I thought that the changes were to make the oportunities in the southern tier same as the Northern. This is not fact just what I'm hearing. No changes for the Northern Tier. I'm not sure about bow because I don't have one and I didn't pay much attention. Opening day in the ST will be on a Saturday(shotgun). There also may be a week before and after shotgun season for ML. I didn't hear any thing about traditional vs. inline. That is just what I heard. I will try to get some info off the DEC website. Good Luck