PA started allowing crossbows in all archery seasons two years ago. All the elitist vertical bow guys went nuts. Claiming it would be the end of the deer herd, there would be wounded deer all over the place and the general end of deer hunting had come. I see the same number of guys in the early archery season woods as I always have. Few to none... No clue if more deer are being wounded, but I know plenty of vertical bow hunters who wound deer all the time. This year was the best year for the number and quality of bucks on our land in PA ever, so apparently the end of the PA deer herd hasn't happened.
Owning both a crossbow and a vertical bow, the only advantage I see personally is not having to draw back when a deer can see you. I can shoot both just as accurately. The vertical bow does require more practice to stay as accurate though.
Maybe we should go back to using only recurve or long bows and if that doesn't satisfy people, an atlatl or simple spear might work...
