ORIGINAL: Double Creek
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.
I was under the impression that bag limits and hunting seasons are the way they are to benefit the animal not one type of hunter.
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.
You can't kill enough deer yet you fight to limit other hunters' ability to hunt them. I guess I don't see the logic in that. It certainly is not for the benefit of hunting.