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Northern Zone Crossbow season has come and gone, and many of you are preparing for the Southern Zone Opener on Saturday, November 5th. As I write this I am asking the same questions most of you ask every day. Why are we as Crossbow Hunters excluded from the entire Bow Season? Why do we use the Muzzleloader Privilege instead of the Bow Privilege to use our Crossbows? Why are there arbitrary draw weight restrictions on Crossbows that eliminate the majority of recurve crossbows and width restrictions that prohibit some of the newest technology reverse limb crossbows? Why do we have a 250 foot setback while all other bows have a 150 foot setback? The sad truth is, not enough Crossbow Hunters engage in the process. I hear all the time, "Give it time, it will change". As many of you know, it will not change all by itself. In 2014 when the Governor included Crossbow Full Inclusion in his Executive Budget the Senate also included it in their Budget Bill, however, the Assembly opposed it. We reached out to our membership and had everyone calling their legislators and the Assembly leadership to adopt the Crossbow language. As the clock ticked down to the final days of the budget process, we made our voices heard loud enough that there was a compromise that resulted in the crossbow regulations we have today. Although, not perfect by any means, it was a great starting point from which we can grow. What we have today did not "just happen". It took the time and effort of hundreds of people engaging in the process to effect the change in position resulting in this compromise. Achieving Crossbow Full Inclusion will not just happen either, it will take another concerted effort by the silent majority to see this through. So what is our next step? How do we proceed moving forward?
First, we are asking everyone that wants crossbows classified as a bow to sign a letter to the Governor, acknowledging his support for crossbows in his proposed 2014-15 Executive budget, and asking for his continued support moving forward. Follow the link below to fill out this important letter online. Your letter will be added to the others we collect and deliver to the Governor's office.
Please return the letters to NYCC PO Box 316 Pulaski NY 13142 to be delivered to the Governor and so we can add it to the total count submitted.
After submitting your letter, if you have not already done so, please renew your 2017 membership. If you were an Associate Member or have signed up for the newsletter but never joined, please join TODAY! We need to have a strong voice and that voice grows as our membership grows. Although many have expressed their support in the past for NYCC, when speaking to elected officials, organizations can only speak for their "current" paid members, not people that were members last year, or a few years ago. We need our membership numbers to reflect the view of what we know is the majority of hunters, including the majority of bow hunters, that support crossbow full inclusion. Please show your support for the equality of crossbows as archery equipment by joining or renewing and submitting your $20 membership fee today.
Lastly, get your friends, hunting companions and family members to join the cause by submitting a letter to the Governor and also joining the Coalition as a full member. Take the letter and membership applications to your hunting club, your rod and gun club and lets not forget the local sporting goods shops. Collect these letters and send them back to us and we will include them with the others we deliver to the Governor. We are a true grassroots organization comprised of like minded hunters and outdoors enthusiasts. When our membership promotes our message to others, we grow. Word of mouth has proven to be the best advertising we have at any cost.
Good Luck to everyone this hunting season, and most of all, be safe.
Rick McDermott
President New York Crossbow Coalition
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Fund Raiser Raffles
Congratulation to Richard Spence of Mexico NY as the winner of the Parker Enforcer Crossbow Raffle
6 Day 2017 Bear Hunt for 2
Trip includes 6 days of hunting, with 7 nights lodging, and includes all meals, transportation to and from your stands, retrieval, field dressing, skinning and quartering of your bear. Each hunter will also receive a voucher of $500 toward mounting their bear with Hill's Wildlife Taxidermy of Leighton PA. Your mount and cape will be transported to HWT compliments of HWT, the hunter is responsible for picking up their mount at HWT when completed. Hunters have the option of using a Crossbow, Vertical Bow or Firearms. Winners are responsible for their transportation to and from Ludgon Lodge, and purchasing their hunting licenses.
Tickets are $10 ea or 3 for $20. Raffle limited to 1500 tickets. Winner will be drawn when all tickets are sold, but no later than March 19, 2017.
NYCC Member Colleen Kimble and her daughter Logan with the bears they harvested in 2014 at Lugdon Lodge
NYS Lifetime Sportsmen License Raffle
First Prize is a NY Sportsmen Lifetime License or $500
Second Prize is $150 and Third Prize is $50.
Tickets are $5 ea and limited to 500 tickets. Winners will be drawn when all tickets are sold, but no later than December 17, 2016. (
Winner must be a current NYS resident to qualify for the license. Anyone that does not qualify to receive the license will receive the $500 in lieu of the License)
Tickets may be acquired by mail. Send a check or money order to:
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NYCC
PO Box 316
Pulaski, NY 13142
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or
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NYCC
96 Beech St
Gowanda, NY 14070
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Be sure to include which raffle(s) you wish to enter, how many tickets you are requesting, a self addressed stamped envelope for us to use to return your tickets stubs and the name, address and phone number you wish us to put on your tickets.
(Including return address labels for each ticket helps us when filling out your ticket but is not required. Don't forget to send your phone number which is only used when contacting the winners. The SASE is required if you wish to have your stubs mailed to you after we fill out your tickets. This helps us cut down on postage, and preserves funds for our programs)
Need not be present at drawings to win. Winners will be notified by phone along with being posted on our web site, Facebook page and announced via Twitter.
Are you interested in helping NYCC sell any of these raffle tickets? Reply to this email or drop us a note and we will get you tickets to sell to help our cause.
Thank you for your continued support of NYCC and Good Luck to all that enter!
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Do you have any questions or concerns about NYCC and our activities? Are you interested in helping us at any of the shows or events we attend? Please feel free to contact us via email at
[email protected] or drop a note to
Rick McDermott
PO Box 316
Pulaski NY 13142
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Tom Povhe
96 Beech St.
Gowanda, NY 14070
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We look forward to hearing from you.
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