Which, in honesty, they "should" do. From a tech standpoint, there is no difference between the high-tech crossbow and the high-tech multi-lever, multi-pulley vertical bow. Maybe two different bow seasons are needed. One for the purists, and one for the tech freaks.
“Maybe two different bow seasons are needed. One for the purists, and one for the tech freaks.”
Yes, that is what I was thinking - and I guess I’m ok with it as long as it is either self-imposed by hunters themselves (different types of hunters trying to preserve their particular tradition or way of life), or ordinances imposed by local townsfolk (people wanting to have the type of hunting activity they are comfortable with in the surrounding countryside).
I guess as long as it is not the federal government limiting our 2nd amendment right, I have no problem with local hunting restrictions...
Where I live in suburban eastern PA, there are woods, but you can’t go very far in any direction before you see a house. They allow bowhunting, but that’s it. I think it is partly because the residents don’t hear gunfire - but you do still hear skeet shooting at the country club. The other reason is I think people just think (right or wrong) that bow hunting is a little more “politically correct” - also I think there is a feeling (right or wrong) that you get a different type of hunter - more conservative, more local, more back-to-nature.
Mostly I think it’s “out of sight out of mind” since bow hunting is quieter it gets less public scrutiny.