Is the crossbow only legal during the youth season or can the kids still use the crossbow during bow season if they don't fill their tag in the youth season?
Personally I’m a gigantic fan of this. I cannot comprehend why it hasn’t been legal before now. I would love the opportunity to take my girls out with a crossbow. They enjoy shooting our muzzleloader (started at age 4 with 50 grains of powder) but they’re not ready to take a turkey/deer with a firearm. A crossbow is the perfect way to introduce them to hunting.
I don’t understand how you can politize this. IF you don’t feel it’s what’s best for introducing kids to the outdoors I can appreciate that. If you oppose this because you are worried about “giving an inch” then I think you’re missing the point.
This change makes the crossbow legal on the youth tag for any season. So, it would be good for regular bow season.
I want to see youth back with set dates. Using tags all year, seeing 5 year old kids killing monsters when it’s -20 below out I just have a hard time believing. It saying they can’t do it but I wonder. Give them September. Then use the learning lesson that sometimes you don’t always fill a tag and here is how a season works
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Maybe my view is tilted because my oldest two are girls. I think a crossbow is an incredible option for them. Sure they could take a deer with a gun but I would love them to experience archery as early as possible.
I should probably clarify my opinion: I’m a much bigger fan of youth having a crossbow option than it being a legal method for adult hunters during late muzzleloader.
It's basically a firearm. Dont have to draw it, the new ones are crazy accurate out past 100 yards and that takes way less skill than archery if you factor in a field pod or rest of sorts.I fail to understand why sportsmen take such issue with crossbows.
It's basically a firearm. Dont have to draw it, the new ones are crazy accurate out past 100 yards and that takes way less skill than archery if you factor in a field pod or rest of sorts.
My comments are towards them being in the general bow season. I dont have a problem with it during late season pr youth season other than people then wanting to make it okay during archery season. You wanna use one? Cool take that waiver you have printed up and take it to your doctor and tell him to give you a permit or else he better sign the waiver.And the problems with any of this is what exactly? Single shot, similar to a muzzle loader and bow. Inability to get off a quick second shot, similar to a muzzle loader. Effective range can be a bit better than a bow in ideal conditions, but less than most modern muzzle loaders. Low recoil. Little sound. Good accuracy. Etc. I own a crossbow and have practiced with it, but have yet to hunt with it because frankly, I can free hand shoot better with my bow out to 60 yards and I'll take the benefit of a quicker followup shot with my bow over the crossbow as well. Plus my bow is easier and lighter to carry. But those are all my personal opinions. If we look at it from a sportsman standpoint, as long as animals aren't being harvested illegally and we both encourage more new comers to get into hunting AND increase accuracy of shots and overall mortality / recovery rates for shot animals, how can the use of crossbows be seen as a negative? I still don't get it the friction against them, but again, these are just my opinions.