as Hunters, Globally, we face enough hate and pushback from outside. We should all just support each other and stand together - doesn't matter if you hunt with a spear, gun, bow, crossbow..... whatever you hunt with, let's rather learn from each other and stand together against the anti-hunting groups.
So happy to see so many positive uplifting comments! This discussion has been going on for decades. I remember when crossbows first started gaining traction... the stick bow hunters sneered at them, said they took all the skill out of hunting. The primitive "build your bow" crowd sneered at the "store bought" stick bows. It goes on and on. I hunt on my own property with a crossbow, and really enjoy it. * do what makes you happy. * let others do what makes them happy. * teach a kid to shoot and hunt in what ever way you want. The kid will be a better person for it.
I hunted with a compound bow for years. I just got my first crossbow. The Killer Instinct Vital X 430. I only hunt for the freezer. You cant eat antlers. It matters not what I use to hunt with. The older I get the easier I need it to be.
@@goldentrucker7921 I like it. The one problem I never thought about when getting a crossbow was a target. It hits fast and hard even at 60 yds. They sink to the fletching or takes two men and a boy to pull them out. I have yet to solve the target problem.
Can you imagine that some of these guys spend so much of their time bashing crossbow hunters for ways they take game to feed their families. We have so much negative light shined down on our sport that we don't need each other trashing one or the other. I'm a huge advocate for crossbow hunting as it's the easiest way to get a child into the woods. We need to work all as one to help keep the sport alive. Great video man.
No, you are missing the point like most cross gunners. Crossbows don't belong in the special archery season. You people are the most entitled lazy bunch in the woods. The only reason they became legal in most states was because of politicians buying stock in crossbow companies. If you want to hunt with a crossbow, do it and rifle season.
Spent last season scouring the public trying to learn deer movement, bedding, etc. Fought through a lot to get shooting opportunities. Hunting is hard. I love the challenge. Shoot what you want and enjoy the journey.
I'd change the question to, "Do crossbows make you a better harvester?" My state is overrun with deer and we can legally bait; you can still choose to "hunt", but you can fill several freezers without hunting like we did 40 years ago. I like eating deer more than I like looking at deer, so this works good for me. As an example, I had 9 bucks on the trail cam closest to my house this evening in 2 hours; 4 of them were mature deer. I had eleven on the same camera 3 days ago; six of them mature. It is insane in Middle Georgia and not enough hunters are acting like harvesters. I went from a recurve to the x bow when my shoulder wouldn't let me practice enough to be confident. I'm very happy with my decision.
I hunt with a longbow, recurve, compound and crossbow. Each tool has its own set of pros and cons but the actual hunt is always the same. Use the weapon that makes you happy and effective.
I hunt with wood self bows and laminated bows that I make myself. Heavy arrows, 500-600 grains, 155-160 fps and I usually get 3-5 exciting bow hunting encounters with public land deer and private land deer in 20-30 partial days in the field in a season. No stands. always from the ground. We have 1 x 2 mile squares of land here or 1x1 mile blocks and I always approach with the wind in my face towards known bedding or feeding areas depending on the time of day. When I want to "cheat", I cheat all the way and use a modern crossbow with a scope. I don't get to see 30-50 shot opportunities per year - I usually get 3-6 shot opportunities including gun season. If I want to fill my buck tag, I have learned to shoot the first tasty young buck I encounter. Early season 2-3 year old bucks taste so much better than a 4-5 year old warrior at the end of the rut when he has lost 30 pounds in 3 weeks from running and fighting. Have you ever done some full body workouts like squats or deadlifts and gotten too sore to move? That's whats going on with a rut season buck. Sore muscles, low calories, burning fat, extra lactic acid in the sore muscles, wounds, infections, gangrene. I'm not about that trophy instagram BS. I wanna eat clean. low fat, low cholesterol red meat and I need 200 pounds a year to keep me from supporting factory farms. I follow the strategy of shooting the first deer I see because I might not get another chance. Our deer population is good, but I'm not in the suburbs where there are millions. Young deer taste 10x better than an old wounded buck with a pus blister in his backstrab from fighting! Our yearling deer are 80-90 pounds and after I get that first 25-50 pounds of meat in the freezer and the stress melts away, I go out and have fun with the longbow. I upgraded my crossbow last year after my 3rd longbow encounter of the year on public land (no meat in the freezer) and no shot opportunity. The amish teenagers around here have electric scooters, solar panels to charge their flashlights and thousand dollar crossbows so I caved in and joined the 450fps gang lol. I shoot heavy bolts around 350 fps and can hit a dip can at 50 yards in 3 shot groups. It shoots better than a shotgun with slugs and just as lethal. I swear the electric bikes and scooters should be banned unless you're disabled. I am completely fine with crossbows to help meet population goals when people aren't harvesting enough ( I don't like when state governments try to shrink deer herds). But these fucking amish kids can move so silently on these electric scooters, so fast that it puts everyone else at a disadvantage. They are literally doing deer drives on these scooters with big mud tires and they can go 15-20 mph off road for miles. They have trailers for them so if they harvest a deer in the middle of the 2 mile block they can gut that thing and tow it to the van at 20 mph and be on to the next spot in 20 minutes.
Ok, here is my way of seeing it. I hunt heavily pressured Michigan public land. My goal is to use my compound but if the tree or locations calls for it, I'll use the crossbow. It's just a tool. However compound takes more practice and skill, and stick and string take even more. Some people just don't have the time, knowledge, or ability to put in the practice necessary. Here is my analogy. You can love to take pictures and use your $3,000 Sony camera (and know all the right settings and have the right lenses for each situation) to take some great pictures. OR you might be the guy that just uses his cell phone. The point is that they are both out there doing something that they enjoy. There is room for all of us.
Thanks for another great video. I'm one of those (older guys 64) who has been on the receiving end of comments about me having to use a Crossbow because of shoulder issues. I was recently told to "Man Up or quit hunting". I'd love to be able to still use my Compound Bow but I can't. Some people are just set in their ways and will bash anyone for any reason.
Great comment. I turn 66 four days from now and our archery season opens Sep 7th. I've been a bowhunter for many years. I absolutely love the sport and still get just as excited for opening day as I ever have. I'm fortunate to not have any shoulder issues. I draw just as much weight as always. But it's much harder and I literally have to hit the gym to do archery oriented exercises. But I also hunt with a crossbow. I bought my first crossbow seven years ago and have killed many deer with it. I enjoy hunting with both weapons. The crossbow is just a lot of fun to hunt with. And when people ask if it's easier to hunt with a crossbow, well, the answer is yes. It's easier. You don't have to move. You have a scope. But it's not like you're hunting with a high powered rifle. For the most part you are still limited to a shot of about thirty to forty yards, and you still have to get your range right. In my state crossbows are treated the same as compounds and recurves. The bottom line is that it's up to the state to regulate the number of deer taken so that we have a healthy sustainable herd. And we do. I don't see that crossbow hunting has had any impact on our harvest numbers. The good thing is that crossbow hunting helps get more people in the woods. Hunter numbers have steadily declined for years. I live in a state that has eleven million people but only about 600 thousand licensed hunters, so we definitely need more hunter participation. But when people bash crossbow hunting, just take a look at their compound. 340 feet per sec bows, fiber optic sights, etc
@@johngarnergarner6724 thank you. I've also been asked this many times. If you are using a crossbow, why don't you shoot them at farther distances? I answer is easy. When my Dad got me into Archery hunting in 1998 he taught me to never shoot past 25 yards. To me part of the challenge is to let them get as close as possible first because you can learn how much you can get away with. I've let them get within 5 yards before letting them have it. To me it's NOT all about the harvest like many people think, it's about being out there creating memories. Getting something is just a bonus.
@@jerryshowens3049 I have never killed a deer with a compound past 25 yards. I'm not a great shot. I'm a decent shot. But for the most part I am hunting in hardwood flats and I just about never get shots past 25 or 30 yards. And that's the same for the crossbow. I have taken a deer at about 55 yards with my crossbow but that's only on one occasion. Everything else is pretty much the same. But I definitely enjoy hunting with both. So when my bow season opens Sep 7th I'll be in a tree hoping for a nice velvet buck
Very well said, Matt! To make some kind of judgment on a hunter based solely on that one small moment where the shot is executed, and what tool they use to execute the shot is kinda silly. There' SO much more that goes into a hunt than the moment of the shot. In my mind, what marks a great hunter is someone who has great woodsmanship skills, a deep respect for the animal, and a firm ethic that drives which shot he or she will and will not take. With all that in place, the shot is really an afterthought. I know many people shooting crossbows, compounds, and yes, rifles, who meet that definition, and sadly, many who do not. The tool they use to make the shot doesn't factor into that at all. I'm 59 years old. I've hunted since I was 12, and I've killed deer with rifles, muzzleloaders, traditional bows, compounds, and crossbows. Throughout, what I've carried in my hands had no bearing on how I hunted. Thanks again and keep up the great content!
Are you a better mechanic if you only use open and box end wrenches? Great video and perspective. I’ve hunted with multiple weapons-firearms and archery. Had good luck with all. I enjoy hunting and learning every season. Haven’t tried dropping out of a tree with a knife (and I won’t). As I’ve aged I came to crossbows and it allows me to keep doing what I love to do. The body may begin to fail so adjust the tools you use !
Great points. I just got into crossbow for the first time for this deer season, to extend my season forward by an entire month, while having the most rifle-like experience and ease I can get. Even if I were not an older guy with an injured shoulder (which I am), I would still lean toward crossbow, because working two jobs, I don't have the time for the extra practice required for ethical accuracy with a vertical bow. All that said, I do tip my cap to real vertical bow hunters for their greater challenge, all othe factors setting up the shot equal. I'm cool with vertical bowmen declaring themselves better hunters. They put in the marksmanship time, they have to get a bit closer to their quarry, and so can get their due. I'll just do my best to fill my tags regardless.
If they are actual stalking their game, to get within range, sure, i'll give them kudos. But in no way are they 'better hunters' if they just sit in a tree waiting to ambush a deer.
Getting in a tree after hours of planning and scouting to figure out the right spot and make sure wind and thermals are right and you say that aint hunting lmfaoooo gtfoutta here..now just putting corn in a feeder and watching it for hours doesnt take much skill, and i wouldn't call that actually hunting so much as waiting, but getting in a tree over fresh sign is the same as a cougar, bobcat or indian ..thats hunting buddy@@zzz7zzz9
I happily use both and I’m a 30 year old healthy men I get the point that is harder wt the compound now but at the same time every body has the same opinion and no all of us have a lot of time to perfect your shots! I choose depending on who I go to the wood with if is wt my wife we used crossbows and if I go wt the boys I take my bow. Nice content brother
Some recurve bow hunters will say a compound bow is not bow hunting, some compound bow hunters say crossbow hunting is no really bow hunting. I say each their own. If you enjoy what you are doing, keep doing it. Don't worry what others say or think. Surround yourself with like minded hunters and enjoy. Me and my wife are crossbow.and airgun hunters and we love it. Haven't shot my rimfire for many years now.
Another good video. Let us eliminate this animosity between us hunters. We all have differences in equipment. Lets concentrate on helping each other become better hunters. I love the tech tips you and Ranch Fairy give. So here is one from me. You must have seen videos of bow hunters stopping a deer for a shot by employing a short call. After taking the shot call again (preferably a grunt ). This often confuses the deer and keeps it from running away, or not as far. Hope this helps someone recover a deer.
I hunt with both, have made perfect shots and have screwed up shots with both. I think of them as each being better at different situations, much like a shotgun vs rifle. If I’m in a ladder stand with a shooting bar, the crossbow makes for a much easier shot. If I’m in the climber or lock on, the compound is much more convenient than free handing the front heavy crossbow. The crossbow is more cost effective and faster to get proficient with, the compound is more satisfying and engaging. Different tools, different experience, both equally viable. Shoot what makes you happy and practice on making good shots 👍
When compounds came out the recyrve guys said your not a true hunter if you shoot a compound. Then crossbows came out and the counpound guys say your not a true hunter if you shoot crossbow. While crossbow hunters say go back to stone broadheads if your so Traditional. Lol
The crossbow and recurve has beenn around for thousands of years. They were using crossbows to hunt before gun powder was invented...lol The compound bow didn't come out till the 60's-70's....
Crossbows are outstanding for close range ambush spots where drawing a bow would not be remotely possible. A compound is excellent in open wooded areas where the hunter can see the Deer coming. Both weapons are excellent for different conditions. I use both.
@@zzz7zzz9 Rifles are great weapons but even though there is a season for them here in New York it is frowned upon by people in uniforms who will confiscate property until they investigate if it was stolen or used in crime.A beautiful Ruger number One will never be seen by the owner ever again! Enjoy!
I 100% agree with you, brother. Not to Get up biblical with everybody. But the bible does say that we're not supposed to be judge, that's his job not ours I think that if more people did exactly what the Bible says we should do in situations like this and others we would all be better off
I started bow hunting with wooden arrows and a Bear recurve bow, then I got a PSE compound bow in around 1979 or 80. I've hunted a long time with bow, rifle and muzzleloader. After 2 neck fusions I was told to stop shooting my bow so i got a crossbow. I loved my compound bow, light and quieter than a crossbow that's loud and heavy and you have to have enough room for the head so crossbow isn't great but I'm still hunting and that's what is important to me. I could give a crap less what someone thinks 🤔 Before my neck surgeries i could shoot with anyone, I'm very anal about having my equipment perfect and i work hard to deer hunt. I run cameras year around and am in the woods doing what needs done in 100 degree weather. In my opinion go hunt !! If you don't have time to practice every day with a bow buy a crossbow and practice and make sure its sighted in perfect and you know your effective range. A crossbow is a cheap way to go hunting. Go enjoy the woods !!!
@@StealthTRD Barnett TS380 and Barnett XP400 are my two favorites out of all of my crossbows. I also have the Barnett XP380, Barnett CRX280 recurve, SA Sports Fever recurve, and the Ballista Bat reverse draw mini crossbow. I had the Barnett Hyper Raptor 410 but I sent it back because of string and cable issues.
I prefer regardless of what I'm using compound crossbow or gun I want to be 20 yards or closer it just means your a better hunter if you can get super close
I used all three myself......traditional recurve, modern compound bow, modern crossbows. I also use .625 magnum big bore blowguns. Don't put all your eggs into one basket.....
A compound bow shot at 20m over a feed trough is easier than a 40m walk and stalk with the Xbow or walk and stalk rifle at 250m over a flat area. They are all different.
I hunted with compound for years and due to injuries and age I had to make a decision to either stop bow hunting and only gun hunt or switch over to a crossbow and I switched to be able to stay in the woods in october. I hear some people say ( oh ur have a big advantage with a crossbow)and I can attest that I had more range with my compound ethically than I would consider I do now with the crossbow. We are all hunters and outdoor stewards of our sport and we face enough criticism from the anti hunters that we need to stand together
It’s a hard topic to tackle but I have no issues with a older adult still wanting to get out there and have to use a crossbow but the thing I think the crossbow hurts us as hunters is when youth start out most of this new generation wants things to be easy and do t want to work for it and if they have it easy they soon lose interest and we as hunters lose in the long term
The weapon you choose has nothing to do with how good of a hunter you are, I've known guys with the best of everything that have never been able to shoot a decent buck, if you are a crappy hunter, you will still be a crappy hunter whether you use a vertical bow, crossbow, or rifle, the hard part is finding the animal. Shoot whatever you want and enjoy yourself.
Im the public land guy a mile back with my crossbow. I laugh at the Crossbow haters that hunt the same 3 stands on private land. They're just mad that they aren't seeing deer but it's really their fault for blowing out the property.
The question is impossible to answer because with all things being equal it depends on the hunt. In a box blind on private land overlooking a field the crossbow has the easier hunt, 2 miles in on public land carrying a tree stand the vertical bow wins. I've hunted for 50 years and 2 years ago I tried a crossbow and hated it, It was awkward and clunky to carry with a stand and backpack on my back, with my bow I can just carry it with one hand, with the crossbow I needed both hands, the thing got snagged on every bush, it sucked getting into and out of the stand, in short my style of far back in public land hunting with a tree stand the crossbow offered no advantage, in fact it mostly sucked and I sold it half way into the season. BTW I use a lone wolf hand climber (so no shooting rail) and I found while practicing I could hold my bow at full draw much longer and steady than the crossbow, so again advantage vertical bow, but with a stand with a shooting rail the crossbow would probably have the advantage. The main advantage to a crossbow is not having to draw it when the deer is close, but I have rarely been busted drawing my vertical bow while up in a tree.
im almost 63 and built decks and fences for more than a few decades . i DO NOT have the shoulders for a bow so crossbow is the only option for me . everything is not for everybody . we should enjoy what we like and leave other folks alone to enjoy their legal options .
Also look at ones that aren’t comfortable in a tree stand. And you use what nature provides to conceal themselves. Which one would be more effective to use. Compound or crossbow? I always hunt from the ground. Never could afford blinds. I’ve killed deer that are trophies to me that most would laugh at. Hunting deer at eye level doesn’t get any harder. I’m also handicapped and it adds more difficulty to it all. I pride myself in getting 18 deer from the ground and mostly doe. But they all hold special memories. Everyone should turn all their attention into making them the best at whatever they hunt with instead of worrying about what someone else uses
Absolutely not I used to hunt with compound bows for years but depending on the type of job you have I am a truck driver so I am limited on the time I have so a crossbow was actually a blessing for me cuz I like to archery hunt and if I couldn't use a crossbow I wouldn't be able to archery hunt at all
I honestly wish we could just accept each other as hunters. If it's legal.... pick your poison. I am struggling a little because of a tear in my shoulder, and I LOVE my compound. I have both bows.... I just enjoy the compound. Some friends LOVE their crossbows, some love their compounds. SOME love shooting recurve or long bow.... it's all ok... you do you! Enjoy the hunt, enjoy God's gift of nature and being part of the cycle of life. Good luck, good hunting this fall! God Bless y'all
Crossbows are more lethal. I'm more of a harvester than a hunter when using my crossbow. If I want a challenge and a test of hunting skills, I'll take one of my trad bows which I will usually do once I have some venison in the freezer. I have a re-fitted compound but no interest in using it.
What's it really matter? We all enjoy hunting! That's really all that matters. Some of us have switched because of injuries, some because of age, some just because. What's it really matter. Kind of like assholes. Everybody has one, but ain't too the same. Yeah we found a way to live together. Go figure. Personally, I don't get it. I've shot/hunted both. Love them both. That's where I'm at. That's where I'll stay. Good luck to all your boys and gals!!!😉
Here would be a question for you is do you think social media is kind of the reason why there’s a divide between compound and crossbow or is it the crossbow world or people who go on TH-cam or other social media and how them shooting a 100 yards or is it that there are crossbow companies that offer a crossbow in rhe 500 fps but here would be another question or maybe a statement so if you shoot a crossbow at a 100 yards it looks bad but yet the compound bow hunter says shoot at a li get distance and makes that shorter shot easier and that’s okay just wondering what your thoughts are about that stuff thanks
I’m 58 and hunted with bows, crossbows,flintlocks, rifles, shotguns, pistlols and it is all fun and the reward is delicious. Keep your family hunting and eating wild game.
hands down it takes more skill to use the compound bow yes dose it matter no. To each there own long as long as we are all getting out into the woods to escape the daily life struggles. Enjoying nature and putting food on our tables is all that should matter. Would you do a video comparison of the KI vital-430x and cp wrath 430x ???????
Not even more skill. Just takes more time spent with the weapon, to get efficient. But every weapon is that way. Practice more to get better with it. Rifles can require oodles of tinkering too, if one chooses to get obsessive with it. Each particular rifle has a cartridge it shoots best with. A particular brand, then particular load and bullet. That can take alot of shooting to find what your gun prefers. Then, one can get fanatical, and really fine-tune that gun's performance with hand-loading. Tinkering with different powders and grain loads, etc. But that still doesn't make them a better hunter. They just choose to spend more time tinkering.
@@665motocross8 carry them around all day and see which is harder. My compound is featherlight compared to my crossbow. Walking with the crossbow requires way more work, which then becomes a skill with practice, right? I don't sit in a tree, 'waiting' for deer, i still-hunt my way through the woods, 'hunting' for a deer. Hunting can be as hard or as easy as one chooses to make it. One weapon can be easier than another. But none are 'easy', they all require practice. And one hunting method can be harder than another. Searching and seeking out a deer as opposed to sitting on one's butt in a tree.
As long as you do the practice. Know your limits. And hunt politely. Go for it. Too many people think they can shoot farther than they really can. And I have seen too many times people left a wounded game animal laying. Please do it right
I agree man, just trying to bring to light all the variables or things that make hunts easier vs harder outside of just the weapon used. I’m with ya, having fun filling tags is all that matters!
I don’t get how using a crossbow, which is a personal choice that doesn’t affect anyone else’s hunt, gets so much more hate than hunters covering public land in cell cam surveillance systems. All the cams on every bit of sign actually affects how other hunters get to enjoy public land.
I live in the UK. Bow/crossbow hunting is illegal. I say. Hunt with the tool you are most competent with, at a range you can confidently shoot at. No one should be injuring or laming an animal.
Praise the good Lord above that we will in a place ( the United States of America!! ) Where we have that choice to make and we can hunt with what we want to ….. I am going to hunt with a crossbow and really don’t care what you think 😂😂😂😂 And if u hunt with a compound that’s awesome and wish u all the success u can have !!!!!! Hope u all have a great season !!!!
Hunting should be a family we have same passion and same desire to be in nature and harvest what the Lord has given us to provide for or family but like everything else in this world people trying to break down this God given right cause of their personal thoughts because they seem like it's not equal and not fair to them but me what ever gives me the best opportunity to harvest game ethical should be main focus than judging but support each other regardless and I have used gun compound bows crossbow black powder but I older and eyes body not young anymore so use what can to still enjoy my passion
Heard Dan Infalt say the other day that OnX has killed way more deer than crossbows have, and he is very well known compound guy. If your state says it's legal, then it doesn't mater to me what you use, or what deer you shoot. If you're not hunting my land and I am not buying your tag then its none of my business what you shoot or what you shoot it with.
If they want to call it cheating, compound guys are just as guilty. Fancy cams , cables , sights and releases. They just have to practice more. So unless you’re jumping on a deers back and biting its neck Enough.
The compound is hands down lighter , quieter, faster to reload , and when you shoot both "offhand"... The compound will be more accurate. Anyone can shoot a properly set up compound. A crossbow is literally a single shot , loud, cumbersome, weapon that has the slowest most awkward reload time out of any weapon that exist !!!
Blah, blah, blah! A crossbow levels the playing field for anyone who wants to use one. I could take a 10 year old hunting & probably help them harvest a deer with a crossbow. Whether it's a grown man, woman, or child pulling the trigger, the same potential is there for all three. A crossbow is an equalizer. The same cannot be said for a vertical bow. I enjoy shooting a compound bow, but when the time comes where that's not possible my crossbow will be ready. Wisconsin was the first state to even have an archery season. Once crossbows became legal for all in 2014, it only took 3 seasons for crossbows to surpass the vertical bow deer harvest numbers. Keep in mind - the total harvest remained about the same. Many hunters just switched over to crossbows. Crossbows are here to stay! For those who try to define the hunter by what they use, they should probably get over themselves, & this goes both ways. I've seen crossbow hunters look down at those still using a compound bow, too. Seriously, we all need to get over ourselves & grow up! Good luck to everyone this coming season!
These debates are stupid. A compound bow is no more harder than a crossbow and hell the only reason for the debate was because it took decades to build the strength to loose war bows. So unless your using a 225lb war bow with no let off you aren’t using a real bow period so no one is using a real bow anymore.
The huntr podcast is hypocritical. They are always downing hunters that don't hunt how they hunt while they hunt a 1000 acres over a giant corn plie in Ohio. In my opinion they are meat heads.
Crossbows don't belong in the special archery season. Why do you guys feel entitled to something you are not willing to put in the work for? I am not talking about kids, the elderly, or the truly handicapped.
I believe I am entitled to whatever latitude my state's Department of Wildlife Resources grants for whatever weapons across whatever dates and whatever sex deer on said dates they deem appropriate based on their census of deer numbers in different counties, as well as local (farmer) tolerance for deer numbers. Full stop. I do not believe I'm entitled to say my shots are just as difficult as those of a vertical bow hunter. Those who put in that work are entitled to their sense of greater accomplishment, and I tip my blaze orange beanie to them.
No my experience is compounds with the technology now are amazing and accuracy and if you miss the deer scampers out a bit you can reload shoot again a crossbow one shot because there so loud and you have to have a good rest to be accurate with crossbow I use to think legalizing crossbow would wrouin the sport of archery, nope wrong I was wrong, hunting is hunting who cares what you use shotgun rifle muzzle loader compound or crossbow. 👍 🫡
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as Hunters, Globally, we face enough hate and pushback from outside. We should all just support each other and stand together - doesn't matter if you hunt with a spear, gun, bow, crossbow..... whatever you hunt with, let's rather learn from each other and stand together against the anti-hunting groups.
Totally agree. Thanks for sharing!
So happy to see so many positive uplifting comments! This discussion has been going on for decades. I remember when crossbows first started gaining traction... the stick bow hunters sneered at them, said they took all the skill out of hunting. The primitive "build your bow" crowd sneered at the "store bought" stick bows. It goes on and on.
I hunt on my own property with a crossbow, and really enjoy it.
* do what makes you happy.
* let others do what makes them happy.
* teach a kid to shoot and hunt in what ever way you want. The kid will be a better person for it.
Spot on 👌👌
I hunted with a compound bow for years. I just got my first crossbow. The Killer Instinct Vital X 430. I only hunt for the freezer. You cant eat antlers. It matters not what I use to hunt with. The older I get the easier I need it to be.
How is the vital x 430? Thinking of ordering it this week
@@goldentrucker7921 I like it. The one problem I never thought about when getting a crossbow was a target. It hits fast and hard even at 60 yds. They sink to the fletching or takes two men and a boy to pull them out. I have yet to solve the target problem.
Can you imagine that some of these guys spend so much of their time bashing crossbow hunters for ways they take game to feed their families. We have so much negative light shined down on our sport that we don't need each other trashing one or the other. I'm a huge advocate for crossbow hunting as it's the easiest way to get a child into the woods. We need to work all as one to help keep the sport alive. Great video man.
I’m with ya! Thanks, Jason!
No, you are missing the point like most cross gunners. Crossbows don't belong in the special archery season. You people are the most entitled lazy bunch in the woods. The only reason they became legal in most states was because of politicians buying stock in crossbow companies. If you want to hunt with a crossbow, do it and rifle season.
Spent last season scouring the public trying to learn deer movement, bedding, etc. Fought through a lot to get shooting opportunities. Hunting is hard. I love the challenge. Shoot what you want and enjoy the journey.
Right on, Cory 🤘🤘
Thank you for your content! 100% agree with you! Division and Judgement needs to end! Stand together or we will fall!
I'd change the question to, "Do crossbows make you a better harvester?" My state is overrun with deer and we can legally bait; you can still choose to "hunt", but you can fill several freezers without hunting like we did 40 years ago. I like eating deer more than I like looking at deer, so this works good for me. As an example, I had 9 bucks on the trail cam closest to my house this evening in 2 hours; 4 of them were mature deer. I had eleven on the same camera 3 days ago; six of them mature. It is insane in Middle Georgia and not enough hunters are acting like harvesters.
I went from a recurve to the x bow when my shoulder wouldn't let me practice enough to be confident. I'm very happy with my decision.
Good luck this fall!!
@@draggindeeroutdoors Next Saturday. :)
I hunt with a longbow, recurve, compound and crossbow. Each tool has its own set of pros and cons but the actual hunt is always the same. Use the weapon that makes you happy and effective.
Excellent summary 🤘
I hunt with wood self bows and laminated bows that I make myself. Heavy arrows, 500-600 grains, 155-160 fps and I usually get 3-5 exciting bow hunting encounters with public land deer and private land deer in 20-30 partial days in the field in a season. No stands. always from the ground. We have 1 x 2 mile squares of land here or 1x1 mile blocks and I always approach with the wind in my face towards known bedding or feeding areas depending on the time of day.
When I want to "cheat", I cheat all the way and use a modern crossbow with a scope. I don't get to see 30-50 shot opportunities per year - I usually get 3-6 shot opportunities including gun season. If I want to fill my buck tag, I have learned to shoot the first tasty young buck I encounter. Early season 2-3 year old bucks taste so much better than a 4-5 year old warrior at the end of the rut when he has lost 30 pounds in 3 weeks from running and fighting. Have you ever done some full body workouts like squats or deadlifts and gotten too sore to move? That's whats going on with a rut season buck. Sore muscles, low calories, burning fat, extra lactic acid in the sore muscles, wounds, infections, gangrene. I'm not about that trophy instagram BS. I wanna eat clean. low fat, low cholesterol red meat and I need 200 pounds a year to keep me from supporting factory farms.
I follow the strategy of shooting the first deer I see because I might not get another chance. Our deer population is good, but I'm not in the suburbs where there are millions. Young deer taste 10x better than an old wounded buck with a pus blister in his backstrab from fighting! Our yearling deer are 80-90 pounds and after I get that first 25-50 pounds of meat in the freezer and the stress melts away, I go out and have fun with the longbow.
I upgraded my crossbow last year after my 3rd longbow encounter of the year on public land (no meat in the freezer) and no shot opportunity. The amish teenagers around here have electric scooters, solar panels to charge their flashlights and thousand dollar crossbows so I caved in and joined the 450fps gang lol. I shoot heavy bolts around 350 fps and can hit a dip can at 50 yards in 3 shot groups. It shoots better than a shotgun with slugs and just as lethal.
I swear the electric bikes and scooters should be banned unless you're disabled. I am completely fine with crossbows to help meet population goals when people aren't harvesting enough ( I don't like when state governments try to shrink deer herds). But these fucking amish kids can move so silently on these electric scooters, so fast that it puts everyone else at a disadvantage. They are literally doing deer drives on these scooters with big mud tires and they can go 15-20 mph off road for miles. They have trailers for them so if they harvest a deer in the middle of the 2 mile block they can gut that thing and tow it to the van at 20 mph and be on to the next spot in 20 minutes.
100% agree with you! I use both and each hunt is different with each weapon. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks for watching, Tim!
Amen, brother, well said.lets all support each other and enjoy the hunting experience, not frown on what people use. We are all in this sport together
Ok, here is my way of seeing it. I hunt heavily pressured Michigan public land. My goal is to use my compound but if the tree or locations calls for it, I'll use the crossbow. It's just a tool. However compound takes more practice and skill, and stick and string take even more. Some people just don't have the time, knowledge, or ability to put in the practice necessary. Here is my analogy. You can love to take pictures and use your $3,000 Sony camera (and know all the right settings and have the right lenses for each situation) to take some great pictures. OR you might be the guy that just uses his cell phone. The point is that they are both out there doing something that they enjoy. There is room for all of us.
An Honest review thanks for posting, I always come back to your Chanel Good stuff ! Peace from Germany Tim
Thank you, Tim! Peace from the USA!
Thanks for another great video. I'm one of those (older guys 64) who has been on the receiving end of comments about me having to use a Crossbow because of shoulder issues. I was recently told to "Man Up or quit hunting". I'd love to be able to still use my Compound Bow but I can't. Some people are just set in their ways and will bash anyone for any reason.
Thanks, Jerry. Hunt your hunt, man. Enjoy the upcoming season!
@@draggindeeroutdoors enjoy yours as well.
Great comment. I turn 66 four days from now and our archery season opens Sep 7th. I've been a bowhunter for many years. I absolutely love the sport and still get just as excited for opening day as I ever have. I'm fortunate to not have any shoulder issues. I draw just as much weight as always. But it's much harder and I literally have to hit the gym to do archery oriented exercises. But I also hunt with a crossbow. I bought my first crossbow seven years ago and have killed many deer with it. I enjoy hunting with both weapons. The crossbow is just a lot of fun to hunt with. And when people ask if it's easier to hunt with a crossbow, well, the answer is yes. It's easier. You don't have to move. You have a scope. But it's not like you're hunting with a high powered rifle. For the most part you are still limited to a shot of about thirty to forty yards, and you still have to get your range right. In my state crossbows are treated the same as compounds and recurves. The bottom line is that it's up to the state to regulate the number of deer taken so that we have a healthy sustainable herd. And we do. I don't see that crossbow hunting has had any impact on our harvest numbers. The good thing is that crossbow hunting helps get more people in the woods. Hunter numbers have steadily declined for years. I live in a state that has eleven million people but only about 600 thousand licensed hunters, so we definitely need more hunter participation. But when people bash crossbow hunting, just take a look at their compound. 340 feet per sec bows, fiber optic sights, etc
@@johngarnergarner6724 thank you. I've also been asked this many times. If you are using a crossbow, why don't you shoot them at farther distances? I answer is easy. When my Dad got me into Archery hunting in 1998 he taught me to never shoot past 25 yards. To me part of the challenge is to let them get as close as possible first because you can learn how much you can get away with. I've let them get within 5 yards before letting them have it. To me it's NOT all about the harvest like many people think, it's about being out there creating memories. Getting something is just a bonus.
@@jerryshowens3049 I have never killed a deer with a compound past 25 yards. I'm not a great shot. I'm a decent shot. But for the most part I am hunting in hardwood flats and I just about never get shots past 25 or 30 yards. And that's the same for the crossbow. I have taken a deer at about 55 yards with my crossbow but that's only on one occasion. Everything else is pretty much the same. But I definitely enjoy hunting with both. So when my bow season opens Sep 7th I'll be in a tree hoping for a nice velvet buck
Great points made here. Let’s keep this going .
Thanks, Brad!
Very well said, Matt! To make some kind of judgment on a hunter based solely on that one small moment where the shot is executed, and what tool they use to execute the shot is kinda silly. There' SO much more that goes into a hunt than the moment of the shot. In my mind, what marks a great hunter is someone who has great woodsmanship skills, a deep respect for the animal, and a firm ethic that drives which shot he or she will and will not take. With all that in place, the shot is really an afterthought. I know many people shooting crossbows, compounds, and yes, rifles, who meet that definition, and sadly, many who do not. The tool they use to make the shot doesn't factor into that at all. I'm 59 years old. I've hunted since I was 12, and I've killed deer with rifles, muzzleloaders, traditional bows, compounds, and crossbows. Throughout, what I've carried in my hands had no bearing on how I hunted. Thanks again and keep up the great content!
Are you a better mechanic if you only use open and box end wrenches? Great video and perspective. I’ve hunted with multiple weapons-firearms and archery. Had good luck with all. I enjoy hunting and learning every season. Haven’t tried dropping out of a tree with a knife (and I won’t). As I’ve aged I came to crossbows and it allows me to keep doing what I love to do. The body may begin to fail so adjust the tools you use !
Great points. I just got into crossbow for the first time for this deer season, to extend my season forward by an entire month, while having the most rifle-like experience and ease I can get. Even if I were not an older guy with an injured shoulder (which I am), I would still lean toward crossbow, because working two jobs, I don't have the time for the extra practice required for ethical accuracy with a vertical bow. All that said, I do tip my cap to real vertical bow hunters for their greater challenge, all othe factors setting up the shot equal. I'm cool with vertical bowmen declaring themselves better hunters. They put in the marksmanship time, they have to get a bit closer to their quarry, and so can get their due. I'll just do my best to fill my tags regardless.
If they are actual stalking their game, to get within range, sure, i'll give them kudos. But in no way are they 'better hunters' if they just sit in a tree waiting to ambush a deer.
Getting in a tree after hours of planning and scouting to figure out the right spot and make sure wind and thermals are right and you say that aint hunting lmfaoooo gtfoutta here..now just putting corn in a feeder and watching it for hours doesnt take much skill, and i wouldn't call that actually hunting so much as waiting, but getting in a tree over fresh sign is the same as a cougar, bobcat or indian ..thats hunting buddy@@zzz7zzz9
I happily use both and I’m a 30 year old healthy men I get the point that is harder wt the compound now but at the same time every body has the same opinion and no all of us have a lot of time to perfect your shots! I choose depending on who I go to the wood with if is wt my wife we used crossbows and if I go wt the boys I take my bow. Nice content brother
Thanks for watching!!
Good stuff brother, alot of great info thank you much.
Appreciate that, John! Thanks 🤘
Very balanced view. Great video!
Thanks, John! Appreciate that!
Some recurve bow hunters will say a compound bow is not bow hunting, some compound bow hunters say crossbow hunting is no really bow hunting. I say each their own. If you enjoy what you are doing, keep doing it. Don't worry what others say or think. Surround yourself with like minded hunters and enjoy. Me and my wife are crossbow.and airgun hunters and we love it. Haven't shot my rimfire for many years now.
Another good video. Let us eliminate this animosity between us hunters. We all have differences in equipment. Lets concentrate on helping each other become better hunters. I love the tech tips you and Ranch Fairy give. So here is one from me. You must have seen videos of bow hunters stopping a deer for a shot by employing a short call. After taking the shot call again (preferably a grunt ). This often confuses the deer and keeps it from running away, or not as far. Hope this helps someone recover a deer.
Good stuff! Thanks, David!
I hunt with both, have made perfect shots and have screwed up shots with both. I think of them as each being better at different situations, much like a shotgun vs rifle. If I’m in a ladder stand with a shooting bar, the crossbow makes for a much easier shot. If I’m in the climber or lock on, the compound is much more convenient than free handing the front heavy crossbow. The crossbow is more cost effective and faster to get proficient with, the compound is more satisfying and engaging. Different tools, different experience, both equally viable. Shoot what makes you happy and practice on making good shots 👍
Excellent breakdown 🤘🤘
When compounds came out the recyrve guys said your not a true hunter if you shoot a compound. Then crossbows came out and the counpound guys say your not a true hunter if you shoot crossbow. While crossbow hunters say go back to stone broadheads if your so Traditional. Lol
The crossbow and recurve has beenn around for thousands of years.
They were using crossbows to hunt before gun powder was invented...lol
The compound bow didn't come out till the 60's-70's....
Hunt your hunt and enjoy yourself. That’s all that matters 👍
Bowhunters are the flyfishers of hunting.
Crossbows are outstanding for close range ambush spots where drawing a bow would not be remotely possible. A compound is excellent in open wooded areas where the hunter can see the Deer coming. Both weapons are excellent for different conditions. I use both.
I use both also, as well as rifles.
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Rifles are great weapons but even though there is a season for them here in New York it is frowned upon by people in uniforms who will confiscate property until they investigate if it was stolen or used in crime.A beautiful Ruger number One will never be seen by the owner ever again! Enjoy!
I 100% agree with you, brother.
Not to Get up biblical with everybody. But the bible does say that we're not supposed to be judge, that's his job not ours I think that if more people did exactly what the Bible says we should do in situations like this and others we would all be better off
Amen!!
I believe it’s what you enjoy more . I enjoy the crossbow more . Fun to shoot 10:06
And that’s all that matters 👍
I started bow hunting with wooden arrows and a Bear recurve bow, then I got a PSE compound bow in around 1979 or 80. I've hunted a long time with bow, rifle and muzzleloader. After 2 neck fusions I was told to stop shooting my bow so i got a crossbow. I loved my compound bow, light and quieter than a crossbow that's loud and heavy and you have to have enough room for the head so crossbow isn't great but I'm still hunting and that's what is important to me. I could give a crap less what someone thinks 🤔 Before my neck surgeries i could shoot with anyone, I'm very anal about having my equipment perfect and i work hard to deer hunt. I run cameras year around and am in the woods doing what needs done in 100 degree weather. In my opinion go hunt !! If you don't have time to practice every day with a bow buy a crossbow and practice and make sure its sighted in perfect and you know your effective range. A crossbow is a cheap way to go hunting. Go enjoy the woods !!!
I hunt with a crossbow because I just think they're frickin awesome man. I own 6 of them bad boys❤🎉 thanks for the video Matt.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Whats your 2 favorites
@@StealthTRD 2 favorite crossbows?
@@draggindeeroutdoors i was asking the main comment guy but yea whats yours
@@StealthTRD Barnett TS380 and Barnett XP400 are my two favorites out of all of my crossbows. I also have the Barnett XP380, Barnett CRX280 recurve, SA Sports Fever recurve, and the Ballista Bat reverse draw mini crossbow. I had the Barnett Hyper Raptor 410 but I sent it back because of string and cable issues.
A great "one beer chat"
Yes!!!! It sure was 🙂
I prefer regardless of what I'm using compound crossbow or gun I want to be 20 yards or closer it just means your a better hunter if you can get super close
I’m with ya, it’s fun getting in close!
I used all three myself......traditional recurve, modern compound bow, modern crossbows. I also use .625 magnum big bore blowguns. Don't put all your eggs into one basket.....
I like it 👍
We need as many ppl as we can in the woods. There is way less hunters every year... 20 years ago there was way more... hunting is hunting....
Agree!! 👍👍
A compound bow shot at 20m over a feed trough is easier than a 40m walk and stalk with the Xbow or walk and stalk rifle at 250m over a flat area. They are all different.
Totally agree!!
I hunted with compound for years and due to injuries and age I had to make a decision to either stop bow hunting and only gun hunt or switch over to a crossbow and I switched to be able to stay in the woods in october. I hear some people say ( oh ur have a big advantage with a crossbow)and I can attest that I had more range with my compound ethically than I would consider I do now with the crossbow. We are all hunters and outdoor stewards of our sport and we face enough criticism from the anti hunters that we need to stand together
Thanks, Roger! Good luck this season!
It’s a hard topic to tackle but I have no issues with a older adult still wanting to get out there and have to use a crossbow but the thing I think the crossbow hurts us as hunters is when youth start out most of this new generation wants things to be easy and do t want to work for it and if they have it easy they soon lose interest and we as hunters lose in the long term
I can see that argument, I can. It’s also a good way to get kids into hunting though.
The weapon you choose has nothing to do with how good of a hunter you are, I've known guys with the best of everything that have never been able to shoot a decent buck, if you are a crappy hunter, you will still be a crappy hunter whether you use a vertical bow, crossbow, or rifle, the hard part is finding the animal. Shoot whatever you want and enjoy yourself.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching!
Im the public land guy a mile back with my crossbow. I laugh at the Crossbow haters that hunt the same 3 stands on private land. They're just mad that they aren't seeing deer but it's really their fault for blowing out the property.
Good luck this season brother 👍
I couldn't agree with u more..
Thanks man, appreciate it!
The question is impossible to answer because with all things being equal it depends on the hunt. In a box blind on private land overlooking a field the crossbow has the easier hunt, 2 miles in on public land carrying a tree stand the vertical bow wins. I've hunted for 50 years and 2 years ago I tried a crossbow and hated it, It was awkward and clunky to carry with a stand and backpack on my back, with my bow I can just carry it with one hand, with the crossbow I needed both hands, the thing got snagged on every bush, it sucked getting into and out of the stand, in short my style of far back in public land hunting with a tree stand the crossbow offered no advantage, in fact it mostly sucked and I sold it half way into the season. BTW I use a lone wolf hand climber (so no shooting rail) and I found while practicing I could hold my bow at full draw much longer and steady than the crossbow, so again advantage vertical bow, but with a stand with a shooting rail the crossbow would probably have the advantage. The main advantage to a crossbow is not having to draw it when the deer is close, but I have rarely been busted drawing my vertical bow while up in a tree.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Good luck this fall!
I'll hunt with whatever I want to hunt with as long as it's legal for me to use I still to this day use my old fox fire crossbow and do just fine
crossbows kill deer fact
YES
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im almost 63 and built decks and fences for more than a few decades .
i DO NOT have the shoulders for a bow so crossbow is the only option for me .
everything is not for everybody .
we should enjoy what we like and leave other folks alone to enjoy their legal options .
Totally agree. Thanks Jeff happy hunting!
Also look at ones that aren’t comfortable in a tree stand. And you use what nature provides to conceal themselves. Which one would be more effective to use. Compound or crossbow? I always hunt from the ground. Never could afford blinds. I’ve killed deer that are trophies to me that most would laugh at. Hunting deer at eye level doesn’t get any harder. I’m also handicapped and it adds more difficulty to it all. I pride myself in getting 18 deer from the ground and mostly doe. But they all hold special memories. Everyone should turn all their attention into making them the best at whatever they hunt with instead of worrying about what someone else uses
glad to hunt
Me too!!
Absolutely not I used to hunt with compound bows for years but depending on the type of job you have I am a truck driver so I am limited on the time I have so a crossbow was actually a blessing for me cuz I like to archery hunt and if I couldn't use a crossbow I wouldn't be able to archery hunt at all
I honestly wish we could just accept each other as hunters. If it's legal.... pick your poison. I am struggling a little because of a tear in my shoulder, and I LOVE my compound. I have both bows.... I just enjoy the compound. Some friends LOVE their crossbows, some love their compounds. SOME love shooting recurve or long bow.... it's all ok... you do you! Enjoy the hunt, enjoy God's gift of nature and being part of the cycle of life. Good luck, good hunting this fall! God Bless y'all
I’m with ya, John! God bless!
The weapon does not make anyone a hunter
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Crossbows are more lethal. I'm more of a harvester than a hunter when using my crossbow. If I want a challenge and a test of hunting skills, I'll take one of my trad bows which I will usually do once I have some venison in the freezer. I have a re-fitted compound but no interest in using it.
What's it really matter? We all enjoy hunting! That's really all that matters. Some of us have switched because of injuries, some because of age, some just because. What's it really matter. Kind of like assholes. Everybody has one, but ain't too the same. Yeah we found a way to live together. Go figure. Personally, I don't get it. I've shot/hunted both. Love them both. That's where I'm at. That's where I'll stay. Good luck to all your boys and gals!!!😉
So which one is better crossbow or a compound bow? The answer: a slingshot!
Man, “The Slingshot Hunter” would get some views!
I shoot both.. . Used to hunt with compound and, sometimes, recurve. Now I only hunt with crossbow. Don't think it's less challenging...
Thanks for sharing this!
Here would be a question for you is do you think social media is kind of the reason why there’s a divide between compound and crossbow or is it the crossbow world or people who go on TH-cam or other social media and how them shooting a 100 yards or is it that there are crossbow companies that offer a crossbow in rhe 500 fps but here would be another question or maybe a statement so if you shoot a crossbow at a 100 yards it looks bad but yet the compound bow hunter says shoot at a li get distance and makes that shorter shot easier and that’s okay just wondering what your thoughts are about that stuff thanks
I’m 58 and hunted with bows, crossbows,flintlocks, rifles, shotguns, pistlols and it is all fun and the reward is delicious. Keep your family hunting and eating wild game.
If a guy shoots a compound bow, is he less of a hunter than a guy with a recurve bow?
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hands down it takes more skill to use the compound bow yes dose it matter no. To each there own long as long as we are all getting out into the woods to escape the daily life struggles. Enjoying nature and putting food on our tables is all that should matter. Would you do a video comparison of the KI vital-430x and cp wrath 430x ???????
Thanks for sharing! I don’t have a CP to compare with the Vital X 430
@@draggindeeroutdoors if you happen to get one I would really like to see how they stack up to each other.
Not even more skill. Just takes more time spent with the weapon, to get efficient.
But every weapon is that way. Practice more to get better with it.
Rifles can require oodles of tinkering too, if one chooses to get obsessive with it. Each particular rifle has a cartridge it shoots best with. A particular brand, then particular load and bullet. That can take alot of shooting to find what your gun prefers. Then, one can get fanatical, and really fine-tune that gun's performance with hand-loading. Tinkering with different powders and grain loads, etc. But that still doesn't make them a better hunter. They just choose to spend more time tinkering.
@@zzz7zzz9 with practice comes the skill!!!! it's harder to shoot with a compound then a crossbow that's a fact.
@@665motocross8 carry them around all day and see which is harder. My compound is featherlight compared to my crossbow. Walking with the crossbow requires way more work, which then becomes a skill with practice, right?
I don't sit in a tree, 'waiting' for deer, i still-hunt my way through the woods, 'hunting' for a deer.
Hunting can be as hard or as easy as one chooses to make it. One weapon can be easier than another. But none are 'easy', they all require practice. And one hunting method can be harder than another. Searching and seeking out a deer as opposed to sitting on one's butt in a tree.
As long as you do the practice. Know your limits. And hunt politely. Go for it. Too many people think they can shoot farther than they really can. And I have seen too many times people left a wounded game animal laying. Please do it right
100% agree. 👍 thanks, Sam!
Yep, weapon choice has nothing to do with how good a hunter you are
You want to know who the best hunters are? It's the guys that hunt from the ground. Forget about what archery equipment that is used.
Ground game is definitely a challenge
I mean who really cares about who had the harder hunt?
Dude I’m out here to have fun and fill my tags,that is all it should ever be about.
I agree man, just trying to bring to light all the variables or things that make hunts easier vs harder outside of just the weapon used. I’m with ya, having fun filling tags is all that matters!
I don’t get how using a crossbow, which is a personal choice that doesn’t affect anyone else’s hunt, gets so much more hate than hunters covering public land in cell cam surveillance systems. All the cams on every bit of sign actually affects how other hunters get to enjoy public land.
Thanks for sharing!
HICKORY CREEK INLINE VERTICAL MINI CROSSBOW IS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Those are pretty cool!
I live in the UK.
Bow/crossbow hunting is illegal.
I say. Hunt with the tool you are most competent with, at a range you can confidently shoot at.
No one should be injuring or laming an animal.
Praise the good Lord above that we will in a place ( the United States of America!! )
Where we have that choice to make and we can hunt with what we want to ….. I am going to hunt with a crossbow and really don’t care what you think 😂😂😂😂
And if u hunt with a compound that’s awesome and wish u all the success u can have !!!!!!
Hope u all have a great season !!!!
Good luck this fall 🤘🤘
Hunting should be a family we have same passion and same desire to be in nature and harvest what the Lord has given us to provide for or family but like everything else in this world people trying to break down this God given right cause of their personal thoughts because they seem like it's not equal and not fair to them but me what ever gives me the best opportunity to harvest game ethical should be main focus than judging but support each other regardless and I have used gun compound bows crossbow black powder but I older and eyes body not young anymore so use what can to still enjoy my passion
Good luck this fall!
crossbows kill more times than a compound fact ......
Heard Dan Infalt say the other day that OnX has killed way more deer than crossbows have, and he is very well known compound guy. If your state says it's legal, then it doesn't mater to me what you use, or what deer you shoot. If you're not hunting my land and I am not buying your tag then its none of my business what you shoot or what you shoot it with.
Dan has a strong argument. Thanks, James!
If they want to call it cheating, compound guys are just as guilty. Fancy cams , cables , sights and releases. They just have to practice more. So unless you’re jumping on a deers back and biting its neck Enough.
The compound is hands down lighter , quieter, faster to reload , and when you shoot both "offhand"... The compound will be more accurate.
Anyone can shoot a properly set up compound.
A crossbow is literally a single shot , loud, cumbersome, weapon that has the slowest most awkward reload time out of any weapon that exist !!!
That’s a 100% accurate statement. Nice. However, I do love my badass X1 crossbow.
Good points and very true. Thanks, Matt!
Hunt with what you like. Your choice your right, all this crap on what weapon you use is BS. JUST HUNT!!!
Amen!
Blah, blah, blah! A crossbow levels the playing field for anyone who wants to use one. I could take a 10 year old hunting & probably help them harvest a deer with a crossbow. Whether it's a grown man, woman, or child pulling the trigger, the same potential is there for all three. A crossbow is an equalizer. The same cannot be said for a vertical bow. I enjoy shooting a compound bow, but when the time comes where that's not possible my crossbow will be ready. Wisconsin was the first state to even have an archery season. Once crossbows became legal for all in 2014, it only took 3 seasons for crossbows to surpass the vertical bow deer harvest numbers. Keep in mind - the total harvest remained about the same. Many hunters just switched over to crossbows. Crossbows are here to stay! For those who try to define the hunter by what they use, they should probably get over themselves, & this goes both ways. I've seen crossbow hunters look down at those still using a compound bow, too. Seriously, we all need to get over ourselves & grow up! Good luck to everyone this coming season!
These debates are stupid.
A compound bow is no more harder than a crossbow and hell the only reason for the debate was because it took decades to build the strength to loose war bows.
So unless your using a 225lb war bow with no let off you aren’t using a real bow period so no one is using a real bow anymore.
The huntr podcast is hypocritical. They are always downing hunters that don't hunt how they hunt while they hunt a 1000 acres over a giant corn plie in Ohio. In my opinion they are meat heads.
Everyone has opinions and hunts different ways. Just enjoy your hunt!
@draggindeeroutdoors thats what I do. I hunt with a compound and crossbow myself but I don't watch or promote people that add in the divide
Not less than a "hunter", but certainly not a bow hunter 😅
Crossbows are for old men and women who can no longer draw back a trad or compound. War is another acceptable use.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion 🤘
use a slingshoot than
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Crossbows don't belong in the special archery season. Why do you guys feel entitled to something you are not willing to put in the work for? I am not talking about kids, the elderly, or the truly handicapped.
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grow up
I believe I am entitled to whatever latitude my state's Department of Wildlife Resources grants for whatever weapons across whatever dates and whatever sex deer on said dates they deem appropriate based on their census of deer numbers in different counties, as well as local (farmer) tolerance for deer numbers. Full stop. I do not believe I'm entitled to say my shots are just as difficult as those of a vertical bow hunter. Those who put in that work are entitled to their sense of greater accomplishment, and I tip my blaze orange beanie to them.
We are all hunters, no matter the instrument. We should support each other
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No my experience is compounds with the technology now are amazing and accuracy and if you miss the deer scampers out a bit you can reload shoot again a crossbow one shot because there so loud and you have to have a good rest to be accurate with crossbow I use to think legalizing crossbow would wrouin the sport of archery, nope wrong I was wrong, hunting is hunting who cares what you use shotgun rifle muzzle loader compound or crossbow. 👍 🫡