Here are some random thoughts.

I would be fine with lengthening the late muzzloader season and abandoning the early doe season as some have suggested. However, this proposal does not seem to be what the DEC has in mind. Neither does the NYB proposal. An early doe season is a management tool used to reduce the deer population before food resources become scarce.

If they lengthen all the seasons wouldn't they have to reduce the number of tags issued? The more days you have to hunt the more likely you are to fill your tags. Right? In my area, I dont think we need to increase the number of deer harvested.

I have no problem with bow hunting having more days in the prime times than the other seasons. This has been the tradition for many many years. The muzzloading season is a new creation. It should be fit in around the other seasons. It should not displace them. I think this is what has gotten the NYB all bent out of shape.