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ORIGINAL: BuckAlley
This is my opinion take it for what it is.
Archery season exists for anyone in NYS that wants to purchase the archery privilege. Its for all to take advantage of and enjoy. The same as any hunting season in NYS. If one chooses to not hunt it with a bow, then thats your decision, period. Its your loss. Deal with it. Keep archery as archery. What I don't understand for the life of me is why in heck we need to introduce another weapon into the archery season for more hunters to enjoy it when its alreadly there for you. Seems kindairrogant to me. Compounds have come such a long ways in technology that alone should be reason enough to archery hunt if more want to get into it. The crossbow is heavier, bulkier, noisier, and just a pain to lug around. Why in heck would anyone want to use it over any bow anyways!
I'll tell you why. The main reason is becasue its easier to shoot, andmore accurate. It takes less practice to shoot one accurately. Its obviously more like a gun when it comes to shooting technique. I watched Ted Nugents reality show, where city teenagers, that never picked up any type of a weapon before. Each shot a crossbow at 20yds, and hit the center doton their 1st shots!! Where isthe challenge in that? Its a lazy mans answer to get out earlier, period! Thats the bottom line!
The only justification for allowing the crossbow into any archery season is for the handicap. If lessoning the restrictions for a legit handicapped hunter would allow them more time in the woods. I have no problem with that. Otherwise keep the crossbow out of archery. There's no need for it.
Quote me & bash me, but its my opinion.
ok maybe i'll ask you,
why does everything have to be a major challenge to be OK with you or any ofyou other if it is not a challenge than it's no good people????if a hunter decides he wants to grab a crossbow and head to the woods to kill a deer without spending the hours needed to become goodwith acompound than WHO the heck are you to tell him he can't. i just dont get the concept here???
i mean this everyone has to spend as much time as i do practicing or they shouldnt be allowed in the woods thing is just plain idiotic!
lets say i want to hunt with a compound bow or any weapon and purchase my lic and equipment legally but don't have the 20 hours a week or whatever you deem necessary to hunt, should i just not hunt, YEAH RIGHT!
Exactly! That was my point, if were going decide that deer hunting in NY should me more about harvests and participation, and less about "challenge", then why even hold special seasons? Issue hunter deer tag, hunter fills tag w/ whatever weapon they want ,whenever they want, its so simple.
If not, than we must assume there is an importance of deer hunting being challenging, in that case whats the point of Xbows? We cant have it both ways.