And you're in your treestand Potty and a deer walks by on the left. You simply pivot, draw and shoot, despite the fact that your bow is only inches from the tree. With a crossbow you watch it walk. The scenarios both ways are endless. I agree that a crossbow being held at full draw may be enough to exclude it as archeryu gear but all the "what if" scenarios here are getting rediculous. Time and time it's been proven that crossbow harvest is right on par with vertical bow harvest in areas where both are permitted in archery season. Your beating an imaginary dead horse. There is no overall advantage that will increase harvest. It would be nice to see this issue debated on the facts but I doubt that's ever going to happen...........