[Driftless Hunter]

Ads??? What ads?

I could spend an hour on crossbownation.com, & I wouldn't be able to recite a single ad put before me.

There is a lot of free information on the internet, & I'm pretty sure ads keep things free. Having said that, crossbownation.com should provide you the option of participating ad free for a monthly fee.

This would be no different than Netflix. You can purchase Netflix for less money/month with ads or pay the extra per month to keep it ad free. The choice is yours.

The Crossbow Nation deal is even better! I haven't paid a dime to be here!

Bottom line - Very little in life is free. If you choose to leave over the ads on crossbownation.com, that's on you.

 

[Driftless Hunter]

This is not CBN, but your browser.
Quasi-commercial internet browers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge and the companies behind them hate adblockers.
Thus they came up with a new "standard", massively supported by the companies whose ads they push (and which often belong to the same conglomerate) - and it's called "Manifest V3", see e.g. here.

Long story short - with a browser that wants to force ads down your throat, you won't get out out if.
Change to a different browser that does not implement MV3, and which will continue to support adblockers.
These are e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Brave Browser, or Opera.
I mostly use Brave (which comes with same integrate adblockers) and additional adblockers installed (uBlock Origin), CBN still works fine, and I see no ads.

Excellent information that makes total sense!

I apologize for any blame placed on crossbow nation. I plead ignorance & stupidity!

I just ignore the ads, but they also aren't that offensive to me. I see mostly Cabela's, Sportsman Warehouse, and other ads related to things I have shopped for recently. We are surely being watched, but I really don't care. I don't have much to hide.

 

[Driftless Hunter]

He left being upset about the forum not allowing him to block ads, but it was brought up that it may be a browser issue. It's up to him to explore that.