I agree that there will be an initial rush followed by a glut of crossbows for sale in the local classified ads.

When muzzleloaders were first legalized and given their own season special season was designated in select game lands only. After they were legalized statewide, their use grew so fast that the antlerless deer harvest got to high in certain counties and the PGC decided to make a Muzzy hunter choose between a regular doe tag and a muzzy stamp. The issue went away withthe advent of bonus tags and flintlock muzzy use has leveled off.

I would be OK with a slow start like they did with ML's back then but I'm against this all at once leap into uncharted waters. The staff and commissioners have all admitted that they really don't know what the impact will be. It doesnt make sense to jump right in under those circumstances.