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I was told that if you were unable to hold the legal draw weight for more then a certain amount of time you could apply for disability.

Fairly easy to get a permit to modify a bow like with a drawloc.

Almost impossible to get the one allowing crossbow

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The laws are dumb!! I was always against allowing crossbows into archery but then I got to thinking. If I was ever injured and could not pull my bow back, it would be the end of the world. Atleast a crossbow would keep me in the season. I love the bow and would never use a crossbow unless I was injured. But unless its atleast allowed for handicaped people its not even an option.

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I do not want to get into a debate about letting the X-bow in bow season but they should have the option of any disabled person with a doctors note and DEC approval to have a X-bow during any season... Come on DEC if they still want to hunt let them, it's our passion!!! Plus it will add up to more money for the state... Plus plus!!! Politics suck and are probably keep this at bay.

The DEC will make it a legal impliment in bow season, it's just a matter of time I think...

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I say just get this bill intoduced again, passed, and into law at least for the sake of the elderly and disabled who can't use compound bow anymore. Better yet, just make it legal for anyone during archery season. I am missing out on archery season due to limitations and secondery side effects of lung cancer, which has effected the muscle and bone in my arms and hands. Some these may be permanent, but I hope be back next season cause I still have chance for cure doctors said. And the crossbow will allow me do hunt, so lets just get this done. Why should the disabled or elderly be denied the privelege to hunt? LETS MAKE IT LEGAL!!

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New York state and NY bow hunters be damed. If I wanted to hunt with a crossbow I would go out squirrel hunting and if a deer came along that I wanted I would shoot it and go back and get my bow. Also if it is on my own land I would post so tight that a mouse couldn't get in and hunt with a crossbow. You just keep to yourself and tell no one what you hunting with and than there is no one to turn you in. I have a close friend that does this on his land and gets a buck every year. He used to let anyone hunt if they stopped and asked , but not now. He posted all his land three years ago and New York state be damed..He told me that when NY opens up crossbow in bow season, than he will let people hunt.

Dude, what on earth are you talking about????????????????
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It is stupid that fully disabled persons can't use a cross bow.Plain dumb.they could get alot more money with licenses.

Its plain stupid they don't fully allow the crossbow in all deer seasons season. These laws are supposedly about game management. Whether its a youth, a disabled veteran, a 110lb woman or someone who just prefers to use a crossbow, it makes no difference me. There's no increased range, the hunt is exactly the same except for the weapon.

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This might sound like a dumb question but here it goes ..... I know you can use a crossbow during gun season .... Can you while using a crossbow take a deer of either sex without a DMP ? Just curious ! (told you it would sound like a dumb question )

Just for the information part of it. Its regular or open season. Not gun season. Your reg season tag is good for an altered deer only. Doesn't matter what it's killed with.rifle, pistol, muzzle loader,bow, crossbow, shotgun.

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SJM Newbie

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MOST ARE TALKING ABOUT THERE OWN PERSONAL CONDITION. HOW ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE XBOW IS 'JUST ANOTHER BOW'

THEY ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE IN THE WOODS THAN A COMPOUND. COMPARE XBOW WITH A COMPOUND DOLLAR TO DOLLAR

AND THE COMPOUND IS EASIER . OTHER STATES HAVE LEGALIZED XBOWS IN ARCHERY SEASON WITH NO PROBLEM. TO BAD N.Y.  HAS ONE

'D' ASSEMBLY MAN IN THE POCKET OF N.Y.S.B.H. LETS ALL STAND TOGETHER IN ONE VOICE AND FORGET OUR OWN PERSONAL PETTY

REASONS TO LEGALIZE THE XBOW !!!  CHECK THE FACTS THEN  VOTE !!!!!!         SJ.

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SJM Newbie

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sorry about the cap lock. did not mean to scare you.

 ??  where would bow hunting be if the compound bow was not allowed years ago ?

  states that have legalized the crossbow in all seasons have not reported any problems.

 I hope we can do the same here in N.Y. & keep the laws simple & easy to understand.

       

                  hope this is not to confusing .    SJ

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