RE: cool!!! an extra week
Here in N.Y. we can Gun and Bow Hunt on Sundays. But new for this year there giving the ML Hunters a (Early Season) Starting in the Middle of September there going to let ML Hunters shoot Doe's Only. They say the Deer Herd will Calm back down by the Opening of Archery Season. October 15th. But we dont like the idea of the early ML Season, we think all the Big Bucks will go Nocturnal and our Archery Season will be a Bust. Also there thinking of letting Crossbows be legal for Archery Season, another thing we Dont Like. We dont mind the use of Crossbows as long as your (Handicapped) but if your not you should'nt be able to hunt with them.
Archery is a learned sport, it takes time to become an accomplished Archer, being able to use a Crossbow takes little practice if any, and then those that do use them will think there Archers and just fire away at Deer, and Im sure the wounding rate will increase a-lot. We like our Season's the way they are. We have a month of Archery Season, a month of Gun Season and 9 days of Late ML Season, and we can hunt Sundays all through all seasons.We dont want an early ML Season, no Crossbows and No Rifle's durning Shotgun Season. But Im afraid things will go the Way Governer Patterson Wants, he just wants more Cash Revenue for N.Y.
Also they say the Early ML Season will help those that dont like the Cold Weather, too bad! Just My and Many other N.Y. Hunter Opinions. BP