Where are you hunting grouse during the first two weeks of Oct? Doesn't grouse typically open on the third Saturday? Also with so many of our archery bucks killed closer to the rut, I don't think a delayed start would save that many buck. Eliminating the last two weeks of archery would no doubt save a ton, but who wants to get rid of the most exciting hunting of the year, anyway? With proper preparation, the hot weather bowhunting is not a problem. You have to work quickly and cool the carcass asap. You can't hang your deer outside for a couple days before butchering. You just have to have a plan in effect before you kill one. I process all my own deer, always have, but in today's times most guys take their deer to a butcher, so that isn't even a problem for them. Our hunting neighbors in southern states know all about this. It's nearly always warm during their bow seasons. It's the only thing they know.