View Poll Results: What influenced the BOC the most in their decision to include the Xbow into archery?
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Crossbows are now legal in Pa because.....
09-19-2009, 08:06 PM
#61
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: York, PA.
Posts: 1,313
Doug you dont think that the increased amount of bucks that will be harvested prior to the majority of our doe's being bred instead of after wont impact the resource?
Also OH. currently has more bow hunters than we do and at the same time they have less than half as many total deer hunters. Our archery deer harvest is going to dramitcly increase and our remaining non bow hunting hunters will demand that our bow season is shortened. Pike
Also OH. currently has more bow hunters than we do and at the same time they have less than half as many total deer hunters. Our archery deer harvest is going to dramitcly increase and our remaining non bow hunting hunters will demand that our bow season is shortened. Pike
Last edited by J Pike; 09-19-2009 at 08:11 PM.
09-19-2009, 08:15 PM
#62
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: York, PA.
Posts: 1,313
I guess the facts that PA. is also in the top 5 for amount of miles of paved roads and also the amount of auto's using those roads has nothing to do with it? Pike
09-19-2009, 08:17 PM
#63
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: York, PA.
Posts: 1,313
Doug; I'm just giving my opinion here and asking you a question. First,the PGC says over the years we lost approximately 69,000 bowhunters. As of Aug. 31 we already gained 40,000 of those bowhunters back. I'm pretty sure quite a few more where waiting on the final vote before going out and purchasing their crossbow. From the info I'm gathering at two of the archery shops I visit, they are also getting large numbers of past archers trading in their compounds for crossbows.IMO,you will see a increase in the bow kill this year. Both in buck and doe. If we see an increase in the buck kill. Do you feel there will not be any pressure from the firearm hunters towards any changes of the existing six week archery season?
