tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post481823842984067207..comments2023-10-19T08:04:42.723-07:00Comments on Outdoors With Othmar Vohringer: Crossbow Hunting PollOthmar Vohringerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878585333406793550noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-86184913247148777392007-07-15T21:46:00.000-07:002007-07-15T21:46:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment Paul.You know you’re not al...Thanks for the comment Paul.<BR/><BR/>You know you’re not alone being nervous about crossbows. Generally there is a huge misconception, spread by people with an agenda, about crossbows.<BR/><BR/>The fact is that crossbows are the same, as far as efficiency and range goes, as compound bows are. The only notable difference, apart from the fact that on a crossbow the string is held back by a device,Othmar Vohringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878585333406793550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-50479758329949533562007-07-15T19:57:00.000-07:002007-07-15T19:57:00.000-07:00I was very nervous when Virginia started to allow ...I was very nervous when Virginia started to allow crossbow hunting during the state archery season but now I have realized that anything that gets hunters in the woods more days is a good thing. I have never even fired one as I love my mathews bow way too much, but I am sure someday I will get the chance to fire one.<BR/><BR/>Here in Virginia we have a very strong overpopulation problem so the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-34509577942652013122007-07-09T16:29:00.000-07:002007-07-09T16:29:00.000-07:00To be honest, I was a bit surprised too by the res...To be honest, I was a bit surprised too by the results. Having said that, it has not passed me by how popular the crossbow has become in the last two to three years. I still can remember some archery hunting magazines, that shall remain nameless here, that in the past years have left no opportunity pass by to blast crossbows. These very same archery magazines, and often the same writers that Othmar Vohringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878585333406793550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-7718929918558905712007-07-09T11:32:00.000-07:002007-07-09T11:32:00.000-07:00I'm suprised by the results. I assumed that there ...I'm suprised by the results. I assumed that there would be more 'no' votes, although I'm glad to see that the majority supported it. I personally don't hunt with a crossbow but don't see the point in trying to prevent someone who does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21678075.post-92024372926539537062007-07-08T17:40:00.000-07:002007-07-08T17:40:00.000-07:00missed a spotmissed a spotEditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928325559485542272noreply@blogger.com