ORIGINAL: brucelanthier
ORIGINAL: Big Duane
What do YOU know about MOSTcompounder's and crossbower's lives? Are you involved in MOST compounder's and crossbower's lives?
fair enough - tell me how many compounders are there in your states archery season.
then tell me how many attend 3D shoots
theres your answer - I mean, what % of bowhunters go to these 3D shoots.
No, you tell me. YOU are the one making the claim that MOST don't shoot in the off season. YOU back up YOUR claim. What are you basing this claim that MOST don't shoot in the off season on?
I'll respond as secretary of the MS Bowhunters Association, I keep up with stats like this..... We have 50,000 bowhunters in this state... About 150 show up to the state championship shoot. I would guess on any given weekend you may have 1,000 shooters statewide at a 3-D shoot...
Also, after serving 2 years in this position I've learned one thing...90% of bowhunters are only in it for the extra time in the field.. If guns were legal tomorrow during bow season you would loose 90% of your bowhunters over night.
We fight xbows being allowed into archery b/c we feel that it sets a dangerous precedent for other weapons to be introduced. In a state like MSwhere the dept. of gameandfish is telling us we can't kill enough deer, its a very real possibility of having a "pick your weapon" format in order to control the deer herd. We've been told my the legistlature, its not if that will happen, its when.
Look at what was once primitive weapons season... Started with loose powder and no scope... Then they allowed a red dot style scope....then full scopes.....The powder pellets.....Then inlines...now the handi rifles.... The entire spirit of primitive weapons season was lost in little over a decade... I have no doubt that we will see vast changes in our season structure over the next couple of decades.. And it will not be for the benefit of the bowhunter.