New York Proposals for 2012

[joe skipp]

I copied/pasted in the Hunting Legislation and Policies forum the new 2012 New York State Hunting proposals. All NY Bowhunters must read this...Not Good...  

[ron w]

Whats the matter Joe, you don't like paying more and getting less........or share'n your season with guys with guns. It's sad, and your right.....not good!

[Shawn Leonard]

Joe several posts on this! I read the full 51 whatever pages. Someone has to stop these nuts that are running ENCON/DEC!! Shawn

[ronp]

Please write to Gov. Cuomo, Assemblyman Robert Sweeney, Senator Mark Grisanti and DEC to voice your displeasure, if you haven't already.  Also, please respond to DEC from their website.  I told my wife about this.  She does not hunt, but we often go camping and hiking over Columbus Day week-end, sometimes with students from her high school science club.  She wasn't too keen on sharing the woods with youths carrying shot guns and rifles.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Why not Change bowhunting season from the 1st tuesday in august at 10:45am and close it again the same day at 10:50am      :mad:       Looks like its what they want anyway.

[ronp]

I am also concerned with losing my archery and muzzleloader tags.  I purchased a lifetime license with archery and muzzleloader tags a couple years ago before the price increases.  It's unacceptable if they take those away, too.  As far as the youth hunt, we already gave up the last week-end of southern zone archery for the early gun opener, which was supposed to get more kids interested.

[swampsSonny]

Joe I've got the responce letters set up by NY bowhunters which was emailed to me by Bob Brown and I could forward that to you if you'd like. My wife printed me out 40 copies of each which I've been handing out to be mailed to the above mentioned gov. officials . He also mailed the 51 pages which I only read the highlights of but I can forward that too if you'd like. Shawn has it as well as obviously Bob B if ya dont hear from me as I'll be on vacation starting tomorrow thru the 4rth with no internet.I'll check here tomorrow before I leave after that get ahold of one of the other guys

[joe skipp]

Thanks Walt but I also have the letters as I'm a Booster to NYB. I also made copies and distributed them around to the local archery shops.

[ron w]

The bad part is, even with E-Mails, letters and phone calls the folks who are elected to represent us don't care what we think and the powers to be in DEC apparently don't have a clue. Why isn't the gun season ever attacked.

[Shawn Leonard]

If you want to get the kids involved lower the big-game age to 8 or ten like a lot of other states. They pass a test, they can hunt with a responsible adult and keep the same gun openers. I am tired of giving up our seasons(archery) for some other stupid cause! Shawn

[crotch horn]

The more you read into this the worse it gets. I hope all bowhunters work together to keep this out. I think we are fighting an uphill battle. I can't believe they could not honor the lifetime stamps that were purchased. but.......

[bayhunter]

good luck with this guys, if there is anything i can to help please let me know.  

[fmscan]

PLEASE don't just let this happen. A gun season in the middle of bow season will really ruin the season esp. the rut. Write, call, email. NYB did a nice job of running the ALERT mailing. Don't take this laying down!!!

[glenbo]

letters sent

[Al Dente]

There has been a lot of activity with this DEC proposal.  It is bad for everyone, but really bad for bowhunters.  In a nut shell, it boils down to a one buck year, and if you do not have a DMAP, that's it.  The youth weekend, wasn't that what the new Saturday opener was for, when the archery season was shortened?  How soon we forget.  This really bad, and really ugly.

[adkarcher]

Bringing to the top.  We cannot lose sight of this, New Yorkers must respond and show your dissatisfaction with this plan.

[crotch horn]

amen

[sweet old bill]

The DEC is working for just one thing ( get more money in thru changes ) so they can safeguard there own jobs. You also will see crossbows back on the front burner by next year with the useage being for the bow season. The only good thing for me was the opening of the season on Oct 1.
I sure do not like the gun hunt in the middle of bow for youth and or any BP in the middle of the archery season. You already have the rabbit and bird hunters out there. I think the lowering of the age to hunt was a good thing, but why a special hunt is needed, I sure do not see this.