Well Doug, I was forced to hunt with a crossbow for 3 seasons until I was able to work myself back into shape to shoot a compound and now a long bow. From my experiences, anyone that believes that this newly added weapon to the archery season won't affect the resource is fooling themselves.

In my mind, those hunters that have no interest in hunting deer during the October and November archery seasons, but prefer to hunt with a rifle during the firearms season, just got a bone stuck up their arse with these new inclusions. I could be wrong, but I doubt it. Time will tell.