Last year, shooters brought in 621 deer carcasses, or roughly half of the archers' take, in just one-sixth the time of the archery season.

In New York, the archery season is Sept. 27-Oct.

An archery season runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.

In the Northern Zone, the archery season for deer is Sept. 27-Oct.

In many cases, a special archery season is set aside, to minimize interference from rifle hunters.

Crossbows were once more used by disabled hunters who wanted an opportunity to still hunt during archery season.

During the end of the 2011 archery season, Jay was able to add archery legend, Jay Barrs, to his support team.

And so is it any wonder that the committee suggested an extended archery season?