BH1, Lanse, Boilermaker
None of you has answered this question in spite of the fact that it's been asked multiple times.
With 900,000 hunters, PA has always taken a cautious slow and steady approach to the introduction of any new weapons and seasons. Muzzleloader season was first restricted to three days on selected state game lands. Archery season was first instituted during the regular gun season on two specific designated areas only. Most recently, archery bear season was put in as a three day, mid week deal.
I'll ask all of you again..... what would have been wrong with a slow and cautious aproach to the crossbow?