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Thanks Moog . I am still young at 74 .

I shot a crossbow once off of a picnic table . Put 3 bolts into a pie plate at 40 yards . With a gun , I shoot most anything beyond 100 yards using a bi-pod except for my 223 which is barrel heavy and shoot with a bi-pod beyond 50 yards .With that in mind , why would I want to shoot a crossbow without a bi-pod or treestand rail ! Actually it will be a moot point as I don't intend to use one until I get too old to use my compound . As for ease of drawing the string back on a crossbow . I shot the PSE TAC-15 and it had the crank draw mechanism .

You were the one that mentioned hard to take a 60 yard shot offhand ( post #64 ) .. When I gun hunt I carry a bi-pod and sometimes a fold up camping chair . I don't walk & stalk . I sit and wait . I don't see a problem with a crossbow shooter taking a bi-pod to a blind .

Can't picture someone shooting a crossbow 60 yards off hand when he could be using a bi-pod , tri-pod or other gun rest .

But Doc , that would interfere with Dad's hunting . What if the buck of a lifetime came along . Would the dad let little Billie Bob shoot it or would he do the shooting ! The kiddies won't want to sit long in the cold and might never go out again .

If I was using a crossbow , I would be sitting in a ground blind with a bi-pod rather than a treestand .

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I have only shot a crossbow once at 40 yards . I wouldn't hesitate to take a 50 yard shot at a deer with a crossbow . Dial one in with less than a dozen shots and you're ready . I wouldn't try to shoot a deer at that distance with a compound . According to an interview with Ottie Snyder who is or was a Representative of Horton , a non archer could be proficiant with a crossbow in a 1/2 hour's time . Minimal practice required .

I heard the roads are crappy along our "104 Corridor" . We have to pick up friends and drive them to the airport this morning . Yuck !

Happy Birthday Geno ---- have a great day !

Wouldn't work because the poor little kiddies would have to sit in the cold .

Sorry for the loss of your friend .

Rather difficult to respond to a survey that you don't get .

That marriage was a set-up . Her husband to be was taking over her kingdom and he conspired to plan the death of her son Bjorn ( Axexander Ludwig) .

Hey Doc --- How about Labor Day weekend when there is no school and no one else is deer hunting . That would give the woods 3 weeks for the woods to quiet down before the Bow Opener .

It doesn't matter to me if someone needs to use a crossbow as no one does on any property that I hunt on . Actually if it gets women and kids out there , great . Kids will get bored and most women can't go without perfume or hairspray so maybe they will spook deer from the adjacent property over to me . That would be a big plus . I don't support crossbows nor do I fight against them . I couldn't care less !

Two years ago I had a Sheriff's deputy waiting for me when I came out of a field in Walworth when I was using a Crop Damage Permit . He said he got a call that there was a lot of shooting close to homes and asked if I got a deer . I told him I shot once , missed and was over 200 yards from the road . Houses were on the opposite side of where I was parked He asked how I knew and I told him that I ranged the distance to my car at 200 yards and the houses were 50 yards or more beyond that . Then I showed him my single shot 25-06 .I told the deputy that I could show him where I had set up my chair blind that I shot from . He said it wasn't necessary as he saw me break it down and start walking to my vehicle . The deputy said that I had all the right answers and that he had to respond to the call and was on his way . Glad I had the Range Finder ! Where I felt bad is the land owner had to be called and was there also . Farmers spend enough time working that they don't need this sort of thing to bring them out . The farmer told to to stay at it as the deer were devastating his soy beans .

As someone asked earlier , where the heck are you located ? There is so sense for someone in Buffalo to try to suggest a place to get roadkill if you are in New York City, east of Albany , etc. ! Once again , WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED ?

And ...... they didn't use scopes or Range Finders .

Those damned French with their cross-bows !

The new shows come on at 10 pm but each week the previous week's show comes on at 9 pm . You could watch a double header next week . If you GOOGLE Ragnar Lothbrok , some say he didn't exist but there is information on his sons .

I have been watching the show since it started . Don't want to be a spoiler but someone isn't coming back next season . Rollo is a changed since he married into French Royalty and learned to speak French !

Happy Happy Happy Birthday ..............

I got that and deleted it .

And ..... the same goes for the Crossbow shooter .