June Fir,Fish,Game - Bridgers trashed traditional & PRB

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Originally posted by skeet
Both the organizations you mentioned must have an agenda or interest..or they wouldn't exist. The only thing I am stating is that the reason to have the bow or gun or muzzleloader seasons is to hunt.

You might want to check out exactly what the NBEF really stands for before seeming to assume that they are a manufacturers mouthpiece. In addition, you might want to research the U.S. Sportsman's Alliance, they follow your sentiments.

And by the way, skeet, the original question here from Adam Helmer, who is conspicuously absent from this discussion is why shouldn't inline muzzleloaders be kept out of a muzzleloader season and used a crossbow as an example. I appreciate your support of Adam's contention that a crossbow is exactly like a bow, but the issue is really first, what is a bow or what isn't. Once we have answered that question, and in the issue of bowhunting and crossbows, the NBEF is generally the organization that governs state decisions on this matter along with the IHEA.

Archery Only Seasons generally if not always preclude the crossbow. If allowed for hunting, inclusion in a short range weapons season is appropriate as these permit muzzleloaders, shotguns, bows etc. For Pa to allow this in the muzzleloader season is certainly appropriate according to the NBEF. Unless Adam, or anyone else, can come up with an "authoritative" citation from somewhere that equates the crossbow with a bow and arrow the question is accurately and appropriately answered by the actions of Pennsyvania.

But Adams questions conspicuously absent and postulization and apparent agreement with roundball that inlines belong in a centerfire season by trying to equate the relationship of crossbows to bows as being the same as the relationship of sidelocks to inlines deserves discussion, if for no other reason than its novelty, and I'd like to get his read on that RNC Sports flintlock.

If the inline belongs in the general season, then by extension, all muzzleloaders, flintlock, caplock, inline and crossbows should be in a single shot weapons seasons.

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