I also had a very interesting conversation today about how the length of an arrow (for archery) as per the regulations had to be 24 inches long so if the shot is poor the arrow can be removed while the animal is running. with the length of average crossbow bolts being 14-16 inches, if the bolt does not pass all the way through in the case of a gut shot that is not mortally wounding you now have an animal running around with a bolt in it suffering until it dies of starvation or something.
Also bowhunting is supposed to be a challenge of getting close to an animal (no matter what the species) and harvesting it. I just dont see how being 100+ yards from an animal and shooting it with a crossbow is archery o is even close to the same objective.
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