Attitudes on Xbows
03-02-2007, 08:54 AM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: n.e. pennsylvania
Posts: 645
RE: Attitudes on Xbows
welcome to the forum you old fart. (i'm an old fart too....hehe.) you bought one of the best xbows made. you will not regret going with an excalibur. love my exocet. never heard of one person who regretted buying an excal. enjoy. btw you don't have to be "disabled" to get an xbow permit. only disabled to the point where you can't use a conventional bow. good luck.
03-02-2007, 10:12 AM
#12
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 191
RE: Attitudes on Xbows
Gnerol, You live in a great place. I kinda cut my teeth bowhunting in high school in the Poudre Canyon. I hunted a lot in the Rustic area and did some up near Red Feather and in the Larimie River Valley/ Rawah Wilderness. If you decide to hunt a rifle season, I would suggest that you look at the limited seasons and find a season and area that has a low quota. That way there won't be asmany hunters out there. For example, it sounds like you may live in unit 191 or 19. For elk, the quota (# of tags issued) for the first season in unit 191 is only 65 and unit 19 only has 200. There will also be a few deer hunters out during that time, but the chances of running into other hunters is diminished in that particular season as opposed to others where they allow more tags. Also, just another note, you must wear orange when hunting during rifle seasons even if hunting with a "lesser" weapon so those rifle hunters should see you. The only time I've been scared that I might get shot was when I was hunting during archery season and a ML hunter leveled his gun at me. Of course, I was not wearing orange during the archery season but the ML season is right in the middle of the archery season here. It might be safer to hunt with a crossbow (and orange vest and hat) than it is to hunt the archery season and be sneaking around in camo. There are other regular rifle seasons during the archery season too. In unit 20 where I live, the private land rifle season starts Sept. 1st as does a rifle bear season and shotgunners after grouse start hitting the woods at that time too. Any bowhunter has to be careful, no matter what season they hunt.
I'd like to meet you if you're ever up here in Estes. I also get down to FC quite a bit too. My parents live not far from the Poudrenear Bellvue.
I'd like to meet you if you're ever up here in Estes. I also get down to FC quite a bit too. My parents live not far from the Poudrenear Bellvue.
03-03-2007, 08:36 PM
#16
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Attitudes on Xbows
ORIGINAL: ranger56528
Hi GNerol.
They are scared that a CB hunter might shoot " thier " BUCK...But like was said earlier.
Crossbows are more traditional then Compounds...also they think the woods would become shoulder to shoulder with hunters..Heck just go out opening gun season,its a war zone..................
Iam also a compound and Trad shooter but due to nerve damage I cant draw thos anymore,hopefully I will be able to shoot my Trad bows again.
Hi GNerol.
They are scared that a CB hunter might shoot " thier " BUCK...But like was said earlier.
Crossbows are more traditional then Compounds...also they think the woods would become shoulder to shoulder with hunters..Heck just go out opening gun season,its a war zone..................
Iam also a compound and Trad shooter but due to nerve damage I cant draw thos anymore,hopefully I will be able to shoot my Trad bows again.
03-03-2007, 09:21 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Mn.
Posts: 3,399
RE: Attitudes on Xbows
COMPOUND SHOOTERS ARE SCARED THAT CB SHOOTERS WILL TAKE THIER BUCK.....ITS NOT THIER BUCK TO TAKE TO START WITH>>>>>REFERING TO THE COMPOUND OR TRAD SHOOTER..
What about the BP hunter or Rifle hunter ??? maybe it was thier buck and not the compound or Trad shooters deer to take....
If compound shooters are are so worried I think they should sell all thier rifles and BPrifles and hunting pistols and shoot compound only.I think alot of compound and trad hunters would go a long time without getting a deer if THEY couldnt use thier long guns...After all its only fair for the guy/gal that only hunts with a rifle,,, Right.
This is just a statement..
What about the BP hunter or Rifle hunter ??? maybe it was thier buck and not the compound or Trad shooters deer to take....
If compound shooters are are so worried I think they should sell all thier rifles and BPrifles and hunting pistols and shoot compound only.I think alot of compound and trad hunters would go a long time without getting a deer if THEY couldnt use thier long guns...After all its only fair for the guy/gal that only hunts with a rifle,,, Right.
This is just a statement..
03-04-2007, 06:19 AM
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canning, Ontario. Canada
Posts: 974
RE: Attitudes on Xbows
Sproulman, if you have been elected spokesman for the new sport of compound bow archery you are doing a terrible job. Continuously blanketing each statement you come across with telling the word that compound bow hunters are selfish is getting them nowhere.
Also, you keep referring to them as a whole, this is not the truth. There are many compound hunters out there who are quite happy to have another hunter in the woods and don't see it as a dislike. If you choose to speak for a group you should also mention that is is not all of them, just a few selfish ones that require an entire bush to themselves to harvest an animal.
Listening to your verbal diarrhea is very similar to listening to someone protest hunting in general, you should get you priorities straight. If this is something you believe so strongly in why don't you just stay where there are others who share your disproportioned beliefs? Why is it you insist on coming here to preach your "the whole world revolves around me" perspective?
I am speaking solely for myself, but I am certainly growing bored with it, your point is taken, the bow-hunters you know are selfish.
Also, you keep referring to them as a whole, this is not the truth. There are many compound hunters out there who are quite happy to have another hunter in the woods and don't see it as a dislike. If you choose to speak for a group you should also mention that is is not all of them, just a few selfish ones that require an entire bush to themselves to harvest an animal.
Listening to your verbal diarrhea is very similar to listening to someone protest hunting in general, you should get you priorities straight. If this is something you believe so strongly in why don't you just stay where there are others who share your disproportioned beliefs? Why is it you insist on coming here to preach your "the whole world revolves around me" perspective?
I am speaking solely for myself, but I am certainly growing bored with it, your point is taken, the bow-hunters you know are selfish.
03-04-2007, 06:43 AM
#19
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Oak Ridge TN.
Posts: 27
RE: Attitudes on Xbows
WELCOME, great place to get info. I should because I'm new also, ask a few they will tell you. to crossbow that is I don't think I've got on anybodys nevers If I have I didn't mean to. Just trying to learn about the CB.
03-04-2007, 01:12 PM
#20
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Attitudes on Xbows
ORIGINAL: Pydpiper
Sproulman, if you have been elected spokesman for the new sport of compound bow archery you are doing a terrible job. Continuously blanketing each statement you come across with telling the word that compound bow hunters are selfish is getting them nowhere.
Also, you keep referring to them as a whole, this is not the truth. There are many compound hunters out there who are quite happy to have another hunter in the woods and don't see it as a dislike. If you choose to speak for a group you should also mention that is is not all of them, just a few selfish ones that require an entire bush to themselves to harvest an animal.
Listening to your verbal diarrhea is very similar to listening to someone protest hunting in general, you should get you priorities straight. If this is something you believe so strongly in why don't you just stay where there are others who share your disproportioned beliefs? Why is it you insist on coming here to preach your "the whole world revolves around me" perspective?
I am speaking solely for myself, but I am certainly growing bored with it, your point is taken, the bow-hunters you know are selfish.
Sproulman, if you have been elected spokesman for the new sport of compound bow archery you are doing a terrible job. Continuously blanketing each statement you come across with telling the word that compound bow hunters are selfish is getting them nowhere.
Also, you keep referring to them as a whole, this is not the truth. There are many compound hunters out there who are quite happy to have another hunter in the woods and don't see it as a dislike. If you choose to speak for a group you should also mention that is is not all of them, just a few selfish ones that require an entire bush to themselves to harvest an animal.
Listening to your verbal diarrhea is very similar to listening to someone protest hunting in general, you should get you priorities straight. If this is something you believe so strongly in why don't you just stay where there are others who share your disproportioned beliefs? Why is it you insist on coming here to preach your "the whole world revolves around me" perspective?
I am speaking solely for myself, but I am certainly growing bored with it, your point is taken, the bow-hunters you know are selfish.
i only comment what i hear and my personel opinion..the archery hunters are scare they are going to be flooded with hunters in archery do to CROSSBOW..how you change those views is beyond me, maybe time will heal ..