Has anyone tried hunting out of a saddle with a crossbow? I love my bow to death, but I have just screwed up my shoulder for the 3rd time and want to keep my options open in case I have problems shooting my bow.
Sniper4hire said:Crossbows are a true aid in keeping the young, old, and disabled out in the field and that's a good thing i'd think we all agree. I'm 52 years old and have been hunting deer with a bow since I was 8. I killed my first 3 deer with a recurve, and countless more with a compound. I remember when compounds came into the mainstream archery season here in Michigan, I heard the same arguments about them back then, that I hear about crossbows now. To me, its laughable. We as hunters are so "Hi-Teched-Out" in so many ways it just seems stupid to criticize anyone with all the hi-tech gear most modern hunters are equipped with when they hit the field.
I switched to a crossbow 4 years ago and it honestly re-invigorated me in a way. They are powerful and fun. They are still a close range weapon and the hunter still has to hunt, SAME AS A VERTICAL hunter. I'm healthy and make no excuses for using one. I paid my dues over the years and as a discriminating hunter, I'm not affecting deer population in any way with my crossbow, although that is a fallacy anyways. Truth is, in 4 years I've taken two deer with it, both doe, as the bucks I was after were still better than me, even with a rifle in hand.
However, when some guy shooting a 900.00 Hoyt or Mathews with fiber optic sights, a drop-away arrow rest, trigger release, carbon arrows with mechanical broadheads decides to impose his opinion on me that I'm in someway cheating, I have to laugh, its just plain funny to me.....
I hope I haven't offended anyone here...........