Making some mighty tall assumptions there SA. We did not fight to make crossbows illegal, we fought to keep crossbows out. Nowhere have I, nor Arthur ever stated or made any attempts to make hunting illegal. So when legislation appears to privatize the deer herd, make baiting legal, eliminate archery season, or any other changes tht I do not agree with, what should I do, stand by and do nothing? I have never fought to make hunting illegal, I fought to keep crossbows out.

BHD, guess what, I will do it again. When the legislation was proposed last year to privatize the herd, I fought against it. You see, for whatever reason the legislature proposed legislation last season that stated that landowners with over 300 acres were exempt from any hunting regulations, there were no limits, nor seasons on their property if they owned more than 300 acres. I lobbied against it as it was a horrible idea for the future of the herd in Georgia. What would you have done? Stood by and watched? They have proposed in the past to make baiting legal, guess what, I lobbied against it and will do so again this year when it is once again proposed. Just because one stands against certain practices for the future of hunting and the future of the herd, does not make one an anti-hunter, and yes, it does make sense.

Finally, stealthy:

The we I am referencing here stealthy is the Georgia Bowhunters Association, a political organization that fights for the rights of Georgia's bowhunters, all bowhunters. While the Association is officially against the use of crossbows in archery season, by default, simply standing to maintain an archery season we represent all hunters that participate in archery season, whether we care for their weapon or not. Greedy? Selfish? Self-righteous? Hardly, I am more than willing to share the woods with those with archery gear, in my opinion (take that for what it is worth) crossbows are not archery weapons. Primitive, definitely, but archery....no. When the archer is no longer holding the force of the string back at full draw it is not an archery device. Since it is archery season and not bow season, I personally do not feel that crossbows belong. As I said, I have accepted crossbows into archery season and harbor no ill-will towards that hunt with them. Whatever legal means they choose to use, so be it. I fought the battle against them and lost, so be it. I now hope to educate through the NBEF, and helping out at the local archery shop.

Granted, everything is he said/she said, but is that not how politics works surely one is not so naive as to believe that the politicians would share private emails and memos with the general public? As long as our Golden Domers determine the hunting seasons, limits, etc how else should I go about things? DNR makes recommendations, the legislators determine whether to ignore or adopt those recommendations. Currently, I feel rifle season is entirely too long, and the limits are entirely too liberal. Talk to any Georgia hunter and ask them how the season has been. 90% will tell you they are seeing fewer deer this year than ever before, and the numbers began decreasing when the state went to 10 does per year about 3 years ago.

Ideally, I would have a 1 week gun season, 4 week primative weapon season, and 4 weeks of archery season, but that will never fly.