Griz thanks for coming up with the addies.
I would suggest one small change in your original letter. Instead of "We the traditional archer..." , I think it should be changed to either "We the bowhunters ... or "We the archers....". I know that it's a small semantics thing, but the opposition to crossbows in the archery season comes from the majority of people who believe that a key part of the definition of bowhunting is that the bow has to be hand held and hand drawn, and that definition includes the majority of compound shooters as well as traditional shooters. Crossbow manufactureres keep trying to tag us (bowhunters) with the label of elitist who deny people an opportunity to hunt. With a compound with modern let offs, anyone can learn to bowhunt.
I will write with hopes of doing good, but it's probably about the money, more than the sport. It's really sad that the bottom line for many magazines is not what is best for hunting, but rather how many more ads they can sell to crossbow manufacturers.
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