Crossbows and Compounds

[Lilred]

I got my first crossbow this summer simply because I caint pull the same 55lbs that I used to could on my compund nor can I keep it held fer any length of time.
I think there is a big difference tween a man that can pull 75lbs on compound bow and someone such as myself who aint 5ft tall and wont weigh 100lbs soakin wet.
I'll quote Don here...

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.

Don is right, they are heavy, awkward and mine is noisy at release even after the silencer kit I put on it.
Also Don mentioned that the only difference tween a crossbow and a compound is that the crossbow is always at a "ready-to-fire" state. The big difference to me is that I can pull it! Ya'll have no idea how big of a difference it makes pullin a compound vs a crossbow.
It's different fer guys that one day finds out he caint pull 80lbs no more...so what?? Go down to 60 or even Lilred's lbs...55. You can still kill deer.
For me, other women, younguns and seniors & people with disibilites....it means the chance to bowhunt with everybody else. Crossbow huntin is now legal here....and I am glad.
So are the other 35 women that is huntin the forest this year on a 2 day women only bow hunt with me. Most are younger or older and just can't hold a compound.
I think ya'll might be a lil more sympathetic if ya'll were in "our" shoes. I would not feel sympathetic fer a braun young man huntin w./ a crossbow.