ORIGINAL: Bill Yox
I personally probably wont be able to take advantage of a rifle season here in NY, but Im not against one either. Ive always been a proponent for weapon efficiency, out of respect for the animal.
Personally, I'm not really against a rifle season in NY either.
I don't agree with those who imply we need one, however. Modern slugs and slug guns have closed the gap with rifles by a lot. Slugs are ruthlessly efficient deer killing machines, provided the guy behind the trigger knows what he's doing.
You're right, there's lots of folks who just like rifles (I'm one, too.) But there's also a lot of folks who want rifles so they can blaze away at that deer on the other side of the field, too.
Shotgun only rules were put in place to limit the range of hunting weapons in fairly populated areas for safety purposes ... what's changed?