In CT, landowners can rifle hunt starting November 1st, whereas the rest of us gunners wait until the 3rd Wednesday. Prime of the rut...

Hasn't affected the deer or the bowhunting opportunities. I can understand the safety issue, but perhaps the DEC are thinking of mandating archers wear 400 sq inch of orange, or have an orange tag near their blind/tree?

With that said, I've already posted enough on the new NY turkey "youth" hunt", and how I feel about "special hunts" in general.

This one is beyond comprehension...this may actually increase deer herds, as the deer will be in "hide mode" during the "big" gun opener 8 days later...