Legislative Alert!!!-NYCC

[Tinlodge]

Assembly and Senate Bills Introduced

 

 

Assemblywoman Gunther And Senator Gallivan introduced  A8021 & S5817 

Legislation has been introduced in both chambers which would move the crossbow from the Muzzleloader Privilege to the Bow Privilege, which, eliminate the 200 lb draw weight restriction, allow youth to use a crossbow during the Columbus Day Weekend youth Hunt and allow crossbows to be used for bowfishing.

These bills do not change any season dates, but these changes are necessary to correct issues that surround the present crossbow language.

With the Legislative session scheduled to end on June 17th, we have but 7 session days to reach out to the leadership in both the Senate and Assembly, The Environmental Conservation Committee Chairs, and you personal legislators to request they pass these bills.

Please take the time to contact all of these legislators offices by phone, email and even consider writing a letter requesting action on these bills. It was through the diligence of you, our membership, that the crossbow was legalized last year. It is now time to once again rise to the occasion and make those contacts. Not just once, but every day until the 17th. Through everyone acting together we can and  will once again be heard. 

 

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[bubba]

man that will flood the archery classes this fall

[The_Field_Ager]

man that will flood the archery classes this fall

 

 

Be interesting to see if that is the case, or indeed if it puts  off gunners, with no interest in bow-hunting nitty gritty.Keep us posted.

[BizCT]

man that will flood the archery classes this fall

That's why I took mine a few years ago, gotta stay ahead of the game.

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[Bow Addict]

All crossbow users should be required to take the bow course.

[Tinlodge]

All crossbow users should be required to take the bow course.

 

You are Correct! It's a bow,take the course.

[scolopaxmatt]

Are you currently not required to take the bow education class?

[WNYBuckHunter]

no

[scolopaxmatt]

That seems odd to me.  Crossbows shoot arrows.  The word bow appears in its name for gods sake. 

 

Thanks for the info on that.

[WNYBuckHunter]

I agree. Its a bow, it should require a bow safety course and it should be included in all of bow season.

[BizCT]

I agree as well. For CT you need the archery class, for PA and NY you dont

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[grampy]

Huge difference shooting a deer with a broadhead and a bullet/slug. They kill in different ways and recovery requires some different skills to track a broadhead shot deer. Not to mention the flight differences of bullets and bolts. A bow safety course is a must! Should have been done that way from the start.

[bubba]

I said two years ago that it will get there. The whole muzzleloader thing was for two reasons. First to see about the amount of interest there was and second to appease those in archery who do not want the modern crossbow in archery seasons which will be next. Baby steps is how the Dec works