ringorock
Senior Member
I'm, relatively, young... 37. I'd always own some sort of compound or recurve bow, but every year when it came to archery deer season, I never took a shot. I did take the bows out, but I was never sure enough that I would make a humane kill, so I'd never take the shot even if it meant not filling the freezer. That's what rifle season was for. Sure, I could have taken lessons and tried to practice more. In reality, that was never going to happen.
I bought a crossbow yesterday. It took me 1/100th the time to sight it in. When it was sighted in, I destroyed all three bolts that came with the crossbow, hitting each other one by one. I always avoided them because of the social pressures of not using one unless you were old or disabled. Yea, I really shouldn't give a hoot. Now, I don't. I get to extend my deer season, and I can guarantee a humane kill. Some are in it for the sport. I get that. I'm just here for the jerky, back straps, and summer sausages.
This year is going to be fun with the extra month.
I bought a crossbow yesterday. It took me 1/100th the time to sight it in. When it was sighted in, I destroyed all three bolts that came with the crossbow, hitting each other one by one. I always avoided them because of the social pressures of not using one unless you were old or disabled. Yea, I really shouldn't give a hoot. Now, I don't. I get to extend my deer season, and I can guarantee a humane kill. Some are in it for the sport. I get that. I'm just here for the jerky, back straps, and summer sausages.
This year is going to be fun with the extra month.