Datamax, its clear you have your mind made up but ok, I'll bite. If you look at the NH numbers, yup, banning compounds would make a small difference, but not that large, we have UNDER 2K deer shot with bows of all types, most of those are compound I would bet (they don't track it). But since you asked what I think should be done:

- move to doe permits issued by area, right now each area gets x number of either sex days per season (bow, muzzleloader, firearms). Moving to doe permit better controls the overall doe kill per zone, right now given early snow we get a high doe kill and hunters can move zone to zone to chase the doe. Hunting license comes with a BUCK tag, the doe permit turns this into an either sex permit. All weapons.

- Shorten muzzleloader season IF the above doesn't work, looking at deer numbers this is the season that has had the most percentage of deer kill change. More and more people are using the modern muzzleloaders to shoot a doe. Typcially the state is mostly closed to doe hunting during gun season, muzzleloader is typically open to most/all of the season for doe.

- remove the second archery tag, though statistically this is insignifigant with only about 200-300 used yearly.

- remove the last two weeks of archery season (Dec 1-15).

Do this for 5 years and adjust as needed.

LeverDude, I live just south of Manchester and hunt alot in areas J, M, D

--Bob