Youth crossbow season

[Pointer man]

The same argument could be had with rifles and minimum calibers. The law is there for a reason and I personally agree with it. If the desire to Bow hunt is there then the effort will be made to be able to do it. 40LBS is not a lot of weight and would require very little weight training to achieve it.

[Bushrat]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Same was said by many traditional archery hunters about compound bows too but here we are.

If I was a betting man there will be changes coming down in the future and like normal some will/will not agree.

Yes, and we already have seen bow season reductions and many examples of certain species taken off the roster for bow seasons because of the increase in bow hunter success mostly because of technological improvements making archery far more successful than the spirit of the introduction of seperate extended archery seasons meant for or expected. Compound bows, 350 fps arrows, lazer rangefinders, rear peep sights, multiple illuminated front pins for each distance, bows that can shoot way beyond what was thought as practical bow ranges back in the day when bow seasons were first introduced. To say nothing of scent attractants, human scent reduction suits, calling and rattling, game cameras and every other damn thing that has tilted the playing field away from the animals advantage to the hunters success.

Just in my area I can't bowhunt moose, mule deer, elk in areas I used to with a bow hunting permit and a general tag have been closed to bow hunting unless you have a draw. So yes the advantage to having bow seasons have and continue to shrink.

[Pathfinder76]

Give an inch and everyone wants a mile.

[DirtShooter]

Originally Posted by Bushrat

Yes, and we already have seen bow season reductions and many examples of certain species taken off the roster for bow seasons because of the increase in bow hunter success mostly because of technological improvements making archery far more successful than the spirit of the introduction of seperate extended archery seasons meant for or expected. Compound bows, 350 fps arrows, lazer rangefinders, rear peep sights, multiple illuminated front pins for each distance, bows that can shoot way beyond what was thought as practical bow ranges back in the day when bow seasons were first introduced. To say nothing of scent attractants, human scent reduction suits, calling and rattling, game cameras and every other damn thing that has tilted the playing field away from the animals advantage to the hunters success.

Just in my area I can't bowhunt moose, mule deer, elk in areas I used to with a bow hunting permit and a general tag have been closed to bow hunting unless you have a draw. So yes the advantage to having bow seasons have and continue to shrink.

The Garmin bowsight as well

[CNP]

Originally Posted by Pathfinder76

Anyone that has hunted with a bow knows good and well that a crossbow is not the same.

Nobody says it is the same. I've hunted with a trad and compound and bow for 40 years. Now I hunt with a crossbow. You can put me in the category of someone who knows.