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Why I Use a Crossbow to Hunt
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Talyn
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Know the regs wherever you use one.
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I think they're cool, and would like to get one, but In my state crossbows are only legal in the gun seasons. There are no provisions for disabled hunters.
So, I stick with my traditional bow - 66" take-down recurve.
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I think they're cool, and would like to get one, but In my state crossbows are only legal in the gun seasons. There are no provisions for disabled hunters.
So, I stick with my traditional bow - 66" take-down recurve.
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Belt Fed
Hellcat
Crossbows have come a long way since i was a kid and back then i was fascinated by them, so i saved my paper route money to buy the first commercially made crossbow sold to the public. Most of you remember Whammo. lol it was an 80 pound pull bow and i stayed in trouble with it. lol i've had this since i was 12 or 13, am 69 now. even have the original wooden arrows
Belt Fed
Hellcat
I used to hunt with them a lot. but kinda lost interest in the last few years. i have had several different crossbows but no modern ones as they are ridiculous on price. i picked one up a while back and it was over two grand. nope. just a few i still own, most i have sold or traded.
Talyn
SAINT
I agree & may get one for those reasons.
I can see you as a Daryl Dixon type in the MO woods.
Bassbob
Emissary
Well there is inherent value in a weapon that is virtually silent and emits no flash or noise, right ?I agree & may get one for those reasons.
I can see you as a Daryl Dixon type in the MO woods.
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Talyn
SAINT
Yes +100.
The downsides are having a very good supply of "bolts". Just like the compound bows the new crossbows get their best performance from carbon-fiber bolts (aka short arrows) that maybe hard to find in a survival situation, and the relative short-range, but it should up the fear-factor to any intruders to the homestead when they get run through with a bolt.
But Daryl seems to have a never ending supply.
Bassbob
Emissary
Yes +100.
The downsides are having a very good supply of "bolts". Just like the compound bows the new crossbows get their best performance from carbon-fiber bolts (aka short arrows) that maybe hard to find in a survival situation, and the relative short-range, but it should up the fear-factor to any intruders to the homestead when they get run through with a bolt.
But Daryl seems to have a never ending supply.
Absolutely. But as part of an overall defensive strategy ( and sometimes the best defense is a covert, aggressive offense) it certainly merits consideration.
Talyn
SAINT
If anyone is interested in "traditional' bows, either recurves or long bows, & hunting with them Traditional Bowhunter magazine is a nice source of info & fun reads, plus a source of vendors that cater to that part of archery.
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My 66" recurve.
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My 66" recurve.
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