[toxic111]

Rattus, you make the compound sound easy to hold for minutes at 80% let-off... I wonder if you have even drawn one? Even with a high let off bow, the average shooter can't hold it steady for more than a minute. With a compund, the tuning is a huge issue, and if you change anything, from your grip to how you release the arrow, the point of impact with change dramaticly!

With a cross bow, once tuned, the POI will not change, no matter how you hold it, it is a shoulder fired weapon, that can be held more steady than any standard bow.

I am not against cross bows, but I would not like to see them in archery seasons, I already know of at least 10 rifle hunters that would buy one if they were allowed. If people really want a season for them, make one in-between archery & muzzleloading seasons.

Oh as for the hunting shows seeming to hold the compound drawn forever... ever hear a editing?? I could do a show where I held the bow drawn for 30 minutes and made it look easy too... The actual draw time was probably only a minute or so. My bear hunt this spring, I had to let down several times until I was able to get a clean shot.

And BTW I shoot several hundred arrows a week, plus compete in the Bow hunter release class in 3D archery.