You would think some one as hard as you wouldn’t be a cry baby about kids getting your deer. It’s not fair I didn’t get to do it so they shouldn’t get to. Soft as baby shit
You should kick him off your property and tell him what a loser non-hunter he really is!!!!
You'll be ok Kid
You dont have to force yourself to be comfortable with something just because its legal. Its your land, your rules.
That makes me feel good almost 50 and getting called a kid. Now if I get carded it will really make my day. What age do I have to get that I am jealous of children?
Legal doesn't always mean ethical. I don't think government should be the authority on morals and ethics.
I know so many people that do this.
Who should be the authority?
agree. Which is why in most states its a citizen board that largely defines hunting regulations, in cooperation with the state biologists and agencies. Every state is different, but for instance in my state this process, while the anti's have tried to hijack it same as everywhere else, is working pretty darn well. It's very easy to point to areas where this system has major problems (colorado, etc) and no one will argue that it's perfect, but it's also super easy to point to many areas where this system has worked, and continues to work, exceptionally well. It's not perfect, but it's one of the reasons why it's simply not correct to say that the regulations, which are to a degree a representation of what we find acceptable as a group of hunters, are "dictated by government". It's also a slippery slope putting ethics into either legislation or regulation, and many people (me included) are justifiably nervous about doing so. Especially since the opportunity-based conservation funding model we use benefits overall from bringing more people into the activity, or at least maintaining the people we do have, which means there is a clear, quantifiable negative that results from excluding or putting roadblocks in the way of participation. It's also a big part of the reason why I earlier said that if you dont know the difference between legislation and regulation, it's worth reading up on before having this conversation. The point I and a few others have been making all along in this thread though, is that its not clear from what people are complaining about here, that there is any actual reason beyond personal preference why these things (crossbows, youth days, whatever topic has come under this topic here in this thread) are problematic. If there is a legit problem being created, we should have a conversation about whether they should continue--but if you cant or arent pointing to a legit quantifiable problem, then it's nothing more than whining about someone doing it differently than you. MY morals and ethics arent decided by ANY other person, any more than they are by government. The question imo should be much more bout WHY someone thinks X, Y or Z approach is "more ethical". Is it purely preference? Or does it have an impact on others in the big picture? Two totally different situations.
I’d argue that youth seasons drive down hunter participation.
Doesnt that assume that the youth will ONLY be hunting on youth days?
It does. I’m around alot of people with kids. From what I have seen participation longer term has gone down in all but the hardcore hunting families.
