Should Pope and Young allow crossbow entries?

[Elitest]

Personally I think Pope and Young are a bunch of woosies for caving on the 80% let off rule, but what do I care I hate compounds too.

["J"]

Only if you want to be an elitest group like yourself.

[coonskinner]

this about traditional???:mischeif:

[Freedomrules3]

the poll is somewhat biased since it is posted in this section imo :whistle:

[hunTer06]

I could care less...

Ive had enough of this anti-crossbow whining

[Jayme]

I dont think they should recognize cross bows, but 80% let-off bows are still fine if you ask me. Ive shot two deer with a crossbow (before I could legally hunt with a recurve due to weight restrictions) and I must say that I got more excited by shooting a deer with a muzzleloader than either one of the two crossbow kills. With the 80% let-off, you still are shooting off-hand (unless you have one of them hip rests :rolleyes:) and must keep nerves under control to make the shot, and practice your yardage and angle shots.

[maco12]

Forgot the "I could care less vote"!!!!

maco12
:cool:

[Thunderflight]

I don't think crossbows should be allowed. There's plenty of other record books that allow them.

[coonskinner]

is this meant to sabotage this forum that has just started..we dont need this kind of stuff over here...:mischeif:

[OHBOW76]

No, I do not think they should allow crossbows, but in the purest sense they shouldn't even allow compounds. I say this and I hunt with both. But I do agree with Maco, I could care less, there are other organizations that do more for the hunting sports than B&C or P&Y, what have they given back to our sports, other than greed, deception, and controversy becuase evryone wants a book deer. Personally if they ceased to exist hunting woudl not suffer.

[coonskinner]

ohbow i do agree there are more that do more...the odnr is the leader with the sportsman alliance next,the ones like bbc,p$y,pbs and all the others pitch in and this all adds up...i would believe there is some deep pocketed hunters that prolly contribute more monitarily then any single state org...but all this adds up...none of the org. could function without the odnr with their trained staff and their money and the trust the general public has in them...:mischeif:

[bowmiller]

I don't see a problem with discussing the Pope and Young Club on a traditional archery/hunting forum. Based on what I know about the history of the P&Y club and the reasons for its formation, I think it has already strayed much too far from its intended purpose in an attempt to accomodate too many people and commercial interests. I'm not a member, and likely never will be now. you couldn't pay me to list my name with a measurement next to it in a book.

no doubt the initiator of this topics' motivation for doing so is to inflame certain folks. looks like its working, but, still, nothing wrong with courteous debate, not to be confused with sabbotage.

[Ross Co. Bowhunter]

"nothing wrong with courteous debate"

dido

[coonskinner]

I Agree Bowmiller And I Believe The Founder Of P$y Too Would Agree How P$y Has Strayed Away From His Original Intensions...

[coonskinner]

I AGREE ROSS BUT TROLLING IS WHAT MESSED UP THE OTHER SITE...:mischeif:

[Ross Co. Bowhunter]

Yeh I know, some ain't happy unless things are like a soap opera!:rolleyes:

[bowmiller]

:idea: don't know if you all know it or not, but Bowsite has cracked down on trollers, instigators and other troublemakers.:tsk: has quieted down considerably.:shhh: practically boring over there nowadays...:whistle: and that's none too hatefull.:biggrin:

[tuffshot]

I saw that Bowmiller,

Looks like some of the trolls should be counting their lucky stars..;)
But a change of name cleans the slate..:mad:

[struttin]

It will be a sad day http://forums.mathewsinc.com/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif and one I hope NEVER happens to me - the day that the method of legally harvesting a magnificent animal far outweighs the significance of the animal itself !!!

[coonskinner]

:idea: don't know if you all know it or not, but Bowsite has cracked down on trollers, instigators and other troublemakers.:tsk: has quieted down considerably.:shhh: practically boring over there nowadays...:whistle: and that's none too hatefull.:biggrin:



SOME WILL ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO DO IT...ITS REALLY SAD TOO BECAUSE ITS THE DESTRUCTION OF SOMETHING GOOD FOR US HUNTERS/FISHERS AND TRAPPERS...:mischeif:

[Redhunter1012]

I hate them. When I'm anchored out in the resivoir and they come by real close and really rock my boat. They think they own all the dang water! Or if I'm tightlining or casting from shore and they troll really close I have to make sure don't chop a line on a prop or get tangled with them. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way!

[OHBOW76]

Amen struttin..........:bouncy:

[hoot gibson]

ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY!!!!!!!!! IF THEY LET THEM IN , THEN ITS MORE MONEY. hoot

[OHBOW76]

The worst part is you then have to buy the book your name is in!:nono:

[hoot gibson]

ok , i got an idea , we should strike agenst p&y club . and this is how we will do it , send me all your antlers , and i will use them for knife handles , belt buckles , and antler art ,, that will fixem..hoot :D

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Who cares

[deerhunt45]

:whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

[Ross Co. Bowhunter]

ok , i got an idea , we should strike agenst p&y club . and this is how we will do it , send me all your antlers , and i will use them for knife handles , belt buckles , and antler art ,, that will fixem..hoot :D

measure your door widths first I'm not sure they will go through a standard opening.:cheeky-smiley-022:

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

[hoot gibson]

thell fit ross co. i own a saw.:bouncy: hoot

[Ross Co. Bowhunter]

thell fit ross co. i own a saw.:bouncy: hoot

:yikes: :yikes: :Modified_police: :yikes: :yikes:

[hunTer06]

Who cares
:yeahthat: :yeahthat:

[sportsman34]

Doesn't matter to me i will use a crossbow and i don't care if it is P&Y, B&C its my life achievement and if i get a decent buck i could careless if i get P&Y and B&C because im not out hunting for those reasons. I hunt for the meat. Rack isn't a factor to me....

[SouthernOhio#9]

I myself dont care if it is shot with a crossbow or compound.:dizzy: Both ways are legal ways of hunting! Its your trophy if you shoot it, who cares how you shot it as long it is a legal way of hunting.

[Flaming Arrow]

At one time Pope and Young was a fine organization with good intentions. Over the years I have noticed that they shifted their standards to meet up with the modernization of society. In my opinion this all changed when they began to allow compound device entries and it has been down hill ever since.

[coonskinner]

At one time Pope and Young was a fine organization with good intentions. Over the years I have noticed that they shifted their standards to meet up with the modernization of society. In my opinion this all changed when they began to allow compound device entries and it has been down hill ever since.



it went down hill when it became about the hunter instead of the animal...money ruined it all...:mischeif:

[Jeff Goebel]

Should Pope and Young allow crossbow entries?


NOPE

[Q2XL]

actually i could care less whetther they do or not.i dont care bout pope and young ,boone and crockett or any of them other record books. as long as i think my deer a trophy that all that matters too me, and it was taken by legal means of huntin.like i have said before i not a trophy hunter.

[coonskinner]

$$$$$$$$$$$$...:mischeif:

[CStan]

doesn't really make any difference to me :shhh:

[tuffshot]

$$$$$$$$$$$$...:mischeif:
If it was all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$ then they would let any weapon in..:rolleyes:

[hoot gibson]

they will. h

[coonskinner]

they will. h
they will AND they are...its about money...guy gets a big deer first thing you do get the warden,second thing get an attorny to protect your investment...:mischeif:

[mullskinner]

they will AND they are...its about money...guy gets a big deer first thing you do get the warden,second thing get an attorny to protect your investment...:mischeif:

I GOT THE WARDEN AND THE ATTORNEY BUT I AIN'T GOT THE DANG DEER ..:eek: :confused:

[coonskinner]

they are all in se ohio...:mischeif: