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2011 BX 25LB-R (dirt work, snow, and brush hogging) & 2013 BX 2370 (mowing lawn)
Nope, no thrown rocks from me.
My stepdaughter is a "girlie" girl. 17+ years old.
Her world is hair, makeup, fingernails, iPhones, clothing.
Also, boys/young men.
Which by the way, are a pain in the butt.
Several years ago during the 'Rona time we had her take our state Hunter Safety course.
Because it was available in an online format, you couldn't do in person things back then.
She did actually get out in the woods twice, once with Mom & once with her Grandfather.
Mom bought a new deer rifle for the stepdaughter and at the range, she blubbered and wailed
because she thought shooting a rifle would rip her shoulder off of her body. (thanks, Hollywood!)
It's chambered in .243 Winchester, you could fire it with the recoil pad placed squarely on your chin and not receive any damage from the recoil impulse.
But alas, hunting isn't her thing.
I had purchased a crossbow for her to use if she desired to do bowhunting. Nope, no joy there.
This fancy new crossbow is in PINK Camo! Equipped with a scope for easy/precise aiming.
It has a factory installed geared/crank/windlass device for drawing/cocking the crossbow.
Here in New York, this summer the bowhunting regulations were completely redone.
Prior to the regulations changes, crossbows needed muzzleloader "tags" and the only time you could use the crossbow during the "archery" season was the last two weeks of archery season.
(last two weeks of six)
The bottom line was the vertical bow bowhunters were just plain greedy. They wanted the entire bowhunting season to be exclusively for their use only. They didn't/wouldn't share the woods.
With the recent regulations update, crossbows need "archery" tags for usage, and you can use a crossbow during the entire archery season. That's about six weeks of bow/crossbow hunting before gun season.
The vertical bow bowhunters (stick, recurve & compound bows) over the last twenty years fought these regulation changes tooth & nail with highly paid lobbyists, and quite successfully I might add.
Right up until summer 2025 where they lost big time.
I do not have the interest (or the time) to do preseason practice with a compound bow to be a successful
ethical bow hunter. To do well and remain ethical using a vertical bow, the preparation and continual practice simply takes more time than I have available.
Back to that PINK Camo crossbow now. I have fooled around with it here at my home in the backyard.
I live out in the sticks, cornfields and woods as neighbors, so shooting a crossbow here isn't an issue.
I have a "block" target and fired a few "bolts" (short crossbow arrows) here just to see how it worked.
I was actually shocked concerning the crossbow performance!
Yup, starting in October 2026, I will be a newly minted crossbow hunter.
I personally consider a firearm to be a much better/more practical implement for big game hunting than any bow, vertical or crossbow. I will take that PINK Camo crossbow out in my woods and do my best to take away some big bucks from the vertical bow hunters. And doing it just because I can.
My stepdaughter is a "girlie" girl. 17+ years old.
Her world is hair, makeup, fingernails, iPhones, clothing.
Also, boys/young men.
Which by the way, are a pain in the butt.
Several years ago during the 'Rona time we had her take our state Hunter Safety course.
Because it was available in an online format, you couldn't do in person things back then.
She did actually get out in the woods twice, once with Mom & once with her Grandfather.
Mom bought a new deer rifle for the stepdaughter and at the range, she blubbered and wailed
because she thought shooting a rifle would rip her shoulder off of her body. (thanks, Hollywood!)
It's chambered in .243 Winchester, you could fire it with the recoil pad placed squarely on your chin and not receive any damage from the recoil impulse.
But alas, hunting isn't her thing.
I had purchased a crossbow for her to use if she desired to do bowhunting. Nope, no joy there.
This fancy new crossbow is in PINK Camo! Equipped with a scope for easy/precise aiming.
It has a factory installed geared/crank/windlass device for drawing/cocking the crossbow.
Here in New York, this summer the bowhunting regulations were completely redone.
Prior to the regulations changes, crossbows needed muzzleloader "tags" and the only time you could use the crossbow during the "archery" season was the last two weeks of archery season.
(last two weeks of six)
The bottom line was the vertical bow bowhunters were just plain greedy. They wanted the entire bowhunting season to be exclusively for their use only. They didn't/wouldn't share the woods.
With the recent regulations update, crossbows need "archery" tags for usage, and you can use a crossbow during the entire archery season. That's about six weeks of bow/crossbow hunting before gun season.
The vertical bow bowhunters (stick, recurve & compound bows) over the last twenty years fought these regulation changes tooth & nail with highly paid lobbyists, and quite successfully I might add.
Right up until summer 2025 where they lost big time.
I do not have the interest (or the time) to do preseason practice with a compound bow to be a successful
ethical bow hunter. To do well and remain ethical using a vertical bow, the preparation and continual practice simply takes more time than I have available.
Back to that PINK Camo crossbow now. I have fooled around with it here at my home in the backyard.
I live out in the sticks, cornfields and woods as neighbors, so shooting a crossbow here isn't an issue.
I have a "block" target and fired a few "bolts" (short crossbow arrows) here just to see how it worked.
I was actually shocked concerning the crossbow performance!
Yup, starting in October 2026, I will be a newly minted crossbow hunter.
I personally consider a firearm to be a much better/more practical implement for big game hunting than any bow, vertical or crossbow. I will take that PINK Camo crossbow out in my woods and do my best to take away some big bucks from the vertical bow hunters. And doing it just because I can.
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