Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
#213
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
ORIGINAL: DougE
livbucks,the first early muzzleloader season was flintlock only.
bb,I don't imagine crossbows will have a huge effect in 2G.I almost could care less.
livbucks,the first early muzzleloader season was flintlock only.
bb,I don't imagine crossbows will have a huge effect in 2G.I almost could care less.
I stand corrected.
#214
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 179
RE: Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
Xbows.....Oh yea, warm season hunting for bucks is the ticket I been looking for... No more of that cold weather hunting....
http://www.nabowhuntingcoalition.com/Bowhunting_Issues/Final_crossbow_test.htm
http://www.nabowhuntingcoalition.com/Bowhunting_Issues/Final_crossbow_test.htm
#215
RE: Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
I could support crossbows statewide only if solid evidence can be produced from area 2B (where crossbows are now legal in the general archery season) showing that hunter numbers theharvest did not change in such a proportion that could become a threat to season length in the remainder of the state. And only if we institute mandatory bowhunter-ed for ALL bowhunters, vertical and horizontal.
Betcha the xbow manufacturers wouldn't want to accept that condition!
Betcha the xbow manufacturers wouldn't want to accept that condition!
#216
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
Yep. us Ohio Xbow hunters are taking over PA and all you guys in the Compound world are out baby!
Of course you realize the Xbow was included in gun season to calm the fearsof the public in close proximity to hunting lands.......
The PAPGC sees nothing but $$ and doesn't care what the PA hunters wnat or listen to biologisst. Gawd, when did that start, listening to deer experts. Alt comes to mind.
BTB covers up for you and you still are not making coherent arguments.
#217
RE: Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
BH1
You know guy, you have blown it! Here is a thread where at least some of us have shown a willingness to hear you on a subject that happens to be very unpopular with a majority and you get spittin mad when we don't accept everything as you'd like and we point out some concerns. gettin all jumpin ugly aint gonna help your case!
You know guy, you have blown it! Here is a thread where at least some of us have shown a willingness to hear you on a subject that happens to be very unpopular with a majority and you get spittin mad when we don't accept everything as you'd like and we point out some concerns. gettin all jumpin ugly aint gonna help your case!
#218
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
ORIGINAL: DougE
Big Earl,when Paallowed inlines to be used in the early muzzleloader season,howmuch did participation increase?How many guys went out and bought an inline that otherwise wouldn't have and that was just to kill a doe?
Big Earl,when Paallowed inlines to be used in the early muzzleloader season,howmuch did participation increase?How many guys went out and bought an inline that otherwise wouldn't have and that was just to kill a doe?
i saw more hunters with inlines than i ever did.
in fact, i saw a ton on flintlocks sold because of in-lines.
most are getting there doe with in-line in oct season.
i was out flintlock this year and only saw 4 hunters, yes, only 4.
they had their deer already with rifle/inlineand were filling more leftover tags not used.
flintlock is dieing away and so will COMPOUND BOWS ,replaced with CROSSBOW.
sproul has spoken.
#219
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
I could support crossbows statewide only if solid evidence can be produced from area 2B (where crossbows are now legal in the general archery season) showing that hunter numbers theharvest did not change in such a proportion that could become a threat to season length in the remainder of the state. And only if we institute mandatory bowhunter-ed for ALL bowhunters, vertical and horizontal.
Betcha the xbow manufacturers wouldn't want to accept that condition!
I could support crossbows statewide only if solid evidence can be produced from area 2B (where crossbows are now legal in the general archery season) showing that hunter numbers theharvest did not change in such a proportion that could become a threat to season length in the remainder of the state. And only if we institute mandatory bowhunter-ed for ALL bowhunters, vertical and horizontal.
Betcha the xbow manufacturers wouldn't want to accept that condition!
MANY nice bucks are harvested with CROSSBOWS in wmu2g IN ARCHERY.
these bucks, i believe would not have
been shot if not for crossbow hunter.
most hunters that shoot a doe in archery, dont tag it,so its hard to see what is reallly happening.
archery is very secret time and hunters after meat, VERY secretive.
so, does sproul BELIEVE a increase in deer kill in wmu2g because of crossbow,you bet..............
#220
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,879
RE: Crossbows introduced for regular archery season in PA
I could support crossbows statewide only if solid evidence can be produced from area 2B (where crossbows are now legal in the general archery season) showing that hunter numbers the harvest did not change in such a proportion that could become a threat to season length in the remainder of the state.
2003-1,740
2004-2,140
2005-2,720
2006-2,910
In an increasing herd I don't think those numbers represent a significant increase due to x-bows.