Kansas legalized crossbows during archery season

[Ben M.]

#6112

“Crossbows are now legal equipment during archery seasons for anyone with a valid archery permit.” -Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism

NEW REGULATIONS CREATE GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR HUNTERS

[Raymond Coffman]

#48273

sorry to see it happen –especially during the regular archery season.

Scout

[paleoman]

#48280

That’s too bad. The ” Outdoors Industrial Complex” at it again. It embarrasses me what passes for hunting anymore. If this is our future heritage, screw it, I’m not passing it on.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#48282

That sucks. We must remain vigilant in Idaho, or I fear the same.

[lyagooshka]

#48308

Happened in PA a few years ago. Only thing I can say is that the woods are much noisier during archery season. I remember going on a Tuesday after the archery opener to Nockamixon State Park and being alone. SGL right next door, also empty. Past few years, over a dozen cars. And opening day, forget it. Nothing against X-Bows, but they do tend to attract some slobs. Not ONLY, but definitely more than, say, a longbow. IMHO.

Alex

🙁

[Ben M.]

#48333

I don’t mind one single bit that folks are hunting with ’em. My only concern is their success rate, and how that affects the archery season overall. I sincerely wish Kansas would have started with a trial season and grouped crossbows in with muzzleloaders. Things are tight here. Budget cuts forced Tourism to merge with the Wildlife & Parks Dept. a few years ago. One of the benefits of this decision, as stated in the article, is that allowing crossbows during archery season will, “most importantly, provide additional opportunities for individuals interested in outdoor recreation.” Revenue. Can’t blame ’em for needing it, but I hope this doesn’t wind up working against the deer and those who hunt them.

[ChumpMcgee]

#48338

Welcome to the club…I see them no different then compound bows, its a bow that assists the shooter.

[james gilmer]

#49407

crossguns are like the saying about feral pigs. there are states that allow them now and states that eventually allow them . The battle was lost when compounds were accepted as a primitive weapon.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#49434

I have no issue with people using them either, as long as its in the proper season. They aren’t bows.

[Fallguy]

#49477

Its like building a brick wall. First its 50% let off then 80% let off. Then comes release aids. Now a lock and load trigger mechanism. Next laser sights and bi pods. No need to practice no need to do anything but load, point and shoot. At least that is the way they will be sold the customer when they come into the store. And Game and Fish departments only care about the dollars brought in by increased license sales. The bad PR that will come because of pour shot placement lack of knowledge of the bolts trajectory and over stated effective range, will affect the public’s view of archery seasons as a whole. They will not differentiate between equipment to them they are the same because they all have the same 3 letters at the end of their name “bow”.

[Northener]

#50446

Sorry for Kansas. I am afraid crossbows will bring a new breed of laziness, degrading even more, our already stressed image as sportsman by the non hunting public.

[Etter1]

#50495

I doubt it matters much. They’ve been legal in GA for several years but you don’t see too many people carrying them. They have a shorter effective range than a compound and are probably just as easy to shoot.

They should stop calling it archery season though. They should also quit calling it primitive weapons season when they allow scoped, in line muzzleloaders.

[Author]

Posts