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Offline Laundron

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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #30 on: October 18, 2021, 08:04:44 PM »
It’s debates like this that keeps reducing hunter numbers.   We need more hunters not less.   The crossbow is a great choice to get young hunters and first time hunters in the woods during the warmer weather.   A dead deer is a dead deer regardless of the weapon used.   Manage tags given out, not weapons used.
Do you think they should make airbows legal in NY for bow hunting?  (Not trying to make any point asking this, just actually wondering what you think.)

Offline Camp Cook

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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #31 on: October 18, 2021, 08:53:29 PM »
We should be asking the youth what they enjoy using to harvest deer and keep them hunting.   I bet a majority of the people on this thread are over 50.  We need to focus on the youth and recruitment or there will be no more hunting

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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #32 on: October 21, 2021, 09:00:12 AM »
We can play the "oh if that is legal why isn't this legal" game all day long. The fact is crossbows will eventually be allowed all of October and in 10 years, when the older generation who is fighting it tooth and nail (by hurling insults) can't pull back anymore, they will be very happy sitting in their blind over a food plot with a crossbow... in Oct   (hell maybe even september  ;))

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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #33 on: November 08, 2021, 08:33:22 PM »
Money talks bulloooo walks in NewYork!!!!

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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #34 on: November 09, 2021, 08:23:31 AM »
I could be totally off base here, but it seems like a lot of the seasons, restrictions, tags, and other conditions are all tools to manage the herd as a whole.  If a tool is deemed as more effective or efficient, there are shorter seasons or more restrictions for it's use.  Traditional (non-crossbow) archery seems to have the longest seasons and least restrictions correlating to the lower success rate.  I can see the similarities between crossbows and muzzleloaders, so needing that tag is reasonable, but allowing it's use in late bow season is a concession to the similarities with archery (with respect to effective range, at least), and restricts the use of it to less time overall than traditional archery.  If an airbow or a muzzleloader firing an arrow are permitted, then they'd fit into muzzleloader season only, in all probability, for the same reasons.   When the deer herd is decreased, then more restrictions or shorter seasons would apply. 
Aside from that, it seems like the wildlife biologists are trying to accommodate the hunters with whatever tool they choose to use, and they establish a framework of seasons, restrictions, tags, and accessibility to fit within the herd management objectives. 
Whether people using longbows, recurves, compounds, crossbows, flintlocks, percussion, in-lines, handguns, iron sights, telescopic sights, or anything else all approve of each other's choice of implement is not their concern.  They just need to manage the program to be within what their herd management objectives are.  If a new implement gains popularity, and enough people express an interest in using it, they'll find a place for it.

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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #35 on: November 10, 2021, 04:35:39 PM »
If the DEC said no more mechanical release aid you guys would go crazy. Probably more than 75 percent can't pull their bow back without it. But that's ok




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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2021, 05:51:59 PM »
I could be totally off base here, but it seems like a lot of the seasons, restrictions, tags, and other conditions are all tools to manage the herd as a whole.  If a tool is deemed as more effective or efficient, there are shorter seasons or more restrictions for it's use.  Traditional (non-crossbow) archery seems to have the longest seasons and least restrictions correlating to the lower success rate.  I can see the similarities between crossbows and muzzleloaders, so needing that tag is reasonable, but allowing it's use in late bow season is a concession to the similarities with archery (with respect to effective range, at least), and restricts the use of it to less time overall than traditional archery.  If an airbow or a muzzleloader firing an arrow are permitted, then they'd fit into muzzleloader season only, in all probability, for the same reasons.   When the deer herd is decreased, then more restrictions or shorter seasons would apply. 
Aside from that, it seems like the wildlife biologists are trying to accommodate the hunters with whatever tool they choose to use, and they establish a framework of seasons, restrictions, tags, and accessibility to fit within the herd management objectives. 
Whether people using longbows, recurves, compounds, crossbows, flintlocks, percussion, in-lines, handguns, iron sights, telescopic sights, or anything else all approve of each other's choice of implement is not their concern.  They just need to manage the program to be within what their herd management objectives are.  If a new implement gains popularity, and enough people express an interest in using it, they'll find a place for it.

The only thing about this is the two don’t normally coincide as far as changing rules to deer herd sizes. For example, the last two years most of the Hudson valley has been hammered with EHD.
Rule changes this year allows you to now shoot 30 min before sunrise and 30 min after sunset- extended the muzzleloader season from Xmas to New Years and they gave out doe tags like candy at Halloween.
One thing I think we have to factor as far as introducing youth to hunting is to actually have a good deer herd. We have rule changes in this state every few years that make it easier to take deer. Years ago they changed the season to start on Saturday instead of Monday adding a weekend- then they extended the bow season 2 weeks longer- then they added xbow- now they’ve extended muzzleloader and shooting times. If you take youth out hunting and they barely ever see deer the will get bored fast and not want to go anymore in my opinion.


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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #37 on: November 11, 2021, 01:46:29 PM »
Laundron, I'm originally from NJ, and those same issues kept coming up there too.  It seemed like the more suburbia spread out to formerly rural areas, the less huntable land was available, and the more comfortable the deer got with people, especially when hunting was not allowed in those places.  Seasons and bag limits became more generous, but with the requirement for additional tags, it made the state more money.  NJ has a stamp, or a tag, or a permit for almost everything you'd want to do hunting or fishing wise.  It makes you wonder what really is the main objective, wildlife or dollars. 

I completely agree that attracting younger people (or anyone new for that matter) is important, and they need to at least see deer when they hunt.  Just like taking new people fishing....they have to catch something. 

Offline coyotekiller

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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #38 on: November 17, 2021, 05:47:41 AM »
The bill in assembly is a1299 you can go on it and voice your support if  you want. this will help get crossbow into all bow season and take off limb  and weight restriction.

Offline jdbbowhunter

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Re: crossbow during all bow season
« Reply #39 on: November 17, 2021, 12:48:43 PM »
Truth is it will be implemented, public comment is to make it look like DEC wants your imput. All to passify people.

 

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