RE: NY Bowhunters proposal
Gun season is 23 days now - no loss there.
Few bowhunters use the 5 day late season now, so extending it is a non issue to most.
1st 2 weeks of Oct will be more like armed scouting - don't really care if it opens early.
Need to realize that most mz tags now sold are actually part of the super sportsman package and/or purchased by bowhunters for the extra tag. I don't see who or where the demand for an early rifle/mz season is coming from. If more opportunity is needed, allow the use of bow AND MZ tags during reg gun seaon and extend the late.
By nature it is harder to take a deer with a bow than a MZ. Should not the bow season be longer because of this? If more opportunity for the mz is found, does it matter what the bow season is?
Steve