The fact of the matter isit is a primitive weapon
Covered that early on--primitive does not equal archery.
How much belly aching would the "bow" hunters make over having to lose hunting time and share the woods even more, but the truth is bp hunters andxbow hunters are doing it alreadywhy should "bow" hunters be any different? Where does the sense of entitlement come from?
Can't say I don't blame you for not going back and reading the whole thing, but this has been covered as well. Early archery pioneers worked hard to get an ARCHERY season established, for simple bows and arrows. Others have come along and chipped away at it, riding coattails and not working for their own season. I don't understand the "sense of entitlement" either--it's coming from those who haven't had anyone work to get a season established, but rather just try to get added into a season someone else worked to get for a different weapon.
A crossbow hunter should have the same oppurtunity to extend his season and hunt with his obviously primitive weapon during theprimitve weapons season
I've never argued that even once. I've said time and again that the crossbow is a primitive weapon, and I have no problem with it being used in the primitive weapons season. I will also work to keep the archery season just that--archery season.