IMO the challenge of bowhunting is not the short range, but drawing the bow undetected ,when the game is in range. Most of my gun kills have been within compound and X bow range.

Personally, I say if theyre gonna seriously consider X bows to increase hunter participation and deer harvests , might as well, do away with all special seasons and make one long centerfire rifle season statewide. If not, keep it the way it is.

I love my bow and ML but I never quite understood the reasoning behind seasons for them. Gimme X# of tags, basic safety regs, a real deer check system instead of the poacher friendly ," honor sytem" we have now, and let me fill em how I damn well please. I dont think the deer really care how they get wacked anyway.