IMHO, I believe if they don' t make some changes in the near future, the organization will begin to shrink in members.
That' s right, Howler. And that is just one of the problems. P&Y seems bound and determined to make this a traditional vs. modern debate. Maybe the idea of a separate record book for traditional vs. compound should be considered. Then at least some of the whining can stop.
P&Y was dragged kicking and screaming to go from 50% letoff years back. Before that, all kinds of folks griped about compound bows period, Fred Bear included, although a prohibition of those would have never flown. Now they have painted themselves into a corner with this silly letoff rule and some in the organization are trying to find a graceful way out.
I would hate to think that hunters have reached the point that they would condemn those who shoot 80% let-off from being able to have a great buck scored and maybe become tops in the record book.
Amen!
Who knows? Maybe Boone and Crocket should implement a rule disallowing rifles that fire bullets with speeds of greater than 2,000 FPS, or scopes beyond 2X. That way, they can defend the " purity" of the older records, like the James Jordan buck.
