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Some states, some counties within states, have a high number of deer per square mile. Some have much, much lower density. I've hunted in north Texas all my life and never thought it was bad hunting. On my first trip into the Hill Country though, I saw 10 times more road kill deer on that drive than I'd seen in 35 years of driving on north Texas roads, combined. There was at least one for every mile between Brady and Mason, south of Abilene. I could add up every deer I'd ever seen in my life before, and the total couldn't come close to adding up to the number I saw on that one ranch on that single weekend. It was incredible.

No way bowhunters could be able to harvest enough deer from that area to keep numbers in check. It's heavily gun hunted already and it's not happening.

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Well Jimbo, having seen all the slammers you've been knocking down over the past few years, it's pretty obvioushow well that's been working out for you, so I'll have to pass. ;):D

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I would hate it. I want the local gun hunters to stay gun hunters, not attempt to use archery. I like being all by my lonesome.

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Maybe a trip to the "King" ranch might suit your style a bit better.;)

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I would continue to hunt in my county,on my ground, legal or not. Just calling it the way I see it.

Bans don't always work anyway. I know people that still use lead to hunt waterfowl. A local exterminator was fined last year for using chlordane, banned since 1988. Some people are simply going to continue to do whatever the hell they want to.

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I'm not a fan of Texas. Thanks though.

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My opinion is formed from hunting 2 primary locations
1. Suburban area where gun hunting is allowed, but due to the area constraints is severly limited as is any hunting at all. People will complain out of one side that the deer are eating thier plants and you can't safely drive down the roads, but no one wants to let someone hunt thier back yard. There are way too many deer. More than the habitat could naturally handle, because so many people feed the deer and or provide food for them as thier expensive landscaping.The buck:doe ratio is out of whack and I do see small under weight deer often.

2.Mostly privately owned farmland with excellent habitat, good deal of hunting pressure, but most is focused on bucks. Deer pops are exploding. Forestgrowth & regeneration has slowed dramatically, browse line is horrible. If left unchecked its going to get worse.I can drive in a 6 mile loop and see 100-130 deer in a average night of spotting.


Inplaces where the food supply is not supplemented, the deer will eat themselves right out of thier habitat and destroy it. The food supplydisappears and the deer numbers crash.In places where the food supply is supplemented, the forest habitat takes a pounding, but the numbers don't crash as bad because of crops to eat. but then get a hard winter and see what happens, with huge deer numbers and no winter browse.

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Any plans on banning Texas?

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I personally would be pretty pissed if my (or any county for that matter) was designated a "bow only" county. I feel it can only be detrimental to hunting as a whole. It would only further divide us as hunters and bolster the elitism that runs rampant through the bow hunting community as it is. We have this in Illinois, there are a few counties (Cook for one) that gun hunting is not allowed and I think it's pure crap!

On the other side of the coin. If I ever paid for a hunt you can bet I would never sign up with an outfitter who didn't allow bow hunting. There are those who believe it is not a humane nor efficient form of weapon.....they can keep their business. It's folks who try to divide hunters with silly and poorly researched rules that will ruin this sport for everyone.

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The county I reside in is a bow only county.. although don't let that fool you... there is no land to hunt in it anyways.[&o]

I haven't been on in a few... when did we get all crazy about gun rights and ownership.. did I miss something? I miss alot of things here on HNI... but I would think this latest tif extends from something..:eek:

Either way.. carry on gents/ladies/Justin.[8D]