Sacrificing weapon quality for buck/herd quality and opportunity

[SDHNTR]

I agree with this 100 percent, I want the opportunity! Rifle, muzzy, compound or recurve I just want the opportunity to stay here.

Absolutely!

 

[CMF]

Yeah limiting archery success is the harder weapon to address. Archery success and participation from 2000 to know is up considerably. Maybe limit it to 1 pin / no slider.

I'm saying its already so limiting, adding regulations to archery sights is just creating unnecessary regulation... Don't mess with it

 

[S.Clancy]

I'm saying its already so limiting, adding regulations to archery sights is just creating unnecessary regulation... Don't mess with it

Exactly, just make archery traditional only. Done deal

 

[SDHNTR]

Exactly, just make archery traditional only. Done deal

How is this even in the same conversation as limiting rifles capable of killing big game at 1000 yards?

An 80 yard weapon like a modern compound bow doesn’t need more limitations.

Again, the need for common sense abounds.

 

[JFK]

It’s nonsense to suggest that rifles that can effectively hit things at 3x the distance they used to havent changed anything with regard to efficacy and success. How could that be possible?

I use one, and don’t feel bad about it. But if a game agency recognized there was an issue and made some changes to address it I don’t think I’d judge them that harshly.

It would hurt opportunity….a lot. Some people would go out and buy a bow or a muzzleloader. Probably quite a few wouldn’t. and they’d stop hunting or go elsewhere. Some of the ones that did adopt primitive gear would learn it’s much harder, not get a deer for multiple seasons and then quit. I’ve hunted in areas that have both rifle and primitive sections and the primitive sections are universally less crowded on every day of season.

 

[S.Clancy]

How is this even in the same conversation as limiting rifles capable of killing big game at 1000 yards?

An 80 yard weapon like a modern compound bow doesn’t need more limitations.

Again, the need for common sense abounds.

I'm saying do both.

 

[NickyD]

I’d like to see a variety of management styles. Some units could be primitive weapons only and others using modern rifles. Majority of people are content with shooting younger bucks and it’s important to allow them to do that. The barrier to entry would also be too high for most people if they weren’t allowed to use a scoped rifle.

 

[Hnthrdr]

I’d like to see a variety of management styles. Some units could be primitive weapons only and others using modern rifles. Majority of people are content with shooting younger bucks and it’s important to allow them to do that. The barrier to entry would also be too high for most people if they weren’t allowed to use a scoped rifle.

Gramps killed plenty of bucks with an iron sight 30-30 in the northern AZ desert mountains… I think we could do the same today