Can't comment on NY, but in Pa it was a GC decision. Based on a few issues. Excess Deer for food supply and some insurance input with regards the number of Deer/Car collisions. Didn't hear a single comment from either side that had anything to do with how one hunts.
I was in a State Farm meeting in Pa. where the insurance company bragged about pressuring the State into changing game laws to save them money. Do you remember in the late 80s-through about 91 or 92 when you could literally kill five deer a year without even hunting.......
The numbers STATE FARM showed usat the time were : 1750.00 dollars per deer hit incident x 50000 deer incidents reported = 87,500,000 dollars spend on deer repairs average.
