Alright stealthy, just to answer a few questions.
Where were all the compounders prior to them being legal ?
We stood, we fought, we lost. DNR did not hold public meetings on this bit of legislation, it was snuck in the backdoor. Maybe it was the big parties thrown by the crossbow manufacturers for legislators and DNR officials? Who knows, all I know is we had no knowledge of the proposed legislation until 1 week prior to the vote. Many of us turned out to attempt to head off the legislation, but we lost that one. I have accepted it and moved on. Now that I have gotten past all of that I am attempting to educate as many as possible through NBEF courses on the limitations of the weapon.
I dunno - ask them. But it got more hunters into the woods - does it matter that its a crossbow that did it ? Can you show me how this is a bad thing
As I said previously, the typical answer is that compounds are: a. too difficult, and b. do not shoot far enough out.
Show me that legalizatio nof crossbows was the direct reason for this. Arkansas lost 2 weeks of archery season this year - but crossbows didnt do it.
I was told by a wildlife biologist in the DNR that the season was decreased specifically for archers in that there would now be more bowhunters in the woods, so fewer days were needed to achieve the same harvest numbers. Also, include the antecdotal evidence that the year they were legalized, we lost one week to rifles.
Want me to create a reylamb jr. ?
Whatever floats your boat man!!!!!
On a side note, why a Widow? I thought the Adcock was all that and more?????? I do not keep up with this forum much anymore so I may have missed that, I am semi-protesting the big buck contests......