well one thing you may have forgot, is the fact that after you raise the crossbow to shoot you DON'T have to make the huge movement to pull it back , or is my anchor point correct on a dificult hang out of the stand shot and most have a scope with cross hare out to 45 yards , no guess work there , or how about the low lite factor with high power scope . there is no equal here . hands down it does not take the same woodsman ship. i have been bow hunting since 1985 and the cross bow thing is bs. if you want to hunt with across bow then do it durring rifle season.