Crossbows were legal in the the two week concurrent season statewide, so what license would you need? Where does it say what license, other than a regular hunting license, is required?

I specifically stated I was asking about the concurrent season and you in turn referred to the early ML season,so you done an excellent job of playing the dumb game.

I could be wrong but I thought you only needed a special stamp to hunt the special seasons.I really don't think you would need a muzzleloader stamp to use an inline during the regular firearms season.If you do,that would be a stupid regulation.

Regs state that legal weapons for general deer seasons are manually operated centerfire rifles and manually operated shotguns, long recurve and compound bows, crossbows, centerfire handguns, muzzleloading long guns......(paraphrased.) Since no mention is made of any additional permit or stamp required...they would all be legal for the concurrent season. I have often used my in line muzzeloader during rifle season (never felt any handicap by doing so), and have often pondered taking my bow but never actually have.

From the PGC 2009-2010 Digest:

REGULATIONS (

Arms & Ammunition)

General Statewide Seasons:

Southeast Special Regulations Area.

I finally found the section I was looking for on page 86 of the Digest.

Now the question is does the same apply to the extended antlerless season in 2B, 5C and 5D where you can use the same weapons as in the concurrent season.

Yes a hunter can use any legal bow, crossbow or muzzle loading firearm during the statewide concurrent or extended period of the special regulations area hunting seasons and no special stamps are needed during that time period.

The special archery and muzzle loader stamps are needed by anyone hunting during any of the special archery, muzzle loading or flintlock seasons though regardless of where they are hunting within the state.

Dick Bodenhorn

Are you saying that the late ML /archery seasons are special seasons and archery and ML permits are required everywhere?

RSB answered that question completely. Go back and read his post again.....

In the special regulations units a hunter can use any legal firearm or bow and arrow to take ONLY ANTLERLESS deer for those extended season periods as shown in the digest.

But, if archers or muzzle loader hunters still have a buck tag and desire to take a legal antlered deer, should they have the opportunity, they would need the special archery and/or muzzle loader permit (what used to be a stamp and is now a special addition to their license) and be restricted to a legal flintlock or bow and arrows (including the crossbow) as defined in the digest.

Dick Bodenhorn