Thoughts on compound bow vs crossbow

I never understood that but then again the hunting groups are very fragmented into what they think is sporting or not.

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I guess it was how I raised and what mentality I had. Successful bow hunters always seemed to be way closer to what a "hunter" should be. You had to have a good obscure stand placement, scent control, and know the Deere movement to be able to get 25-35 yards or closer to a trophy buck that's not yet distracted by the scent of a hot doe. Pretty big accomplishment in my opinion.

My experience with crossbow hunters was limited until recently. We have a crossbow hunter that hunts with us now and I'm not the least bit impressed. He hunts out of box stands meant for rifle hunting and places a feeder 50 yards out but can easily shoot farther. I know these shots can be made with a compound bow but that also takes skill. This fat arse goes out in shorts and flip flops, sits in a box stand, and still has shot opportunities.

Is he wrong for it? No. Guess not. It's legal and allowed. It really all comes down to if a hunter is wanting to challenge himself and impress others or if he is happy with taking the easy road

Crossbow > Compound

I agree, I have one of each and use what is. Estate for the situation.

I much rather the compound bow over a cross bow at this time because I am able to use a compound bow. When I get older and can no longer draw it back, then I will probably go to the cross bow at that time.

Nothing beats having everything come together and send that rage through the cage!!

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Does it really matter what you shoot it with?

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The tool isn't as important as the method in my opinion

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Most people that hunt aren't really hunters they are waiters. They wait until a deer walks into the foodplot or up to their corn pile

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Pretty sure the original "hunter gatherers" of the world also found what their prey ate, and where they traveled and set up to ambush them. You can't say it's not hunting. Just different methods. We all have the opportunities to make hunting as easy as legally possible. Some just prefer to make it more challenging for the sport of it

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Unless you are out collecting wood and flint rock and making your own bow and arrows it doesn't matter

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To me it does. It's not a bad thing that people's opinions vary on this. We aren't all going to agree 100%. If I was starving and needed to put meat on the table I would do whatever I could to get it as easily as possible. But I'm not and I don't have to. I hunt because I enjoy all it has to offer and it's a form of sport and entertainment, not survival. As I get older and accomplish more I will continue to challenge myself and maybe some day I will have met my goal with a compound bow and move to a recurve. Maybe even eventually make my own as you suggested.

If a crossbow gets someone in the outdoors and they enjoy it then more power to them. As I stated before I was raised with the mentality that bow hunting was a different style of hunting and not just a different weapon.

Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and the Busbice boys shoot crossbows, pick your side.

You can hunt with whatever you want. Just don't call hunting with a crossbow "bow hunting". It's not the same thing. It's rifle hunting without the range.

Queers