[DON WALKUP]

i feel the crossbow has a valid place in the hunting community and should be allowed; not as ARCHERY equipment and seasons per se, but in GENERAL seasons or perhaps in a season(s) of their own. they also are permitted for handicapped persons which i believe to be fair and acceptable.

the reason? the crossbow is NOT RESTRAINED MANUALLY by the operator as is the traditional archery bow.

i, myself, find crossbows, ungainly, heavy, awkward to manuever, difficult to ready for the shot, and the ones i've used, were very noisy at release...but...that's me. if another wishes to use...by all means...feel free to do so.

i found they're no more accurate or 'faster' than the mainstream compound of today and don't have any other advantage other than being able to be restrained (fully drawn, read for the shot) indefinitely with no effort on the operators part.