 3 months to tag out after all. 300 + fps bow limit to 2 weekends a year. makes since to me.

Or if the population is so low maybe there should be no season at all tell the population recovers.

Probably should give THE "Creed" it's own season too. Probably like 3 hrs from what a guy that i hunted with once was telling me.

What about those that just wanna get some meat put up early when bow season comes in and set traps the rest of the year?I don't have time to practice with a compound enough to take what i feel are ethical shots.but I can pick up a sighted in crossbow and go get it done.pafoxman your saying that shouldn't be leagal?take the crossBOW away from me during BOW season and force me to use a compound or more "challenging" equipment?sounds like me and you go to the woods for two different reasons.and that's ok.as long as you do your thing and let me do mine without insulting my character.

If you are gonna go traditional, go traditional!




Folks still making them that way today, no need to.use new fangled materials and cheat.

I always thought I would try that someday. Just flat out awesome, in my book that and tanning and making clothing like k snow are outstanding.

Buy the time im.willing to dededicat the time.to learn i will be dead at this rate.

I was browsing used bows and saw a creed,
quickly turned the channel lol.

Over here only half the dead deer are owned by "hunters".
The insurance co owns the other half.
Mr Green jeans claim them for two weeks and farmers feed em full time.
Trouble makers is all they are.

Anybody got a xbow for sale

Or we could have a 4 month season and the guys who don't want to take a few mins a week to practice could find a new hobby

…. I like to ease up and whack em with an axe handle

There's an easy fix to this problem. Eliminate archery season. Just have "deer season". Use a rifle, shotgun, flintlock, caplock, compound bow, longbow, crossbow, recurve bow, atlatl, axe handle.... any legal weapon of your choice. Problem solved.

Yep,

Gotta give bow hunters a couple of the best months to hunt and pick of the crop. One month for everyone, choose your one and only one weapon and see how proud they are to bow hunt.

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