WHAT DO WASHINGTON HUNTERS THINK ABOUT DISABLED CROSSBOW HUNTERS

[gasman]

I also believe we should do as much as possible for dis abled hunters and if that means crossbow, so be it.

I have watched my dad go from hiking in to area to hunt but not being able to walk 50 yards with out sever pain. He loves to hunt and we love having him in hunt with us, but he now just sits home and watches hunting on TV. If he gets a chance (which he has done in the past) he goes to Minn. and hunts with his brother. They sit on a farmers field and shoot deer for the freezer. He does not have that option here, for we do not know any one that would allow him to hunt private property.

This state does not do enough for disabled hunter in my opinion.

There is a small number of areas that the disabled can hunt with only minimal pressure from non-disabled hunter's, but they are only minimal opportunity's. We as non dis abled hunters can hunt about any place, we just walk, if we cant drive there or ride a horse or a 4X4. many disabled hunters do not have that opportunity. Some can't ride a horse or walk far or even Ride a quad for long distance. There are some opportunity's for them but not nearly enough.

I have see both sides of this discussion and as a able-body hunter i am on the side of disabled hunters.

[jrebel]

bow for me, however when i get older and cannot draw a bow as easily then crossbow would be nice.  I tuly believe that crossbow should be an option.

[addicted]

isnt a crossbow a hard thing to set. dont you use your legs to push it away from you. Wouldnt that make it hard for a person who is dissabled say,  from the waste down to set it.

can't let them use a gun for archery season?

[robb92]

They are hard to cock with out the aid of a cocker. These very from a pully cable system to a hand crank. Some of the newer crossbows comes with autocockers.

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

I have no issue with it at all, but I have yet to see to many guys that can not pull back a 40lb compound..... I know plenty with torn tendons etc and they can still do it, im sure there are some that cant but when I hear a guy say my dad etc cant cause of a injury I start to wonder.. you dont have to shoot 60-70lbs to kill a deer or elk

[jdb]

how much advantage does a cross bow realy give you?

[Gobble]

I'm 100% for it. 

[robb92]

Crossbow does not give you any more of an advantge to shoot a deer then a regular bow, in fact it would limit the distance of your shot. With a crossbow at farther distances you get less penatration compaired to a compound.  I have one and limit my shots to 30 yards max! The other guy I hunt with can't pull back a compound and uses a crossbow, he also limits his shot to 30 yards max.

The biggest argument for crossbows is that when you shoot them you hold them like a rifle. No different if you use a draw lock system that is legal is some state on your compound bow. To me it seems like a lot of people just don't like progress, just like the inline 209 mz people don't like it because it improves performance of the gun.

[Tom Tamer]

Persoanlly they should let them if not anyone who wants too. One more way for the Goobermint to infringe more on our God given right to hunt

My two cents