Mr. Ironhorse you continually seem to want to basically call me a liar, back peddler, cannabal, and I'm full of Bull****, and a crock of s**t!! If you can't respond to my postings with more respect please don't bother at all.
The Bull**** you speak of was sent to me as a e-mail from the former NWTF NYS Chapter president himself. It was sent out to several members at the time of occurance informing the NYS chapter membership of the computer hacking incident.Call it what you want, butthats what I recieved, period.
You claim you hold no animosity against any hunting organizations. Somehow I find that very hard to believe with your comments about NYB!!!
If you want to speak of back peddling, didn't the original crossbow campaign advertise the crossbow with accurate shooting capabilities out to 60yds in attempt to draw in more hunters? Does it advertise that now??
You cannot fully blame NYB for changes or lack of change with the Southern Tier hunting season. Yes they worked to keep the ML out of archery season, yes they tried to get the archery season extended becasue of the lost wknd for the Sat. Reg. season opener. NYB wasn't against the Sat. opener. They simply wanted time made up for the wknd lost to bowhunting. NYB wasn't againstmore ML hunting opportunity. They just didn't want it occuring during archery season.Safety was one of those reasons. The DEC wanted to place the ML in the middle of archery season. Not the wk before the Reg. season, becasue they were concerned the deer would become spooky for the reg. season opener. But yet its been that very way in the Northern Tier since the ML seasonbegan. DEC's original proposal for the ML 7 day wk. was for WMU's that had the population to warrant a earlier ML gun season. During that 7 day period noone would've been allowed to use a bow even in WMU's a ML season wasn't open. I also attended a meeting on this, and the vast majority of attendee's wasopposed to a ML season in the middle of archery season. This just wasn't NYB's feelings, it was the vast majority of NYS Hunters, including small game hunters. Thats why the proposed ML season was put aside for now. So whose in denial here???

As faras a separate x-box season. I know it seems difficult to do. But I honestly feel if the DEC would become more open to the fall season, there would be a possible way. Idon't see why the DEC cannotchange season dates, starting earlier in the fall for both zones tomake room for more opportunities.I'd like to see more ML opportunity. I don't agree 7 days in the north, and a late season only in the south is right. The northern zone could be readjusted alot to open up more time for all. Why not start N. archery Sept 1st to mid Sept.. Why not give ML season 10-14daysin the North. Perhaps a wk of X-bow, or overlap x-bow w/ ML. Why is Northern Reg season the longest hunting season, being nearly 2 months in length! At the end of the North Reg. season many of my hunting friends say to me, man I'm glad its over, they are just wore out, and had enough. Most of them agree its too long. I really feel a better system is very possible to create more opportunities for all of us.