Compound vs crossbow

[Coyote Commander]

I dont buy the "more humane", "more ethical", and "wound less animals" argument for one second. Sounds like virtue signaling to me.




Reminds me of the muzzleloader hunters in my area whining for years they wanted to be able to put powered scopes on their modern in-line saboted front stuffers, ya know, to be more "ethical". Bull sheet!

They had a weapon fully capable of making 200-300 yard shots, they just didnt have the sighting system to do it!



In fact, I just listened to a podcast interviewing a dog/drone tracker, and while he didnt flat come out and say it, he heavily alluded to crossbow hunters being his bread and butter clientele!

 

[StupidLightweight]

I dont buy the "more humane", "more ethical", and "wound less animals" argument for one second. Sounds like virtue signaling to me.




Reminds me of the muzzleloader hunters in my area whining for years they wanted to be able to put powered scopes on their modern in-line saboted front stuffers, ya know, to be more "ethical". Bull sheet!

They had a weapon fully capable of making 200-300 yard shots, they just didnt have the sighting system to do it!



In fact, I just listened to a podcast interviewing a dog/drone tracker, and while he didnt flat come out and say it, he heavily alluded to crossbow hunters being his bread and butter clientele!

When you hunt coyotes, I assume you use a rifle. Do you use iron sights and shoot offhand or do you have a scope and use a rest of some kind? That's the argument I'm making here, though it is an eye opener to learn that my desire for accuracy and lethality is virtue signaling.

In regards to increased wounding, that's possible due to the substantial noise emitted by crossbows. Inside a certain distance, I'm convinced whitetails especially duck the string more when the loud crack of a crossbow goes off. Compounds are much quieter, which is an undeniable advantage.

 

[Coyote Commander]

When you hunt coyotes, I assume you use a rifle. Do you use iron sights and shoot offhand or do you have a scope and use a rest of some kind? That's the argument I'm making here, though it is an eye opener to learn that my desire for accuracy and lethality is virtue signaling.

In regards to increased wounding, that's possible due to the substantial noise emitted by crossbows. Inside a certain distance, I'm convinced whitetails especially duck the string more when the loud crack of a crossbow goes off. Compounds are much quieter, which is an undeniable advantage.

When you’re payed to kill deer with your crossbow (and liable to get your ass chewed if you don’t because someone’s loosing money). Than we’ll talk the merit of comparing your crossbow hunting to my coyote killing.

Apples to oranges otherwise. But I applaud the effort.

 

[StupidLightweight]

When you’re payed to kill deer with your crossbow (and liable to get your ass chewed if you don’t because someone’s loosing money). Than we’ll talk the merit of comparing your crossbow hunting to my coyote killing.

Apples to oranges otherwise. But I applaud the effort.

You use a rest and have scope on your coyote rifle not because you're paid to do it. You do it to increase your lethality. That's why I prefer a crossbow over a compound.

 

[Coyote Commander]

Nope.

I use a scoped rifle to make things easier. Just like the crossbow crowd.

I can kill coyotes with iron sights, a .22, a shotgun, heck I’ve killed quite a few over the years with a bow! It’s just a lot harder (know how hard it is to get drawn on a coyote without getting busted? …..oh wait of course not, you shoot a crossbow).

 

[Skers99]

Like many my age my introduction to archery was with traditional bows through boy scouts, and yes also in SCHOOL GYM CLASS.
As time progressed I got into shooting compound bows in backyards with friends. I did not start bow hunting until my 30s and bought an inexpensive compound so I could take my nephew out hunting. After a few years I bought a nice Hoyt and that was my baby for 10 years. I hunt out of blinds a lot and when it was time for a new bow I bought a crossbow. I found it had advantages and disadvantages just like anything, but it didnt really change hunting for me. People seem to believe crossbows are "long range". I still limit myself to 50 yards the same as I did with my compound when I practiced regularly. A second shot is pretty much nonexistent unless the animal is severely wounded and it is just a finisher. Its heavier and more awkward to carry around. But it is compact and has less movement at the time of the shot. Why do so many people act like it is cheating when a compound is so "pure" in their opinion? They are almost exactly the same when comparing to trad bows or firearms.

I think to each his own on how he wants to shoot a deer. The only problem I have is that is has taken all rifle hunters and brought them into the archery season. This creates my access being taken up for the whole season compared to when they just hunted the gun season. Before crossbows I could get on so much more land because nobody was bow hunting. I wish some states would move to a crossbow season. The west is the last great frontier on keeping crossbows out of the archery season.

 

[StupidLightweight]

I think to each his own on how he wants to shoot a deer. The only problem I have is that is has taken all rifle hunters and brought them into the archery season. This creates my access being taken up for the whole season compared to when they just hunted the gun season. Before crossbows I could get on so much more land because nobody was bow hunting. I wish some states would move to a crossbow season. The west is the last great frontier on keeping crossbows out of the archery season.

This is a solid argument. It's rationally presented, factual, and doesn't require name calling. Crossbows certainly brought a lot of rifle hunters into archery season. I would be bummed about that as well.