Excellent post Matt.

Great post until one realizes that it is not just the compound bow hunters that make the rules.[8D]

But it has been the BOW HUNTERS that have pushed for and got the priveledge to hunt the rut,an archery bear season,50 yard safety zone,hunting hours extended and the list goes on.

I think that the traditional bow hunters pioneered all that and then came the compound bow hunters pushing for their rights. Now thecrossbow hunters areasking for a piece of the pie too.

Butno matter who pushes, the decision is ultimately made by folks beyond just the bowhunters.

Matt, you got a point. Ar and Oh are not Pa. Neither is NJ. But, you might want to look at what happened there when the UBNJ [same as UBP] polled their own members on xbow inclusion: http://www.ubnj.org/camp/fire.html 50/50 split, at least, real truth may never be known. You don't speak for near the number of bowhunters you think you do apparently.

It should ultimately be made by the PBC BOC, not a bunch of politicians going off half cocked. We have a good program with hunters setting hunting regulation. Hunters should be able to look down the road and understand why we don't want that done by politicians. That should be enough reason to stop this effort in itself.

Well, i am sure that if you can get sufficient signatures on a petition you can stop it. But since there is not even a consensus among compound bow hunters about the crossbow, good luck with that.

awshucks, we haven't ever dropped below 3/4th's opposed in the UBP. Somethings wrong with them NJ folks.

I just sent my UBP survey card back with a big YES vote to fight the scorn that is hanging over are heads.

Hatchet Jack

Here you go. Latest from UBNJ who did their own in-house survey because the game department's survey didn't do the questions right - according to them.

http://www.ubnj.org/camp/fire.html


So much for so called bow hunter groups that claim to have the voice for all.