Virginia Crossbow bill..

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:27 pm

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504 ... ful+HB2200

Jim C · Post by **Jim C** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:30 pm

sure to cause more bedwetting and garment rending by the cult of the selfish

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 9:39 pm

5. A crossbow, which is a type of bow and arrow

You mean soneone finally figured that one out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jim C · Post by **Jim C** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 9:56 pm

wabi wrote:
5. A crossbow, which is a type of bow and arrow

You mean soneone finally figured that one out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a concept that the helium heads on bowsite have yet to figure out.

I have noticed something, sites with more skilled target archers and olympic recurve archers tend to be more tolerant of crossbows

As ARCHERY SKILL INCREASES, CROSSBOW HATING WANES

chessy · Post by **chessy** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:54 am

im not smart how long does it take to become law... i hunt bedford and franklin county for deer ... would be nice to shoot a few with a crossbow down there . will it be ready for next fall???????????????

ExcalBeliever · Post by **ExcalBeliever** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:24 pm

Apparently the bowsiters have had enough!!

http://www.bowsite.com/BOWSITE/TF/bgfor ... 3&forum=36

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:23 pm

ExcalBeliever wrote:Apparently the bowsiters have had enough!!

http://www.bowsite.com/BOWSITE/TF/bgfor ... 3&forum=36

That means the anti-crossbowers were getting their collective clocks cleaned AGAIN..

Jim C · Post by **Jim C** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:50 pm

Pat LeChicken is a clown. He recently posted a thread on one of the xbow bashings saying that they weren't anti crossbow nor did they stifle dissent

Yet a few mildly pro crossbow posters caused him to soil his drawers and ban xbow discussions because the lies his cultists spew are getting taken apart piece by piece

Beaver · Post by **Beaver** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:13 pm

Don't be to hard on the Bowsite for thay know not what they do.

I got a very nicely worded and polite invitation(PM from an anti crossbow for anyone/any reason) to take my business elsewhere because I was "persuading" and "influencing" too many people to go "soft" on crossbows. I didn't get mad, I was really flattered! Shortly thereafter the crossbow topics were banned.

I have been bow hunting for 50 years. I have used self, long, flat, recurve, and compound bows. My personal favorite was the recurve and I used it for 31 years. An injury made it necessary to go to a low poundage compound. I am not a shortcut, lazy, slob, undicated hunter.

I always thought crossbows should not be allowed in the archery seasons except for the handicapped by permit. What made me change my mind was shen I started to help handicapped folk with permit letters set up crossbows. It is my, "REPEAT, MY" opinion that the compound has the advantage for the able bodied shooter/hunter, and a big advantage. You have to really like, enjoy a crossbow to use one for hunting which means dedication. I think more people should have the opportunity to set up and shoot crossbows.

JimC
By mildly pro crossbow posters I assume you were referring to Stealthycat :^)

Beaver · Post by **Beaver** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:18 am

The bill passed Monday. Vote was 98 yes, 0 no, 0 abstentions, 1 absent. It is now in the hands of the department of game and inland fisheries as I understand. VDGIF will hold a series of public hearings in April. If they decide to allow allow crossbows, you will have to come up with an extra $18.00(believed) for a crossbow license in addition to the $12.00 for an archery license. First use would be in the season starting first Saturday of October in 2006.