Thread: Bow Hunting permitting clarifications please.

My ancestors were victims of the clumberness of the crossbow at Azincourt. The speed of manipulation of the bow is still vastly superior to the crossbow even nowadays with the modern technology. The only exception would be that crazy German guy on YouTube with his Legolas crossbow.
I get your point that a novice with a cross bow in his hand will learn faster and be more proficient after shooting only a few dozen arrows compared to a beginners bowman.

But I can move in the bush reasonably well with an arrow engaged on the string of my bow, only to be removed if I have to pass through difficult terrain and re engaged as fast if I have to, the drawing being done fairly quickly after that.something you can not do with a crossbow.
I have owned and shot a basic crossbow quite a lot. And also played a bit with a compound one.
Unless you hunt in a reasonably open environment where you have spotted an animal at quite a distance, which gives you the time to draw as quietly as possible your crossbow ( have you heard the crancking mechanism of some of them? Shocking!) ,place an arrow in position and do a careful stalk to take your shot, I can't see a crossbow being superior to a bow .
No offence but Obviously you have hunted with neither and you are only offering your point of view as a target shooter.