send letters for crossbows in NY

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Now I don't care what side of the debate you are on......that was funny

[nyantler]

Problem solved.. thats it for this thread..LOL

[Larry]

what about the 5 year plan we will have nothing to do for 4 years

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Over a hundred pages and still probably fewer than if the lawmakers wrote it up...lol

[erussell]

Whats up with cats and people who own cross bows? Last yr we had 3 cats Here in Binghamton NY that were found running around with bolts in them and now today there is a story on Fox about a cat in California with a bolt in its head. Anyone else seeing anything where they live? Not the publicity we need.

[Pat Rockets]

That cat clearly looks dangerous..but it was a bad  shot..have people learned nothing..go for the vitals in the body..or maybe the shooter was cleaning the crossbow when it went off ..joking aside..not cool

[G-Man]

People do the same with bows/bbguns/slingshots. Not right and people responsable should be punished.

[WNYBuckHunter]

People should keep their cats out of the neighbor's flower beds 

[sits in trees]

Whats up with cats and people who own cross bows? Last yr we had 3 cats Here in Binghamton NY that were found running around with bolts in them and now today there is a story on Fox about a cat in California with a bolt in its head. Anyone else seeing anything where they live? Not the publicity we need.

are kidding, i'll bet you dollars to dognuts that far more dogs and cats have been killed by guy's using vertical bows, have you been living under a rock, look at all the Canada geese walking around with regular arrows sticking out of them in the news papers every year...and who says that poor cat has a crossbow arrow in it, looks like a neatly cropped pic to hide both ends of the arrow doesnt it???? pooooey to your all crossbow owners are bad people theory!

[arrowflinger]

pooooey to your all crossbow owners are bad people theory!

It is common knowledge that they pretty much are.

[Pat Rockets]

Hey arrow..right theres living proof that even a crossbow cant always kill the game its after...and aim looks a little off too

[erussell]

Hey arrow..right theres living proof that even a crossbow cant always kill the game its after...and aim looks a little off too

I guess from my research ive conducted on the matter most bolts seemed to have come from handheld crossbows which would explain the lack of penetration. Which would make more sense, I doubt a shoulder fired crossbow shooting 300 fps would stick in a cat. With that amount of energy it would roll a cat pretty good and keep on going. And most were found to be from rotten kids who needed there azz beat.

Sit's I highly doubt the pics of the canadian geese are from hunting. Maybe someone tired of them crapping on thier lawn and sticking them with a field point. A bow at 60lbs with a broadhead can blow throught the ribs of a moose I highly doubt a goose would be much of a challenge for it. Though I do not speak from experience on the matter, never had the urge to shoot a goose with a bow.

[BizCT]

any word on the NYS safety course to get your Xbow license?

[rag742]

I spoke to Hunter Education in Albany about 2 weeks ago and they said that hopfully it was going to be posted on their web site sometime in June or July.  It will be on online form that you would fill out.

[bubba]

We got the info at our hunter ed refresher class lst week.  The training will be incorporated in the hunter ed gun program.  People who have already taken hunter ed will have some maerials to go over and fill out your own certificate saying you did.  People taking class after the implmentation date will have the instruction in class.  there is a 20 minute video on the introduction and safety issues.  That will be about it.

[BizCT]

when will this stuff be available?

[BIGTOM]

Funny that the state is giving it in the hunter ed gun program I guess even they realize that crossbows are not archery equipment. :-\

[Larry]

    That’s only because the crossbows can only be used in the  gun and ml bow season. I would wait till the end of this month or the first  part of next when the DEC’s 5 year deer management comes out. Then we will find  out when cross- bows will be in the archery season. If I were going to bet on  when that’s going to happen I would bet the first year after the 5 year plan  ends. But it could happen after the 2 year trial.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Funny that the state is giving it in the hunter ed gun program I guess even they realize that crossbows are not archery equipment. :-\

Whats funny about it? Currently the crossbow has been stuck into gun season, so why would they add it into the archery class? It has nothing to do with your opinion of what it is or not. Once the crossbow becomes legal in archery season, they will move it to the archery class.

[SteveB]

Larry and WNY - stop with the common sense.

No room for it in a crossbow discussion. ;D

[fasteddie]

Larry and WNY - stop with the common sense.

No room for it in a crossbow discussion. ;D

Now , that's funny !  ;D ... ;D ... ;D

[shu9265]

Larry and WNY - stop with the common sense.

No room for it in a crossbow discussion. ;D

Yeah what he said !  ;)

[nyantler]

I guess the crossbow issue is even bigger than the AR issue ???

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I guess the crossbow issue is even bigger than the AR issue ???

imagine how popular it would be if we discussed shooting spikes with a crossbow....not wearing orange....and being 12 years old

[First-light]

I guess the crossbow issue is even bigger than the AR issue ???

imagine how popular it would be if we discussed shooting spikes with a crossbow....not wearing orange....and being 12 years old

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