Originally Posted by
boomer92266
it is no doubt scopes help with longer shots, there are hunters out there tho that if they think their guns will shoot 250 they will try a shot at 250 scope or not. a scope helps to make a more humane kill, now without them a person should limit there shots but some will try with these new inlines whether they have a scope or not and that means wounded and possible lost game.
And you believe the same yahoos will not be trying shots to 350 yards with a scope?
I and the people I hunt with know their limits and don't exceed them. We respect the game too much.
You are not still not addressing the issue I raise: Will allowing scopes increase the harvest. I think from your posts you too believe that it would.
That is the issue I raise: scopes will increase the harvest and DECREASE the number of tags issued.
If you will give me a guarantee that scopes won't lower the tags issued, then I will switch sides in this argument. But you know as well as I that increased harvest will result in reduced tag numbers.