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Granted the let-off on compounds is a big advantage of a compound over a traditional bow; but, you still need to go through the motion of drawing the bow.
Compound and traditional bows share at least one common attribute: They need to be drawn at the moment of the shot. Crossbows do not. They can be drawn and locked hours in advance of the shot.
With the aid of shooting stick or a rest they function more like a rifle than a bow, heck with some crossbows I've seen the noise is even comparible to a rifle.
Not wanting crossbows involved in the archery season isn't about arrow speed, accuracy, or an unfair advantage. The technological advances in compound bows over the last decade or two has been astonishing. Once crossbows become universally incorporated into the archery season, and the market drives technological advancements in them, there's no telling where it will go.
You guys talk about compound shooters being elietist, saying that compound hunters want the woods to themselves. Well, of course one of the lures of bowhunting is the fewer number of hunters in the woods, but there is more to it than just that.
That same lure is available to everyone, at least in Wisconsin. Learn to shoot a bow (traditional or compound). If you are 65 or older, or have some disability get a crossbow permit.
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