I hunt with a Mathews z7, that I bought myself when I finished school. Before that I hunted with a 12 year old Mathews Featherlite. I personally believe that the advancements in modern bows are already a huge advantage to the hunter, and have taken away from the "primitive" aspect of primitive weapon season, almost as much as the single shot breach loaded rounds currently allowed in LA, and MS.

If as an able bodied hunter you want to climb into a ground blind or box stand and shoot a deer through a scoped cross bow that is pre-cocked and loaded from a sitting position, so you can hunt food plots from a box stand longer in the same fashion as you would during rifle season..... then you do you.

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Posted by beHop

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Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:14 pm to Citica8

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modern bows are already a huge advantage to the hunter, and have taken away from the "primitive" aspect of primitive weapon season, almost as much as the single shot breach loaded rounds currently allowed in LA, and MS.

Almost.

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Posted by Kashmir

Member since Dec 2014

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Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:22 pm to Citica8

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I hunt with a Mathews

I'm not trying to flame but you opened this can....why don't you make your own bow/arrows? or a spear?
being negative on xbows when someone enjoys hunting with them is equivalent to me saying you shouldn't use a compound bow unless you're over 60.

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Posted by Boats n Hose

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Member since Apr 2011

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Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:55 pm to Citica8

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I personally believe that the advancements in modern bows are already a huge advantage to the hunter, and have taken away from the "primitive" aspect of primitive weapon season, almost as much as the single shot breach loaded rounds currently allowed in LA, and MS.

All this

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If as an able bodied hunter you want to climb into a ground blind or box stand and shoot a deer through a scoped cross bow that is pre-cocked and loaded from a sitting position, so you can hunt food plots from a box stand longer in the same fashion as you would during rifle season..... then you do you.