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The closest relative to a crossbow is a gun, not a bow of any sort. Sure it has cams and a cable, but it has a stock, trigger guard, safety, forearm, and whatever scope you can afford. In my opinion if all the crossbow hunters had to cock their crossbow when a deer approaches like the “other” bow hunters I would say have at it! Once upon a time(20 plus years ago)a vertical bow was brought to the market that could be drawn and locked in the full draw position. Fortunately, this design was rejected because it undermined the spirit of archery. Now here we are. I’m all for crossbows for those with injuries & age.

Compound bow shouldn’t be used either, if you can’t pull a traditional don’t go bow season.

$100 for 1 Broadhead??!? You ppl ought to be ashamed of yourself price gouging hard working Americans. That is so Bidenomics at its finest. At a point in history where Crokked JB has bankrupted a lot of us, you ppl are charging hard working blue collar deer hunting Americans $100 for 1 damn Broadhead. It should shoot the deer for you. Do better! No way in hell you can’t tell me greed doesn’t play a part in the pricing of these heads.

What are the success rates of those taking the easy route? Are they really any better?

I can't believe Don says he would put corn out if he had permission to hunt that 250..Fair chase or nothing. Anything for a big one I guess..No thanks

Wrong. 100 percent it's time length .The average trophy deer had beam length between 22 and 26 inches.That only adds up to a 8 inch increase in score..same with mass.avg booner has around 35 to 45 total mads.only equals 10 inches to score.You need lots of tines and time length..

If you don't agree with what Charlie has to say, don't listen, but quit crying about it.

All about tax revenue for the states. Fair Chase and Ethics are a thing of the pass they don’t make money.

I have to pray for peace when i see someone near my best spot that I believe is overlooked by everyone but me 😂

We want it as easy as we can get it???? Come hunt the public mnt bucks with low deer density we are not all rich and have a farm where we grow our deer at

And that why you should just keep your mouth shut cause now you got more people not thinking you the brightest

And here I am not giving a shit about how anyone else does them when I use a compound all year long yet we have people so macho that want to nitpick about trivial bullshit

Amen

Says the guy shooting a 2000.00 bow scent lock gear cell cams

D bag fudd

Technically, the landowners are not selling wild game. They are selling access to their private property. That's how they get around the law anyway. That's why you can argue in court that they can't fine you for the "value" of the deer. It has no value because it's illegal to sell wild game.

So there should be a short crossbow season same as muzzlloader season you can't rifle hunt during muzzle season jmo

I honestly have no problem with crossbow hunting it’s definitely more advantageous but I still believe that it’s close enough to archery where you’re splitting hairs about it. I hunt with a compound bow strictly and the crossbow was the introduction to hunting with a compound. I enjoy the challenges that it presented me. I still take my wife hunting with a crossbow and we still hunt the same as if I had my compound just don’t take those far shots.

I truly believe you are right. Everyone is looking for the easy button these days. Sit in big box blinds over plots in recliners.

Agreed

Never had one break on me once

Are you in okie?

I say pocket knives and sling shots or is that too easy for ya Don???

You know what it really is…you can’t possibly believe that someone would enjoy hunting different than you so you want laws made that makes it illegal…this is just jealousy and being self absorbed relabeled and rebranded as “I am more pure and righteous than you because I have picked the harder way” it’s like legalism in church that shifts right into the hunting industry. By what standard of righteousness are you forcing everyone into? Oh that’s right it’s just hunting…maybe let’s hunt as we please and not judge each other, give each other grace and love each other. The way so many talking heads in the hunting industry talk it’s as if they talked to Jesus himself and found out the most righteous way to hunt and now everyone else should do what they do. So much self righteousness operating from self imposed standards.

Why don’t you hunt with a primitive bow you made yourself like I do? Bet you hunt with a compound that practically shoots itself. This has nothing to do with ethics. We live in America. Let men do as they please. Manage the deer as best as we can and let people have more freedom in how they want to hunt. I don’t pitch a fit because people don’t choose to hunt the hard way like me and cry and whine about how primitive hunting doesn’t get an extra long or separate season because it’s so hard. I understand limitations on firearm seasons but everything else we need to let it go and let people get out in the woods to enjoy hunting. If a crossbow being legal gets you out and you kill a big buck at 60 yards with a range finding scope good for you, I won’t get jealous, I will be happy for you and I will be just as excited killing a button buck at 5 yards with my Osage bow I built myself. Everyone has different things they enjoy about hunting and we need to stop wanting everyone to hunt like we hunt because it’s “fair chase”…hogwash.

Grim reapers have always done me well. Multiple shots and no problems. The razor cut 3 blade

It's honestly wild that we got away with chasing things down for like 10,000 (or more) years

I wasn’t around back then, but from what I’ve heard trad bow hunters said the same thing when compounds arrived on the scene. Now compound hunters are saying the same thing about crossbow hunters. Next it will be crossbow hunters complaining about pneumatic bows. What it boils down to is the people who like to do it the old school way, respective to their time period, don’t like being crowded by people who do it the new way

Really wanna see a picture of this deadhead from Ohio. Wish y’all would post the pictures of deer you’re talking about. I could listen to DH talk all day, great stuff!

This guy obviously knows nothing about CWD.

A Ethical stand is not because you don't like something so you want to make it illegal

he sounds like the ATF talking about what people need and don't need. it's a tool. folks felt the same way about compound bows. hunt your hunt don't worry what others are doing.

Archers have been bitching and complaining about crossbows for 1,600 years. "Waaa, you kill more deer" is what he meant to say. Y'all need to stop trying to force people to hunt the way YOU like.

Then we need to take inline muzzle loaders out of muzzle loader season. And the traditional guys will tell ya that compounds should not be allowed. Where does it stop?

hey buddy, i’m a farmer and a construction worker, i only have time to practice to make sure my crossbow is on before i hunt, i owe it to that deer to make the most ethical shot i can, good luck gettin permission to hunt on my farm or any in my area

User preference. Idk why people get all wadded up over this topic. I shoot mechs because I don’t like changing POI from field tips and short/heavy blood trails

Agreed!

You can feel however you want people are gonna do what they want to do. No reason to get upset about it

Of course, we trad guys say the same about all the gadgets that compound shooters use ;-). Still, I agree with him 100%

I hunt with 6 guys, everyone has been using expandables for the last 10 years with pretty good results I have always used fixed. No issue with either if you're getting good shots either one is fine. The expandables do make larger holes. Don't go cheap on your arrows or broadheads.

How do I get the job? I have a little prior experience lol. I’m kidding

The way Don has been managing his bucks is the same way as I have done it for 25+ years. I have always done my best to kill the bad 3 and 4 year old bucks every season. Either I have done it myself when I have no target bucks of quality I hunt that season or I have invited in other hunters to hunt and kill those bucks if they lived in areas I didn't hunt. Often I have taken youth hunters with me for them to kill those inferior bucks. These bucks are HUGE for those youth hunters and they are extremely happy over shooting those bucks and their families are very happy for that and the meat. It is VERY rewarding to learn a youth to become a good and ethical hunter and see their excitement and joy over the hunts. This for sure has an effect on the quality of bucks, but the problem is that 50% of the antler genes come from the does and there is no way to tell what doe that carries good antler genes, so you will always get rather many bucks that have poor antler genes born. So, you will always have to deal with them if you want bucks with the best potential and antler growth to stay on the property you hunt. The worst you can do, is to let these "trash" bucks live on your property as they will breed plenty of does during the years they live and since most hunters let them walk, they often die of old age and often they have bred way more does during their lifetime than the top trophy bucks have. It is totally insane in my opinion to let these "trash" bucks live on the property year after year. The ones having the lease together with Christian better get together and have a hard talk. If they want the ability to hunt bucks with high scoring antlers year after year, they MUST start to deal with all the "trash" bucks living on the lease. Either they need to kill them themselves or they need to invite other hunters to come and hunt and hopefully kill those "trash" bucks. Letting these "trash" bucks live is extremely ignorant and shows a total lack of knowledge about deer.

Don's a legend to everyone except Eberhard lol

💯 people definitely need to hear this one. I truly believe crossbow should only be allowed during rifle and muzzle loader season. Some now days say 1/4” moa out to 100 outa the box. Please people put in the work

I agree

Replace CROSSBOW with BATTERY OPERATED LASER RANGE FINDER “ if you are 30 years old 6 ft tall and not blind you should develop the distance judging skills to look at a deer and know within 1 yard it’s distance” It’s unethical to use a battery operated laser range finder to kill a deer That gives the the hunter an unfair advantage

Been saying that same thing!!!

Ha ha another crybaby The only difference in a crossbow and a compound is you have to draw a compound. Get over yourself! By that logic if You’re not shooting traditional then you don’t belong in archery season either!

Couldn’t disagree more but I respect his opinion. I’ve compound bow hunted for 15 years and crossbow hunted now for two seasons. Each present their individual challenges. Crossbow hunting is archery. It is just a different type of archery.

Honestly, you’re shooting an arrow at the deer with the crossbow it’s no different than shooting it off the compound that arrow hast to either cut the things Heart in half or you got a double lung shot there is no room for error with a crossbow just like a compound, a recurve, any of them