Actually, I want a Norse royalty funeral, John. With my bow, sword and axe by my side and trophies of my conquests at my feet, set adrift on the sea in a buring ship.

You must be reading a different thread than I am. I have seen various degrees of agreement that they should not have free reign in archery season. The only disagreement is what should be done with them.

I think they should have their own season, with their own tags so that the wound/loss ratios and hunter success rates can be monitored. JRW says there shouldn't be any crossbows in the woods at all. I say the fight to keep crossbows out of archery season is nearly lost because of compound technology and we need to figure out how to preserve what we can. Mhogan says fight to the last man.

Those are the points of disagreement. And, in a way, I agree with both of them on their points of view. But I am also cursed with a healthy dose of realism (cynicism, maybe even fatalism, if you prefer) and don't think those viewpoints are realistic any longer. At least, not until the technology free-for-all either burns out on it's own or is stopped and backed up a giant step or two by regulation.