Yep--like a flint lock muzzleloader, in-line muzzleloader, single-shot rifle, semi-auto rifle, and automatic rifle are all categorized differently because of some components.Nobody seems to have a problem understanding why you can't use a semi-auto in muzzleloader season, or a full auto in any season.
2 seasons - archery and gun.
Powder/bang is what seperates them.
Putting the crossbow(archery) in the archery season has not hurt one bow season anywhere it has been done.
To argue putting an archery (string powered - no powder/bang) weapon into archery season will somehow give relevance to primitive guns (powder/bang) being allowed in archery follows no logic at all - in my mind.
Steve