As we speak, we are in the middle ofthe 30 day archery season for elk in Colorado. Thousands of hunters are in full camo sneaking around the mountanstrying to beat the odds and arrow an elk. Yesterday was opening day of muzzleloader season which runs for one week concurrent to archery season. Another orange army will show up to try and bag an elk using the smoke poles. If you think a deer reacts poorly to pressure you ought to see what an elk does under those circumstances, but that is another thread for another day.

One can call it selfish if you like, the real issue as I see it is a safety issue. Almost 100% of the hunting is done from the ground, to me it is a recipe for disaster, an accident waiting to happen.