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The purpose of the summit was to share information and develop strategies to resolve issues of greatest concern and to establish a permanent communications network of bowhunting organizations that will work together on behalf of bowhunting. A major issue addressed by the summit attendees was the use of crossbows during archery-only hunting seasons. It was immediately apparent that the attendees were unified as being strongly opposed to the use of crossbows in any bowhunting season. State and provincial representatives unanimously agreed that crossbows are not bows and should not be allowed in archery-only seasons. A hunting bow is recognized as a compound, recurve or longbow that is hand-drawn and that has no mechanical device to enable the hunter to lock the bow at full or partial draw. Crossbows, on the other hand, are locked at full draw by a trigger, utilize a rifle-like stock, have rigidly controlled internal ballistics, can readily be shot from a rest and typically use a telescopic sight. A crossbowТs characteristics are so vastly different from those of conventional bows that summit attendees agreed that crossbows would negatively impact bowhunting seasons if allowed in archery-only seasons. While the group recognized and supported the rights of hunters who choose to use other legal weapons in separate hunting seasons, they stood unanimously opposed to any effort to establish hunting season regulations where the ultimate aim is the inclusion of crossbows in bowhunting seasons or in archery-only areas. The below signed organizations and bowhunting-related businesses have joined the National Bowhunting Summit conferees in believing that, in order to preserve the integrity of bowhunting, it is vital that crossbows not be permitted in bow seasons or archery-only hunting areas. Respectfully, Alabama Society of Traditional Bowmen Alaskan Bowhunters Association Alberta Bowhunters Association Alberta Traditional Bowhunters Archery Big Bucks of Missouri Archery Past (OR) Association of Traditional Hunting Archers Bayou State Bowhunters (LA) BobТs Archery Sales (CO) Bowhunting Council of Oklahoma Bowhunters of Alabama Bowhunters of Wyoming Carolina Traditional Archers Traditional Bowhunters of Montana Colorado Bowhunters Association Traditional Bowhunters of Washington Compton Traditional Bowhunters United Bowhunters of Connecticut Georgia Bowhunters Association United Bowhunters of Illinois Green Mountain Traditional Bowhunters United Bowhunters of Kentucky Horse Creek Traditional Archery Club (FL) United Bowhunters of Missouri Idaho State Bowhunters United Bowhunters of New Jersey Idaho Traditional Bowhunters United Bowhunters Pennsylvania Illinois Bowhunters Society Virginia Bowhunters Association Indiana Bowhunters Association Wakulla Archery Club (FL) Iowa Bowhunters Association Washington State Bowhunters Iowa Traditional Bowhunters Society Washington State Archery Association Kansas Bowhunters Association West Virginia Bowhunters Association Lone Star Bowhunters Association (TX) Wisconsin Bowhunters Association Maine Bowhunters Association Maine Traditional Archers Maryland Bowhunters Society Massachusetts Bowhunters Association Michigan Bow Hunters Association Michigan Traditional Bowhunters Minnesota Bowhunters, Inc. Mississippi Bowhunters Association Missouri Bow Hunters Association Montana Bowhunters Association Nebraska Bowhunters Association Nebraska Traditional Archers New York Bowhunters, Inc. North Carolina Bowhunters Association North Dakota Bowhunters Association Northern Bowhunters Association (AB) Ohio Bowhunters Association Oregon Bow Hunters Pennyslvania Association of Traditional Hunting Archers Pope and Young Club Professional Bowhunters Society South Carolina Bowhunters Association South Dakota Bowhunters, Inc. Suburban Whitetail Management of North Georgia Suncoast Archers, Inc. 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