[Stew1tx]

Clarification- this may be amended to include and read that ANYONE, regardless of age, education or skill, legally be able to utilize a crossbow during the archery only season. This is probably the vehicle to allow an inroad toward the demise of the archery only season we have so dearly paid for over the last 30 years. We as archers got the archery stamp attached so that we could fund the archery only season. This was self imposed and the first paid stamp added to the funding of the TPWD. It is easily to get lost and think there is not a stamp with the advent of the super combo license. Please defend archery as a primitive technique and do your part and take a few minutes out of your busy day to call your legislator and leave a message that you oppose House Bill 1334.

I fear this will be an vehicle for the anti-hunters to evaluate mortalities after a year or so and have valid evidence that archers are not as credible as they should be. I know several anti hunter groups probably monitor this site and I would say that archery is a very credible heritage with mortalities at least equal to that of gun hunters. I know the anti hunters say all hunting is animal cruelty but then again so is moving into a habitat area. So, from that angle they should look at themselves and say they are just as guilty as they think we are but unfortunately all of them are activists and completely closed minded to any idea outside of their own.

I will update everyone as to the time and location of the hearing tomorrow.