If I want to hunt deer I'll take a vertical bow.
Within that, if I REALLY want to hunt deer, a recurve.
But if I want meat in the freezer, during archery season.............best bet would be an X bow.
Unfortunately my kid, somewhat disabled, doesn't want to use one.
Was looking at a Mission Sub 1.
My arthritis was bad yesterday, better today. Still didn't go hunting.
I'm good for 6-12 shots w my recurve in practice, but my hands will ache for a day or two.
New med maybe help, dunno yet.
Yup a lot of lazy folks like X bows.
Newsflash, shot 3D for a long while, have seen plenty of shiddy arrow flingers toting recurves and compounds.
Purists my azz.
At least with an X bow they might hit better.
IMHO using a crossbow makes one an "Xbow hunter" or "Ex bowhunter".
Which is fine.
Some folks do try to spin it as bowhunting though.
