Special Limited Season For Crossbow Only.

[tinkering]

Seems like many archers have a disdain for the crossbow. That might be a heritage cultural thing, with the Vikings filling there foes so readily with crossbow bolts.
Give the XBow people a couple of weeks for XBow only. What the heck is wrong with that? XBows bunched in with high powered rifles... come on. In an age where the discrimination card is played every five minutes...

[Who Da Fisherman]

Sure, mid January but the weather has to be snowing and -40 lol
WDF

[tinkering]

Originally Posted by Who Da Fisherman

Sure, mid January but the weather has to be snowing and -40 lol
WDF

Sounds good to me. Now we're getting somewhere. XBows only January.

[58thecat]

Throw it into the bow season and be done with it.

[elkhunter11]

We could have a season for traditional bows, then one for compounds, then a crossbow season, then a muzzle loader season, then a shotgun season, then a rifle season. Give everyone the chance to use a specific tool, in it's own season. Of course that would greatly complicate the regulations and draws, and then some people would want to use a compound in traditional season, or a crossbow in compound season, because it's easier for them, even further complicating things.

[bloody arrow]

I think crossbows during the archery season would be like when they opened the muzzleloader seasons.... everybody bought an In-Line muzzleloader, thinking they will harvest big bucks in October or before rifle season.....but everybody realized that they didn't get more hunting days, it cost more money and it was the same distance as a traditional muzzle loader (inside 100-150 yards), and within 2-3 years you could buy an In-line muzzleloader for cheap.... I suspect crossbows will be the same, at first "everybody" will buy one, and they are not cheap!, and soon they will find out that they did not get hunting more, because we need to work more to make less these days.... and it is not as easy as they thought, and walking around with a crossbow is a pain in the a2s.... and 2-3 years later they will sell them or keep them collecting dust.
So for me it is, let crossbows in with archery, and just wait 2-3 years and it should be fine. and yes, a late archery season in January is a great idea!!!!

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

We could have a season for traditional bows, then one for compounds, then a crossbow season, then a muzzle loader season, then a shotgun season, then a rifle season. Give everyone the chance to use a specific tool, in it's own season. Of course that would greatly complicate the regulations and draws, and then some people would want to use a compound in traditional season, or a crossbow in compound season, because it's easier for them, even further complicating things.

Some States and Provinces are like this now, what a mess.
Then there are places like Alaska, run what ya brung, just do it! LOL.
Cat

[tinkering]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

We could have a season for traditional bows, then one for compounds, then a crossbow season, then a muzzle loader season, then a shotgun season, then a rifle season. Give everyone the chance to use a specific tool, in it's own season. Of course that would greatly complicate the regulations and draws, and then some people would want to use a compound in traditional season, or a crossbow in compound season, because it's easier for them, even further complicating things.

That's the frickin extreme for sure. It would be alot easier to just include the crossbow into the bow where it belongs; like other provinces and states do.

[tinkering]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Throw it into the bow season and be done with it.

Exactly.

[tinkering]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Throw it into the bow season and be done with it.

I agree whole heartedly with both of your posts so far. Reality has way of making people think realistically 🦅

[calgarychef]

Originally Posted by tinkering

Seems like many archers have a disdain for the crossbow. That might be a heritage cultural thing, with the Vikings filling there foes so readily with crossbow bolts.
Give the XBow people a couple of weeks for XBow only. What the heck is wrong with that? XBows bunched in with high powered rifles... come on. In an age where the discrimination card is played every five minutes...

They have the whole rifle season to hunt in.

[tinkering]

Well, we're back at square one. I'm an archer and I love crossbows too. Like one guy said about comparing recurves and longbows. Why decide between Ginger and Marianne when you can have them both.
Another thing I observe is compounds and trads are not equal animals; similar but not congruent. Why the division there? Maybe compounds and XBows are more related than we think. They have some common ground. I don't get the descrimination.

[BergenHunter]

I support the idea of a crossbow only season. maybe right after the rifle season is complete. December 1-31

[tinkering]

Originally Posted by BergenHunter

I support the idea of a crossbow only season. maybe right after the rifle season is complete. December 1-31

I like the idea of a separate season but if it's after everybody else has shot up the area and whatever animals are left are emigrating to a foreign land. The solution is simpler and more logical than that.

We used to hunt NW of Bergen but Gary passed on and Betty couldn't run the ranch anymore. Now we don't have a place to hunt. Have you got a place where we could hunt? Feel free to send me a private message if you like.

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by tinkering

I like the idea of a separate season but if it's after everybody else has shot up the area and whatever animals are left are emigrating to a foreign land. The solution is simpler and more logical than that.

We used to hunt NW of Bergen but Gary passed on and Betty couldn't run the ranch anymore. Now we don't have a place to hunt. Have you got a place where we could hunt? Feel free to send me a private message if you like.

So you not only want your own special season, but you want it before the general season. So the reality, is that it's all about what will benefit you, not what will benefit hunters in general.

[tinkering]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

So you not only want your own special season, but you want it before the general season. So the reality, is that it's all about what will benefit you, not what will benefit hunters in general.

We'll, that is just about as wrong of an evaluation of my stand than I could even come up with myself

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by tinkering

We'll, that is just about as wrong of an evaluation of my stand than I could even come up with myself

Does it often

Likes the back and forth.

[roy9525]

Originally Posted by BergenHunter

I support the idea of a crossbow only season. maybe right after the rifle season is complete. December 1-31

Crossbow in with regular bow and muzzleloader last two weeks of bow season

[Gun]

We moved back to Calgary area five years ago. I hunt strictly Trad. I had over 2000 acres of private land permission around the Edmonton Bowzone. Here I have about 350.

I have pretty much exclusive access (other than his immediate family) to a buddies 1,400 Ranch just outside the Bowzone but he has too many cows everywhere so I don't bother.

I contracted some weird nerve issues 6 years ago that crippled up my right hand. I learned lefty and shot a Bull Moose.

I did get most of the finger issues worked out w a lot of physio. Then I tore my right shoulder slipping on ice 4 yrs ago. My family doc asked if I wanted a note for a crossbow. I said NO.

While waiting a year for surgery and a year after while healing, I shot with a mouth tab. I shot three does the first season. The next year I killed another Bull Moose and my best Mulie buck.

I get er done and make no excuses. The crossbows HAVE affected seasons and numbers in the states. Make no mistake. Do some research.

People are just too lazy to put in the work for getting proficient and finding places to hunt. I have found a couple of spots in the bowzone most would not even consider.

The day comes when I can't hunt with my Recurve, well there's always fishing.

[CantThinkOfAName]

I would accept a crossbow for under 18 in the bow season. Have those kids that cant pull the required weight still have an opportunity to sit in the blind.
The rest of your arguments, I'm not smart enough to join in on lol.