Lucas, I could not agree more concerning the type of people we should hope to have setting hunting regulations. I don't know about other states but here in LA. the State Legislature passes into law the regulations that Sportsmen have to abide by and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has to enforce. There is certainly in-put during the process from Wildlife and Fisheries but Manufacturer's Lobbyists and organizations such as the N.R.A. and others also have access to and input with the State's Legislators. They are extremely powerful and well-funded and their agenda concerns profits, not sportsmanship and this system is how Louisiana has ended up with a Crossbow season instead of an Archery Season. Another example is how the state's Black Powder Season has evolved into the current "Primitive Weapons Season" where a scoped, single shot, center fire rifle in calibers such as .35 Whelen among others is legal. On a bit of a different note, I have a daughter who is profoundly handicapped. I have in the past lobbied a number of State Legislators on issues affecting her. My dealings with them while not always, were for the most part discouraging. I find little comfort in having elected officials dumber than I am or at least convincing enough to make me believe they were. Jim