No. In special regulation areas (like where this buck was shot) you can use a crossbow during any deer season. In the rest of the state the average hunter can only use a crossbow during any firearms deer season with the proper tags but not the early archery season....with the exception of disabled hunters.

Darn nice buck is what it is. I remember reading about it in the local paper several months ago as well as on the huntingpa.com forums.