Norma and I were out today and ran across guys shooting to qualify to hunt in the park system just north of Akron. One thing was very clear, up here in the NE crossbows dominate the archery hunting scene. We watched quite a few guys qualify and never saw a compound or recurve.
To qualify took very little as seen by the target. Shooters shot five shots at ten yards resting against an upright pole that acted as a bow holder. The shooter had to keep five arrows inside the 9 ring. You could shoot at twenty yards and as long as all five arrows were in the black you would be good to go. Most everyone shot at 10 yards.
There was a nice elevated stand to practice from out to 30 yards. Funny thing was two guys with compounds were shooting from the elevated stand. Never saw a crossbow guy venture up there though.
To qualify took very little as seen by the target. Shooters shot five shots at ten yards resting against an upright pole that acted as a bow holder. The shooter had to keep five arrows inside the 9 ring. You could shoot at twenty yards and as long as all five arrows were in the black you would be good to go. Most everyone shot at 10 yards.
There was a nice elevated stand to practice from out to 30 yards. Funny thing was two guys with compounds were shooting from the elevated stand. Never saw a crossbow guy venture up there though.