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Crossguns in the Pa bow season!!!!!!
JackCrafty:
Justin, I agree....a crossbow is easier to shoot....and less challenging to hunt with.
Destructo, I know all too well about the lack of public hunting land in Texas. It really stinks. :-\
huntertrapper:
i heard this before man, crossbows dont fit in the bow season..... >:( :-\
perry:
Forgive me but I am probably going to go a bit off exactly what this topic is about . I think responsible crossbow hunters over there at least getting an opportunity to hunt with their crossbows should count their blessings and strive to clean out the bad eliment and educate everyone else . Is there any Crossbow governing bodies or lobby groups over there . Its a freedom and should be protected .
I know there is complicated issues with manufactures and other vested interests clouding the legislaters minds and not beiing a resident likely don't understand all the issue's . I just feel that crossbows have an undeserved reputation and really are only a short bow on a stick . The modern compound devises whether on plastic sticks or handheld are far less conected to Primitive archery and are a real scurge in the wrong hands .
Here crossbows are illegal in some states to hunt with and ownership is so regulated in others that they have effectively turned responsible crossbowmen from the weapon of their choice . Crossbows in Queensland are held on a Catagory M for Mischelaneous licence . The anti everything fun folks are pushing to get hand held bows classified Catorgory M .
I can't even carry a pocket knife without violating state law .
I make my own crossbows . I use a medievil stock design , modern trigger mechanism from a Barnett type cheapy and have before restriction made the 3 piece chinese mechanism and either a wooden prod or solid fibreglass . I have a nice steel prod just dying to go into a stock as well .Scopes are a useless waste on crossbows - arrows and bolts arc so if you must use sights in my veiw use pin or peep sights that keep you in contact with this arc . I am not much of a shot but have no drama's with 6 " groups at 30 yards . I cant do that with my selfbow's or my laminated bows .
I cop all the same arguments and them some against crossbows that I have read here . In Queensland you need a licence and a genuine reason to own one . I need a armourers licence and an armourery if I wish to continue to make my own crossbows or manufacture new parts as they wear and thats too costly to consider . The only legal place I have to shoot my crossbows is on parcels of private land bigger than 40 acres . So they are pretty tightly restricted .
Trouble is every idiot / criminal that had them before licencing still has them as they are not interested in the law . There is a lot more idiots / criminals out there with compound devices than with crossbows putting arrows into pelicans or Kangaroo's than I want to think about . Point is responsible folks like myself are getting trodden on due to the actions of idiots and bias .
Sorry if I ramble and get off topic but I take every chance to push my crossbow barrow .
regards Jacko
Pat B:
I have absolutely no problem with folks hunting with crossbows. As far as I am concerned they can hunt with any ethical method there is out there. My problem is with crossbows being allowed during primitive weapons seasons. Modern crossbows are not primitive weapons! Here in NC they are allowed only by permit for handicaped folks. In Ga where I do most of my hunting they are allowed anytime but on our club, they are not allowed during the archery season. As a matter if fact nobody in our club would even want to hunt with one. Everyone else besides me in our club hunt with compounds and as soon as archery season is over they go for their 270s and 30-06s. I prefer to stick with my sticks!!! 8) Pat
DanaM:
Just found out Michigan also has a bill in the house to allow anyone with a valid deer license to use crossbows >:( The driving force
is more license sales. The end result is more slob hunters in the woods and believe me there are all ready to many of them around.
I quit bow hunting for almost 10 years because of all the useless idiots on public land. Now I have acess to private land ;D
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