I always thought NY souternregionbow started on OCT 15th putting it on a SUNDAY this year. However, I just found out bow seasonopens OCT 14th this year, on a SAT.

Yeah when they changed the Rugular southern deer season it had a chain reaction with alot of other opening days.

I dunno what your talkin about, mine opens the 27th of september, a wednesday

this what your talking about...they changed it for the southern tier..

Specific Deer Season Changes the Southern Zone for 2005:
[ul][*]Early Archery Season - First Saturday in October after Columbus Day to the day before the Regular Season (35 days).
For 2005: October 15 through November 18;[*]Regular Season - Third Saturday in November for 23 days.
For 2005: November 19 - December 11 (includes four weekends);[*]Late Archery and Muzzleloader Seasons - First day after the close of the regular season running for nine days.
For 2005: December 12 - December 20 (Any leftover tags are valid);[*]Antler Restriction Pilot Study - WMUs 3C and 3J (all seasons). Limits harvest of antlered deer to those with at least three antler points on one side.
Smaller antlered bucks cannot be taken. Hunters under the age of 17 are exempt and may take a buck with an antler or antlers measuring more than three inches in length; and[*]Black Bear Regular Seasons
Catskill Range: November 21 - December 12
Allegany Range: November 26 - December 12 [/ul]