You know, to really be honest? I am used to compound for many, many years And as you get older and your job changes a crossbow Really works well for me. I am a truck driver. I am 56 years old. And I am not able to practice with a compound bow Like I used to when I had different jobs so a crossbow was a real Blessing to me if I wasn't able to use a crossbow. I would not be able to deer hunt anymore. And as you get older, you will see this Add my opinion Crossbows are easier to operate they perform better. You could miss judge yardages and still Make a good shot. And they are just better all the way around
@danorris523521 күн бұрын
Well, your personal reasons are your own, but your explanation leaves me extremely confused. I hunt trad and crossbow, rifle, shotgun, and revolver and have always had a pretty contentious relationship with compounds. I don't dislike the delivery system itself, but the snobbish and baseless elitism it seems to breed like cancer for the entire sport. Certain members of that community have some people convinced via their marketing schemes, wild egos, and rampantly overall shamelessly poor attitudes that compound hunters are the REAL hunters and everyone else in all things are pretenders. I had no clue all the boot work, patterning, scouting, map reading, tracking, stalking, sign reading, ambush crafting, woodsmanship, planning, study of anatomy, behavior, and biology of the target species, calling patterns, blending to the environment, land navigation, weather reading, gear maintenance, bushcraft, harvesting, prepping, packing, cooking, and ultimately eating the animal had a single flipping thing to do with your preference for arrow or bullet delivery system. Oh, but to a compound elitist? That's the whole thing, and the marketing companies and their bootlickers sucker more in every year. Loosing a space age piece of equipment does nothing to make you better hunter. Nor does using nothing other than a stick and string. There's way more to it all than solely that, and anyone attempting to convince you otherwise is conning you. That being said, I personally know several other hunters who are of great talent who also use nothing other than a compound bow. Their skill has zero to do with the bow and everything to do with everything else they do. It's just a different kind of archery which ultimately has nothing to do with the hunt itself. Every single one of the snobs is a middling aggressively mediocre hunter who invented false prestige for themselves due to a laughable lack of legitimate skill by claiming their weapon system makes the entire operation so much more insanely complex and difficult that only a real man could possibly do it. Anyone who has done a wide variety of hunting with varied equipment to include the compound knows that's an epic joke. Please enjoy whatever delivery system you choose and get fulfillment out of it. And if that's compound? Great. It has its own unique benefits, particular skills, and knowledge to gain with proficiency and discipline to display. But, please, for the love of God do not let cognitive dissonance ring and think that you're suddenly a whole new class of elite hunter for using a compound bow and join the ranks of the hacks.
@sh496922 күн бұрын
Great plains bows American company make some great hunting bows. My Cottonmouth 2 bamboo 40lb recurve bow weights nothing. My other Ash longbow 80 inch that weights nothing either.
@ratorgersen793825 күн бұрын
your problem is that you are trying to compare a vertical bow and a crossbow...that is your mistake....a vertical bow and a crossbow are two different animals....there are reasons that lots of people use crossbows........there are lots of pros and cons for both......if its to heavy how and the hell do you carry your rifle....you may as well scrap that also.....your using way to heavy and way to long and wide crossbows....REALLY?????????? of course a vertical bow is easy to carry.....do you think you found a secret......the difference is crossbow hunters dont wound 6 deer a season to bag 1......and as far as a second shot with a bow......1 in 100 try to practice
@dakotarudow28 күн бұрын
To all you shouting lazy for crossbow hunters.. get out of your sit in stand and come hunt some public where you aren’t hunting whatever food your putting in and every square inch of your land on camera.. shooting a mature buck on public with a crossbow is harder than shooting one on private with a compound.. I love using compound and I love using xbows.. I have to shoot a compound lefty bcz I tore my rotator cuff but even barring the injury I would still use my xbow..
@blackerthanblack81429 күн бұрын
If you have to use weapons to hunt your not a real hunter 🐑🧠
@dougtrollcoast1629Ай бұрын
This man taught me everything I know about baiting. Years of hands on instruction from on how to bait, when to bait, and what to bait for has been immensely helpful. I even bait for my friends and family, heck I’ll even bait for guys I run into out in the woods. Nothing feels better than a good successful bait, so I’ll do it as often and frequent as I can. If you need some help and advice, this guys videos are so helpful, he is definitely a master.
@dougtrollcoast1629Ай бұрын
Good to see someone unashamed of transitioning 🏳️⚧️
@homerangehuntsmen1298Ай бұрын
😂
@steamman9193Ай бұрын
I’m switching back to compound bow for the main reason you stated that carrying a crossbow through woods it catches everything, and there is just no good way to carry them comfortably and quietly
@redeyecycles20172 ай бұрын
Love how humble you are great video man keep it up
@RhodesLessTraveledOutdoors2 ай бұрын
Nice buck! Congrats! New sub here.
@user-mv1uw8pv6r2 ай бұрын
Then you didn't try all crossbow because there is cobra rx what is very easy to load have a look at it it's a tactical crossbow and cobra adder can shoot 5 botls in 7 seconds faster then bow and arrow
@samuelleal61493 ай бұрын
i'm perhaps younger than you but for some reason i get shoulder joint aches after some time moving around but if i could i'd use a bow, it's more portable than a crossbow and honestly looks more fun
@chrismartin3083 ай бұрын
That fat guy thinks he's hiding 😂
@larrymiller48753 ай бұрын
100 percent HORSESHIT .
@robinfielding11084 ай бұрын
You can fire a bow faster then a cross bow I use a recurve cause the compound has to many parts I got a compound and traded for a recurve then got 2 more 35, 50 and 60 I got the 35 for my wife the 50 I got in the trade the 60 I got Cuse it was pretty and just fit my hand right.
@martinmyles574 ай бұрын
What do you charge for a 3 day hunt ? lol hope you have a great season!
@rahlap24495 ай бұрын
Speaking of reloading a crossbow: you should consider the Steambow Onyx. Its probably the easiest (and safest) way to reload a crossbow. Amazing tech aswell.
@superman62105 ай бұрын
Great song, great band
@zach33055 ай бұрын
Really like your content man. I could see you on meateater.
@zach33055 ай бұрын
I was always taught that high winds make deer move because they get nervous.
@simonkingswood20326 ай бұрын
Brevity ?
@Suplexcityme3166 ай бұрын
The biggest difference IMO between a compound and a crossbow is pulling and holding the string back without startling the deer, and that is really the only thing compounds have in common with recurve and longbows, besides being vertical obviously. In that scenario, the crissbow is much closer to a gun, than archery.
@piercem567 ай бұрын
I respect that. I think if we want to revert more and more to a primitive style of hunting might as well grab a stick and fashion a spear head out of sharp stone and go that route. Each step backwards becomes even more challenging it just depends on how much you want to handicap yourself.
@stephenferguson63637 ай бұрын
It's been hard to use compounds I am right handed but shoot left because I lost my right eye. So cross bows have been the way to roll. I am giving another compound a try tho
@TomBean-qf6zv7 ай бұрын
For me and my age and iffy shoulder the crossbow works best for me, puts meat in the freezer so I'm good.
@pestushmb59577 ай бұрын
Gathering energy from these comments to get myself a deer for 12mph wind/20 gust.
@homerangehuntsmen12987 ай бұрын
Awesome! Get in close to bedding while keeping your scent blowing in a safe direction!
@timex83217 ай бұрын
colbra seige crossbow is the way
@keithpierson57547 ай бұрын
Those are all fair reasons. Hunting is a journey not a destination. I started with a compound and struggled with tuning and got frustrated at the complications of the cams and arrow tuning. I got into traditional archery and learned the fundamentals of archery form, physics, and tuning which I was able to apply to and drastically improve my compound skill. Now I have work and family obligations that restrict my time to practice and hunt, so on the few days I get out I need to harvest game to feed the family, so I use a crossbow.
@joelkrystof58778 ай бұрын
I've hunted with all 3 all fun to shoot the crossbow is the most eithical tool for the job
@campeze79558 ай бұрын
Ease of carrying is a major reason I’m thinking like you. Almost like your reading my mind with the reasons to switch. 😊
@JesusIsGoodTruthАй бұрын
If you’re too lazy to carry a crossbow, you have bigger problems
@fabiancanada88768 ай бұрын
I have been hunting mostly with a crossbow for the past 7 years. I have a simple excalibur crossbow (I think it is a 380) and that thing is just a brute. I have a tree stand and with my setup I am shooting at about 30 years. I can shoot wherever I want in the shoulder and pretty much always get a pass through. The usually fall over after about 50 yards with a decent double lung broadside shot. I recently sold one of my rifles because I am seeing myself crossbow hunting hopefully for a long time. My kids want deer jerky again so hopefully we can do that soon. Cheers
@tygetb77858 ай бұрын
I started with recurve bows 5 yrs ago. Moved on to compound and just bought my first crossbow. Gotta admit. I like them all. It started out as physical therapy and now it's mental. I just like to hunt and the meat is good for the family.
@douglasborgaro68018 ай бұрын
In truth, there are differences between the budget style crossbows and the higher end. I’m not saying the budget bows are bad. Not at all! They will kill deer all day long. Nonetheless, they frequently don’t last as long and the material quality of parts and construction is better. They do cost more, so if you’re “all in” on crossbows, perhaps you go with something like that. That’s not the only qualities of high end crossbows, but you get the point. The high end crossbows are pretty much made up of the “Big five.” TenPoint, Ravin, Scorpyd, Mission, and Excalibur. (Not necessarily in order)
@mattyfuture8 ай бұрын
I use a thermal drone and a 550p thermal scope. I enjoy how advanced all of the tech is and it's fun to pretend you're a prehistoric human who just got given a super weapon lul. Try mini crossbows, more of a challenge
@mattyfuture8 ай бұрын
Also, check out the new x sight 5. It's trippy looking through a non glass scope. It's just a screen
@DM_CS_DM_HCM8 ай бұрын
Crossbow all the way, a kill is a kill, if you out there and just want to be fancy, go for it, people legally hunt with crossbow, let them be, hating on people with their choice of legal weapon is like cracking your own nuts with with your own hand, you voted for the people changed the law to allow crossbow in archery season, so suck it up and move on. I will use compound if thats the only options, but if i can use a better weapon to ensure the kill, why the f not. If you want to change things, start by go to school and become laws makers, hating on people only make you an as hole.
@driftlesshunter89758 ай бұрын
My advice is to test out various compound bows (brands) & select the one you really like the best. After that, just enjoy it & tune out all the marketing hype related to bows. These are the factory specs for my current 2013 compound bow - 35" ATA (prefer long ones like this), 6.25" brace height, 340 fps IBO, & 4.5 pounds weight. I still love my bow. It has a rock solid backwall. It's quiet & accurate. I wouldn't change a thing about it after 11 seasons with it. If I replaced it with the same brand current flagship bow, the specs would be 34" ATA, 6.25" brace height, 340 fps IBO, & 4.6 pounds weight. Buying a new bow would be a waste of money. I personally feel my current bow is superior, and the new one would be a downgrade. My point - compound bow specs haven't changed much in recent years. Buy a good quality bow & enjoy it for a long, long, time.
@driftlesshunter89758 ай бұрын
This was nicely done. Thank you for that! Vertical & horizontal hunters need to co-exist rather than attack each other. Crossbows are here to stay. I've been an avid bow hunter since 1986. I own a used Centerpoint crossbow, and I have a new crossbow just sitting in a box (picked it up on sale). I used a crossbow one evening two years ago, & I felt like a fish out of water. I went back to my compound bow. At age 60, I know my days of using a compound may be limited. A sore shoulder & wrist inspired me to pick up a crossbow a couple years ago, but thankfully I recovered from that. I hope to shoot my compound bow as long as I can! I love practicing with a compound bow, too. I really don't like crossbows all that much. If they keep me in the woods longer, however, I will embrace them eventually. My first archery buck in 1986 was with a recurve that came from a garage sale.
@Bowhuntingobsession8 ай бұрын
Yeah I’m just ready for everyone to cut the shit and just be supportive rather then crying baby’s. I shot my first deer with a bow in 1993 and I have shot many since. I own a crossbow as well and I really enjoy that weapon too. It doesn’t matter what you hunt with as long as it’s legal and the laws are followed. I have said this many times that everyone just freaking hates to hate and it all boils down to jealousy and fear. I’m most cases it’s guys who fear that a crossbow hunter will kill the deer they are chasing because the crossbow is like a gun and it’s not fair blah blah blah! Or they secretly want to hunt with a crossbow too but they are not strong enough to stand for what they want more then what others think of them and there opinions. At the end of the day crossbows do not change woodsmen ship. They don’t change any of the other challenges now hunters face in order to get into bow range of a mature animal that is wise and hard to kill. It’s all still just as damn hard. The process that the hunter goes through to shoot the animal changes some yes but it all has different challenges that one weapon may have that the other weapon doesn’t. You can blow a shot with a crossbow too! I’ve seen it happen many times with some of the guys I’ve hunted with or guided. At the end of the day it’s a tool and it’s a free country. People are working endlessly to take hunting rights away and here everyone sits eating each other. It sucks to see this. My goal is to kill big whitetail deer and I have tools to do so. I have no shame in harvesting an animal on public ground that I’m chasing with any legal weapon for the given season we are in. The way I seen it is the haters can hate on me all they want for what ever weapon I choose but that will never take away the smile on my face when I look on my wall at the goal that I achieved. Every aspect of hunting has evolved beyond ever imagined due to technology since man started hunting with a stick and string. But yet know one talks about that. I mean back in the day we had long bows and recurves. Now we extremely fast compound with high let off and sights with range finders and all this technology!! But nothing is said. This the same bitch that came on the scene when the first compound came out. This is the same bitch with diehard muzzleloader hunters Vers a rifle hunter. Lol it’s the same bitch a muzzleloader hunter that uses a flint lock has with todays long range muzzleloaders that have the same ballistics as a rifle shooting 500 yards with a scope!. Seriously guys look around. Everyone of us has taken advantage of technology. Stop being hypocritical. We are all guilty of advancing with the times. Stop hating support each other and be damn thankful we still have the right to hunt. The reasons I truly love to hunt had never once changed with the weapon I held in my hand and the beauty and experience hasn’t either. I hope everyone kills a beautiful animal this year and cherishes the love of the hunt no matter what weapon your carrying. I hope that people will congratulate those folks too and we can back to being a brother and sister hood again. It’s a way of life people! It’s a calling!
@williamcornelison47218 ай бұрын
I started shooting archery when compound bows didn't exist... I was a junior in high school when Allen compounds first came to the market. I was Missouri Pin Sight Champion 1985. Killed dozens of deer throughout the years.... and at 75 yrs old I still shoot my Hoyt Infinilty 1000. But now I hunt with Crossbow.... It may not be the top of the line $$$$$$$$$$ crossbow, but extends my hunting years... I passed up a shot on a small doe this morning..... Still totally enjoyed the hunt..... I had already got a much larger two weeks ago. I may still use my compound in the future to get one more deer with it..... but in the mean time , I'm not going to look for something in my equipment.
@markbriggs72668 ай бұрын
Make sure to take your great great grandpas flint lock out during your next ground season too .
@myronchamberlain77348 ай бұрын
I have hunted with a compound bow for forty years and taken many deer with it but my shoulders have arthritis and cartilage loss and was forced to either stay home or use a crossbow so i chose a crossbow
@dannydenham81418 ай бұрын
I’m old with a bad shoulder, so if it wasn’t for a crossbow with a crank attachment I wouldn’t be able to hunt. Also when the weather gets bad, many of us older folks pull out unless we have a good blind to get in out of the cold. Things change when you age.
@Jazzberrytpt13 ай бұрын
I agree. When I was younger I shot trad bows and compounds. Plus back then you couldn't hunt with a crossbow. Now that I'm older arthritis and lowered strength limits me in poundage. I still shoot them some what, but the crossbow has been a Godsend.
@bcreed93488 ай бұрын
And, reloading a xbow in a tree stand? Very tough. I shoot a longbow. Hunted with an xbow a few years back. I had issues with windplanning and went to small broadheads. I lost a doe and went back to my longbow. I too hated humping that contraption through the woods.
@critterg84938 ай бұрын
Well as a person who hunted with a compound bow for 40 years as years go by it’s harder for us guys to keep hunting injuries and illnesses sometimes you gotta switch to continue hunting
@stevefrench35648 ай бұрын
Xbox are the way..
@Slickheadhunter8 ай бұрын
I can’t wait to switch to a crossbow, I have one, and can hunt during the archery season in two units in my state. Just waiting for my home unit to open up!
@ozark_trapper8 ай бұрын
I have hunted with both. U talk a crossbow is like a rifle. Look at your compound bow. Big let off sights release. Just goto a recurve. No sights or release. Compound hunters put down Crossbow hunters. Everyone needs to stick together. To fight against peta. People wants to do away with Crossbows. If a person had to shoot without a release or sights. Be alot less deer killed. I have too use a crossbow now. Had 3 surgeries on shoulder. Killed alot of turkeys and deer with both. What do u think a compound bow would cost? If u got a top line bow? Remember what got u into archery hunting. Something happens and u got to go back too a crossbow. U going to have a different outlook on it then? Then would it be ok in your eyes to use a crossbow?
@Bowfella8 ай бұрын
If your end goal is to hunt with a recurve then you will not reach it by shooting compound. Just because it's vertical doesn't make it much different from a crossbow. You can have bad archery form and still execute a good shot with a compound and the arrow tuning aspect is almost nonexistant. Compounds are completely removed from vertical bows.
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You know, to really be honest? I am used to compound for many, many years And as you get older and your job changes a crossbow Really works well for me. I am a truck driver. I am 56 years old. And I am not able to practice with a compound bow Like I used to when I had different jobs so a crossbow was a real Blessing to me if I wasn't able to use a crossbow. I would not be able to deer hunt anymore. And as you get older, you will see this Add my opinion Crossbows are easier to operate they perform better. You could miss judge yardages and still Make a good shot. And they are just better all the way around
Well, your personal reasons are your own, but your explanation leaves me extremely confused. I hunt trad and crossbow, rifle, shotgun, and revolver and have always had a pretty contentious relationship with compounds. I don't dislike the delivery system itself, but the snobbish and baseless elitism it seems to breed like cancer for the entire sport. Certain members of that community have some people convinced via their marketing schemes, wild egos, and rampantly overall shamelessly poor attitudes that compound hunters are the REAL hunters and everyone else in all things are pretenders. I had no clue all the boot work, patterning, scouting, map reading, tracking, stalking, sign reading, ambush crafting, woodsmanship, planning, study of anatomy, behavior, and biology of the target species, calling patterns, blending to the environment, land navigation, weather reading, gear maintenance, bushcraft, harvesting, prepping, packing, cooking, and ultimately eating the animal had a single flipping thing to do with your preference for arrow or bullet delivery system. Oh, but to a compound elitist? That's the whole thing, and the marketing companies and their bootlickers sucker more in every year. Loosing a space age piece of equipment does nothing to make you better hunter. Nor does using nothing other than a stick and string. There's way more to it all than solely that, and anyone attempting to convince you otherwise is conning you. That being said, I personally know several other hunters who are of great talent who also use nothing other than a compound bow. Their skill has zero to do with the bow and everything to do with everything else they do. It's just a different kind of archery which ultimately has nothing to do with the hunt itself. Every single one of the snobs is a middling aggressively mediocre hunter who invented false prestige for themselves due to a laughable lack of legitimate skill by claiming their weapon system makes the entire operation so much more insanely complex and difficult that only a real man could possibly do it. Anyone who has done a wide variety of hunting with varied equipment to include the compound knows that's an epic joke. Please enjoy whatever delivery system you choose and get fulfillment out of it. And if that's compound? Great. It has its own unique benefits, particular skills, and knowledge to gain with proficiency and discipline to display. But, please, for the love of God do not let cognitive dissonance ring and think that you're suddenly a whole new class of elite hunter for using a compound bow and join the ranks of the hacks.
Great plains bows American company make some great hunting bows. My Cottonmouth 2 bamboo 40lb recurve bow weights nothing. My other Ash longbow 80 inch that weights nothing either.
your problem is that you are trying to compare a vertical bow and a crossbow...that is your mistake....a vertical bow and a crossbow are two different animals....there are reasons that lots of people use crossbows........there are lots of pros and cons for both......if its to heavy how and the hell do you carry your rifle....you may as well scrap that also.....your using way to heavy and way to long and wide crossbows....REALLY?????????? of course a vertical bow is easy to carry.....do you think you found a secret......the difference is crossbow hunters dont wound 6 deer a season to bag 1......and as far as a second shot with a bow......1 in 100 try to practice
To all you shouting lazy for crossbow hunters.. get out of your sit in stand and come hunt some public where you aren’t hunting whatever food your putting in and every square inch of your land on camera.. shooting a mature buck on public with a crossbow is harder than shooting one on private with a compound.. I love using compound and I love using xbows.. I have to shoot a compound lefty bcz I tore my rotator cuff but even barring the injury I would still use my xbow..
If you have to use weapons to hunt your not a real hunter 🐑🧠
This man taught me everything I know about baiting. Years of hands on instruction from on how to bait, when to bait, and what to bait for has been immensely helpful. I even bait for my friends and family, heck I’ll even bait for guys I run into out in the woods. Nothing feels better than a good successful bait, so I’ll do it as often and frequent as I can. If you need some help and advice, this guys videos are so helpful, he is definitely a master.
Good to see someone unashamed of transitioning 🏳️⚧️
😂
I’m switching back to compound bow for the main reason you stated that carrying a crossbow through woods it catches everything, and there is just no good way to carry them comfortably and quietly
Love how humble you are great video man keep it up
Nice buck! Congrats! New sub here.
Then you didn't try all crossbow because there is cobra rx what is very easy to load have a look at it it's a tactical crossbow and cobra adder can shoot 5 botls in 7 seconds faster then bow and arrow
i'm perhaps younger than you but for some reason i get shoulder joint aches after some time moving around but if i could i'd use a bow, it's more portable than a crossbow and honestly looks more fun
That fat guy thinks he's hiding 😂
100 percent HORSESHIT .
You can fire a bow faster then a cross bow I use a recurve cause the compound has to many parts I got a compound and traded for a recurve then got 2 more 35, 50 and 60 I got the 35 for my wife the 50 I got in the trade the 60 I got Cuse it was pretty and just fit my hand right.
What do you charge for a 3 day hunt ? lol hope you have a great season!
Speaking of reloading a crossbow: you should consider the Steambow Onyx. Its probably the easiest (and safest) way to reload a crossbow. Amazing tech aswell.
Great song, great band
Really like your content man. I could see you on meateater.
I was always taught that high winds make deer move because they get nervous.
Brevity ?
The biggest difference IMO between a compound and a crossbow is pulling and holding the string back without startling the deer, and that is really the only thing compounds have in common with recurve and longbows, besides being vertical obviously. In that scenario, the crissbow is much closer to a gun, than archery.
I respect that. I think if we want to revert more and more to a primitive style of hunting might as well grab a stick and fashion a spear head out of sharp stone and go that route. Each step backwards becomes even more challenging it just depends on how much you want to handicap yourself.
It's been hard to use compounds I am right handed but shoot left because I lost my right eye. So cross bows have been the way to roll. I am giving another compound a try tho
For me and my age and iffy shoulder the crossbow works best for me, puts meat in the freezer so I'm good.
Gathering energy from these comments to get myself a deer for 12mph wind/20 gust.
Awesome! Get in close to bedding while keeping your scent blowing in a safe direction!
colbra seige crossbow is the way
Those are all fair reasons. Hunting is a journey not a destination. I started with a compound and struggled with tuning and got frustrated at the complications of the cams and arrow tuning. I got into traditional archery and learned the fundamentals of archery form, physics, and tuning which I was able to apply to and drastically improve my compound skill. Now I have work and family obligations that restrict my time to practice and hunt, so on the few days I get out I need to harvest game to feed the family, so I use a crossbow.
I've hunted with all 3 all fun to shoot the crossbow is the most eithical tool for the job
Ease of carrying is a major reason I’m thinking like you. Almost like your reading my mind with the reasons to switch. 😊
If you’re too lazy to carry a crossbow, you have bigger problems
I have been hunting mostly with a crossbow for the past 7 years. I have a simple excalibur crossbow (I think it is a 380) and that thing is just a brute. I have a tree stand and with my setup I am shooting at about 30 years. I can shoot wherever I want in the shoulder and pretty much always get a pass through. The usually fall over after about 50 yards with a decent double lung broadside shot. I recently sold one of my rifles because I am seeing myself crossbow hunting hopefully for a long time. My kids want deer jerky again so hopefully we can do that soon. Cheers
I started with recurve bows 5 yrs ago. Moved on to compound and just bought my first crossbow. Gotta admit. I like them all. It started out as physical therapy and now it's mental. I just like to hunt and the meat is good for the family.
In truth, there are differences between the budget style crossbows and the higher end. I’m not saying the budget bows are bad. Not at all! They will kill deer all day long. Nonetheless, they frequently don’t last as long and the material quality of parts and construction is better. They do cost more, so if you’re “all in” on crossbows, perhaps you go with something like that. That’s not the only qualities of high end crossbows, but you get the point. The high end crossbows are pretty much made up of the “Big five.” TenPoint, Ravin, Scorpyd, Mission, and Excalibur. (Not necessarily in order)
I use a thermal drone and a 550p thermal scope. I enjoy how advanced all of the tech is and it's fun to pretend you're a prehistoric human who just got given a super weapon lul. Try mini crossbows, more of a challenge
Also, check out the new x sight 5. It's trippy looking through a non glass scope. It's just a screen
Crossbow all the way, a kill is a kill, if you out there and just want to be fancy, go for it, people legally hunt with crossbow, let them be, hating on people with their choice of legal weapon is like cracking your own nuts with with your own hand, you voted for the people changed the law to allow crossbow in archery season, so suck it up and move on. I will use compound if thats the only options, but if i can use a better weapon to ensure the kill, why the f not. If you want to change things, start by go to school and become laws makers, hating on people only make you an as hole.
My advice is to test out various compound bows (brands) & select the one you really like the best. After that, just enjoy it & tune out all the marketing hype related to bows. These are the factory specs for my current 2013 compound bow - 35" ATA (prefer long ones like this), 6.25" brace height, 340 fps IBO, & 4.5 pounds weight. I still love my bow. It has a rock solid backwall. It's quiet & accurate. I wouldn't change a thing about it after 11 seasons with it. If I replaced it with the same brand current flagship bow, the specs would be 34" ATA, 6.25" brace height, 340 fps IBO, & 4.6 pounds weight. Buying a new bow would be a waste of money. I personally feel my current bow is superior, and the new one would be a downgrade. My point - compound bow specs haven't changed much in recent years. Buy a good quality bow & enjoy it for a long, long, time.
This was nicely done. Thank you for that! Vertical & horizontal hunters need to co-exist rather than attack each other. Crossbows are here to stay. I've been an avid bow hunter since 1986. I own a used Centerpoint crossbow, and I have a new crossbow just sitting in a box (picked it up on sale). I used a crossbow one evening two years ago, & I felt like a fish out of water. I went back to my compound bow. At age 60, I know my days of using a compound may be limited. A sore shoulder & wrist inspired me to pick up a crossbow a couple years ago, but thankfully I recovered from that. I hope to shoot my compound bow as long as I can! I love practicing with a compound bow, too. I really don't like crossbows all that much. If they keep me in the woods longer, however, I will embrace them eventually. My first archery buck in 1986 was with a recurve that came from a garage sale.
Yeah I’m just ready for everyone to cut the shit and just be supportive rather then crying baby’s. I shot my first deer with a bow in 1993 and I have shot many since. I own a crossbow as well and I really enjoy that weapon too. It doesn’t matter what you hunt with as long as it’s legal and the laws are followed. I have said this many times that everyone just freaking hates to hate and it all boils down to jealousy and fear. I’m most cases it’s guys who fear that a crossbow hunter will kill the deer they are chasing because the crossbow is like a gun and it’s not fair blah blah blah! Or they secretly want to hunt with a crossbow too but they are not strong enough to stand for what they want more then what others think of them and there opinions. At the end of the day crossbows do not change woodsmen ship. They don’t change any of the other challenges now hunters face in order to get into bow range of a mature animal that is wise and hard to kill. It’s all still just as damn hard. The process that the hunter goes through to shoot the animal changes some yes but it all has different challenges that one weapon may have that the other weapon doesn’t. You can blow a shot with a crossbow too! I’ve seen it happen many times with some of the guys I’ve hunted with or guided. At the end of the day it’s a tool and it’s a free country. People are working endlessly to take hunting rights away and here everyone sits eating each other. It sucks to see this. My goal is to kill big whitetail deer and I have tools to do so. I have no shame in harvesting an animal on public ground that I’m chasing with any legal weapon for the given season we are in. The way I seen it is the haters can hate on me all they want for what ever weapon I choose but that will never take away the smile on my face when I look on my wall at the goal that I achieved. Every aspect of hunting has evolved beyond ever imagined due to technology since man started hunting with a stick and string. But yet know one talks about that. I mean back in the day we had long bows and recurves. Now we extremely fast compound with high let off and sights with range finders and all this technology!! But nothing is said. This the same bitch that came on the scene when the first compound came out. This is the same bitch with diehard muzzleloader hunters Vers a rifle hunter. Lol it’s the same bitch a muzzleloader hunter that uses a flint lock has with todays long range muzzleloaders that have the same ballistics as a rifle shooting 500 yards with a scope!. Seriously guys look around. Everyone of us has taken advantage of technology. Stop being hypocritical. We are all guilty of advancing with the times. Stop hating support each other and be damn thankful we still have the right to hunt. The reasons I truly love to hunt had never once changed with the weapon I held in my hand and the beauty and experience hasn’t either. I hope everyone kills a beautiful animal this year and cherishes the love of the hunt no matter what weapon your carrying. I hope that people will congratulate those folks too and we can back to being a brother and sister hood again. It’s a way of life people! It’s a calling!
I started shooting archery when compound bows didn't exist... I was a junior in high school when Allen compounds first came to the market. I was Missouri Pin Sight Champion 1985. Killed dozens of deer throughout the years.... and at 75 yrs old I still shoot my Hoyt Infinilty 1000. But now I hunt with Crossbow.... It may not be the top of the line $$$$$$$$$$ crossbow, but extends my hunting years... I passed up a shot on a small doe this morning..... Still totally enjoyed the hunt..... I had already got a much larger two weeks ago. I may still use my compound in the future to get one more deer with it..... but in the mean time , I'm not going to look for something in my equipment.
Make sure to take your great great grandpas flint lock out during your next ground season too .
I have hunted with a compound bow for forty years and taken many deer with it but my shoulders have arthritis and cartilage loss and was forced to either stay home or use a crossbow so i chose a crossbow
I’m old with a bad shoulder, so if it wasn’t for a crossbow with a crank attachment I wouldn’t be able to hunt. Also when the weather gets bad, many of us older folks pull out unless we have a good blind to get in out of the cold. Things change when you age.
I agree. When I was younger I shot trad bows and compounds. Plus back then you couldn't hunt with a crossbow. Now that I'm older arthritis and lowered strength limits me in poundage. I still shoot them some what, but the crossbow has been a Godsend.
And, reloading a xbow in a tree stand? Very tough. I shoot a longbow. Hunted with an xbow a few years back. I had issues with windplanning and went to small broadheads. I lost a doe and went back to my longbow. I too hated humping that contraption through the woods.
Well as a person who hunted with a compound bow for 40 years as years go by it’s harder for us guys to keep hunting injuries and illnesses sometimes you gotta switch to continue hunting
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I can’t wait to switch to a crossbow, I have one, and can hunt during the archery season in two units in my state. Just waiting for my home unit to open up!
I have hunted with both. U talk a crossbow is like a rifle. Look at your compound bow. Big let off sights release. Just goto a recurve. No sights or release. Compound hunters put down Crossbow hunters. Everyone needs to stick together. To fight against peta. People wants to do away with Crossbows. If a person had to shoot without a release or sights. Be alot less deer killed. I have too use a crossbow now. Had 3 surgeries on shoulder. Killed alot of turkeys and deer with both. What do u think a compound bow would cost? If u got a top line bow? Remember what got u into archery hunting. Something happens and u got to go back too a crossbow. U going to have a different outlook on it then? Then would it be ok in your eyes to use a crossbow?
If your end goal is to hunt with a recurve then you will not reach it by shooting compound. Just because it's vertical doesn't make it much different from a crossbow. You can have bad archery form and still execute a good shot with a compound and the arrow tuning aspect is almost nonexistant. Compounds are completely removed from vertical bows.
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Great points!