1. There were no conspiracies 2. Compound bows more potent than crossbows
By Tim Huffman
As a writer of one of the controversial crossbow articles, I would like to address the letters to the editor in the last issue. First, “crossbows” was on the list of stories put out by the editor that had been requested by readers for Traveler. I had experience so chose that subject not knowing that my friend Bill Cooper was also writing a similar article or that the editor would challenge bowhunters to respond. Both were fine with me but there were no conspiracies.
Two. Some hunters want to compare a crossbow to a gun. It’s a fact that a modern compound bow can shoot faster, flatter and farther than the best crossbow. Fact.
Next, I guess it’s my warped sense of humor that makes me see something odd about an archery hunter who says a crossbow has an unfair advantage when they are shooting a bow with composite limbs, highly-engineered pulleys and wheels, carbon arrows, expanding broadheads and sophisticated sights.
Final words; I don’t have a problem with your high-tech compound bows. They can give a good, efficient kill. I also have the right to my opinion and I believe that crossbows should be allowed during archery season because they have no more power or advantages over a high-tech compound and both use limbs, a string and arrow.
I respect your opinion to believe how you believe. Your letters prove you are serious about your archery and care about our sport of deer hunting. Don’t bash us too much, or quit subscribing to the magazine, just because we have a difference of opinion on a subject. Keep your letters to the editor coming, stand up for what you believe and keep your passion for the sport. Good deer hunting to you!
