That is my prediction.

As por MOI, I don't have a dog in this fight.. I hunt PA every year, but I don't bowhunt...

However, I suspect that you anti crossbow guys might be surprised at what a "non-event" the Xbow regulation may prove to be... Pa isn't the first state or province to legalize them...

Reminds me a couple of years ago when several rural upstate NY Counties that had always been shotgun only legalized rifles for the gun season..

Naysayers were tearing out thier hair, biting thier fingernails and gnashing thier teeth...

Been two seasons now and nobody has noticed much difference, other than the fact that we tend to hear single shots now instead of five shot volleys from pumpkin slingers when everyone was using shotguns..

You heard similar comments a couple years ago when Illinois decided to allow anyone 62 or over to use a crossbow. Two years afterward, they are convening meetings to consider how to deal with an overpopulation of deer. Its not been a big deal in any other states, it won't be a big deal in PA, although I am confident that some folks here will claim otherwise.

I had a harder time understanding the logic of adding a ML season in the middle of archery, allowing the use of in-lines with magnified sights. In-lines are a modern weapon with comparable accuracy and range of some centerfire rifles. Why not allow all centerfire rifles? Why another antlerlessseason? I'm sure it was sold as another hunting opportunity. I suspect it was another opportunity for $. If it was, just tell us.

Exactly right, money maker on the inline season. Our crew will not hunt it, waste of money and time to take time off from work to hunt doe!!

just wait until your allowed to hunt bucks,,,you'll probably never pick up another bow!

I tend to agree that the kind we were concerned about won't bother till September and the last week will likely be the big selling week for crossbows.

The guys buying bows now are most likely the ones that intend to practice all year to be ready and if a crossbow guy is buying now so that he can properly prepare for the season then I would say say welcome to a new fellow bowhunter. He'd be demonstrating the right mindset and commitment to becoming an ethical bowhunter.

Totally agree.

Can you say [ 2 less weeks of archery season]!!!!


Hatchet Jack

BTB, good point and good post. Though, I still have trouble calling them "bowhunters". Hunters yes, not bowhunters.

Sorry, with crossbows combined with everything the PA Gameless Commission has blatently screwed up on lately, I'm to a point now where I couldn't care less what they do or even listen to them anymore.