Reply To: Bow Season vs. Crossbows

[Barred Owl]

#9603

He “cocks” his “weapon” – grabs the “fore-stock” and “shoulders” the “stock” – he “acquires” his “target” though the “mounted scope” – tiring, he lays the “weapon” on a horizontal limb – “stock” still shouldered – finger on the “trigger” – finally he squeezes the custom “trigger mechanism” and “fires” a “bolt” at 400+ fps. At age 34 and in good physical condition the callow hunter thinks to himself, “screw those trad guys, I just dumped another deer at 67 yards – do that with your stick bow.”

Crossbows have been around for ages – essentially recurve bows attached to a piece of wood that can be shouldered. But that doesn’t mean they should have the same access to bow seasons premised on; hand-held, hand-drawn, bows and arrows.

Our culture grows coarse, our children have little knowledge of history, let alone archery.

Hope we don’t turn out like the silly socialists in Greece — their once proud archery culture is long gone.