RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

it's in the hot topics section May 12, summary. the way i look at it. it was good for the economy as well as for the sport. you have all the outfitters around investing in crossbow equipment, and if they didn't allow crossbows then there'd be alot of angry citizens.

RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

Thanks for the link but I can't seem to find it. Looked thru both the 12th and 13th PDFs. I read the following thread on a crossbow site: http://crossbownation.com/community/...706&page=3

RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

I got this email from NCWildlife on June 1 its looks like we will have to wait till next year. [:@][:@]

Martin













[align=left]N.C. Wildlife Update [/align]
[align=right]Regulations | Legislative | Boating | News [/align]






Dear Wildlife Stakeholder,


This email is part of our ongoing effort to share important information with our constituents. We hope these outreach efforts will help North Carolina's wildlife stakeholders learn about current issuesand that the open communication will enhance our constituent partnerships.





Chairman Seegars and I are committed to ensuring that every stakeholder has access to information about policy development and agency programs. We have posted summaries from the March 3, 2009 committee meetings and minutes from the March 4, 2009 commission meeting on our website at www.ncwildlife.org under "Hot Topics" and we will continue to place important information on our website for our constituents to review and download.



























In this update, we have included the latest news regarding the status of proposed regulations, proposals in the General Assembly,boating safety and links to recent press releases. We hope these updates will help you stay connected to your wildlife agency. As always, we are interested in hearing from you.


































Sincerely,
Gordon Myers
Executive Director
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission






Inland Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations Update




















































"The North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations Digests" are being printed and should be available online by July 1 and through license agents shortly thereafter. Please note that the effective date has been delayed for several rules adopted by the Wildlife Resources Commission at its March 4, 2009 meeting. Although the delayed rules were approved by the Rules Review Commission (RRC) at their April 16, 2009 meeting, they were referred for legislative review because the RRC received 10 or more written objections requesting review by the legislature.The contested rule changes will not be implemented this year and will not be reflected in the regulations digest.

Temporary Rulemaking- We have received a number of inquiries regarding temporary rulemaking as an option to implement the contested rules this year. In accordance with General Statute 150B ‑ 21.1, the WRC may adopt temporary rules when immediate adoption is required by the need to establish any of the following:

a. No wake zones.













































b. Hunting or fishing seasons.













































c. Hunting or fishing bag limits.













































d. Management of public game lands as defined in G.S. 113 ‑ 129(8a).

There have been reports that all of the contested rule proposalsare eligiblefor temporary rulemaking. Those reports are inaccurate. Of the contested rule proposals, the only regulation changesclearly eligible for temporary rulemaking are portions of the white-tailed deer rule. Specifically, regulation proposals H3 through H9 adopted by the WRC on March 4, 2009 meet the seasons and bag limits criteria. Further, implementation of temporary rules should only be used when we can clearly demonstrate that there is a need for immediate adoption. This provision should be used judiciously toserve compelling resource management objectives.

The contested changes referred to the General Assembly are: [/i]

H1) Require persons harvesting deer through the Deer Management Assistance Program to use tags provided by the Commission and report their harvests, whether those deer are antlerless or antlered. Allow harvest of deer on DMAP areas under the big game harvest report card and the bonus antlerless deer harvest report card, where applicable. [/i]

H2) Change the description of where bonus antlerless deer harvest report cards may be used from "private lands" to "lands other than those enrolled in the Commission's Game Land Program" in order to permit the use of these cards on military installations, national wildlife refuges, and other public lands that are NOT game lands. [/i]

H3) Remove the daily bag limit for deer. [/i]

H4) Allow hunters to use archery equipment to harvest deer during the muzzleloading firearms season on game lands. [/i]

H5) Shorten the bow season by one week and open the muzzleloader season one week earlier to create a two week muzzleloader season. [/i]

H6) Deer seasons in the Northwestern deer season will be changed so that the regular gun season is extended through January 1. Deer seasons in the Eastern, Central, and Western deer season structures will remain unchanged. [/i]

H7) Deer seasons on game lands in the Northwestern deer season will be changed so that the regular gun season is extended through January 1. Deer seasons on game lands in the Eastern, Central, and Western deer season structures will remain unchanged. [/i]

H8) Open all private lands in the Eastern, Central, and Northwestern deer seasons to the maximum either-sex deer season. [/i]

H9) Assign all of Moore County to the Eastern deer season. [/i]

H25) Allow falconry on Sundays, except for migratory game birds. [/i]

H26) Allow bow hunting on Sundays on private lands only, except for migratory game birds. [/i]

H28) Allow the use of crossbows, without permit, anytime bow and arrows are legal weapons. [/i]

H48) Disallow the selling of live foxes and coyotes taken under a depredation permit to controlled hunting preserves. [/i]

H50) Allow a landowner with a valid depredation permit to give away the edible portions of deer to anyone. Require the recipient to retain a copy of the depredation permit. [/i]

H51) Eliminate the requirement that a landholder must get a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit for the taking of migratory birds before getting a Commission permit to do so.

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Legislative Update






The budget outlook for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is very similar to that of all other state agencies. Approximately 1/3 of the WRC budget is derived from an annual transfer of state sales tax revenues, which are down substantially. We are working to preserve our sales tax funding, while implementing measures to reduce costs and eliminate non-essential expenditures.



The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is supporting passage of five bills in the General Assembly that have direct impacts on fish and wildlife management. The bill titles, a brief description, and the General Assembly bill numbers are:



Antlerless Deer Tag Fee SB 1008
An act to provide for a fee for bonus antlerless deer tags.




Hunting License Exemption for Special Events SB 1009
An act to authorize the Wildlife Resources Commission to provide exemptions from hunting license requirements for special events.



Migratory game Bird Season Authority SB 1010
An act to authorize the Wildlife Resources Commission to adopt season structures for migratory game bird seasons and to allow the use of unplugged shotguns and electronic calls.



Amend Trap Sizes SB 1011
An act to amend the law governing the sizes of traps for taking of wild animals.



Standardize Wild Boar Seasons/Swine Study HB 1118
An act to standardize wild boar hunting season and the harvesting of feral swine and to direct the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study issues related to the importation of feral swine in North Carolina.







Boating Safety







North Carolina Targets Boating Under the Influence on June 26-28


As part of Operation Dry Water, wildlife officers of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and cooperating law enforcement agencies will join a nationwide initiative to detect intoxicated boaters and enforce boating under the influence (BUI) laws.



Officers will conduct BUI-focused enforcement, saturation patrols, checkpoints and educational efforts throughout the state's waterways.



For more information, go to North Carolina Joins National Operation Dry Water Campaign.




News






Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education Announces Sunday Closing
Biologists Offer Tips to Ward Off Foxes
North Carolina Anglers Contribute Significantly to State Economy
Delayed-Harvest Trout Waters Open Under Hatchery-Supported Regulations on June 6
Free Kids' Fishing Events Scheduled for Early June
For a Safe Boating Experience, Always Wear a Life Vest

RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

Well Martin, if I'm reading your post correctly, the commision MAY temporarely allow the contested rule changes this year on a trial basis. Do you get that feeling or am I just darn hopeful? LOL
BBO

RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

Quote from NC Wildlife
There have been reports that all of the contested rule proposalsare eligiblefor temporary rulemaking. Those reports are inaccurate. Of the contested rule proposals, the only regulation changesclearly eligible for temporary rulemaking are portions of the white-tailed deer rule. Specifically, regulation proposals H3 through H9 adopted by the WRC on March 4, 2009 meet the seasons and bag limits criteria. Further, implementation of temporary rules should only be used when we can clearly demonstrate that there is a need for immediate adoption. This provision should be used judiciously toserve compelling resource management objectives

Buddy, it sounds to me like H3 - H9 are the only ones the tempory rules apply for. The crossbow rule is H28. But I might be wrong. I think they could have explained it better.
Martin

RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

It does seem that way, but still confusing to me whether crossbows will be allowed this year or next.

RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

if anybody reading this works for the wrc, then let me just ask them what the ****? i picked up a copy of the regulations in my local wal-mart and am just so fed up with this state. no two week ml season, no crossbows (after i and many others have already invested in them), what is going on here? the wildlife resources commission is such a bunch of pansies that they bow under pressure from either side. make a decision and make it stick. you have wasted my money. i'd like one of two things; i'd like for crossbows to be legal anytime archery equipment is legal without permit, or for the wildlife resources commission to send me a check. i've basically pissed away hundreds of dollars because a month ago it looked like smooth sailing. i bought the thing in late march, possibly early april, and everything looked good to go, there was going to be a season, then we'll have to wait until may until these proposed rule changes can be reviewed, upon further review, on may 12, 2009 H28- whatever were adopted as a group. then apparently sometime after may 13, they basically decided to have me bend over and take it in the ass. nice going you *****footing bastards. south carolina looks a whole lot better now. an earlier season, crossbows are legal, and it seems they can make up their ****ing minds.

RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

you can't even type p u s s y footing up here?

RE: NC Crossbow season may be delayed
 

Well Rustynobles, I have my permit to hunt in NC and it wasn't hard at all to get. Just get an applicition from the wrc and take it to your doctor and have him sign it. That's it. Then go hunting this year. It cost you nothing for the permit anyway. And besides, all my friends at work that have bought Xbows like you have, say they're going to hunt with em anyway this year. Rules or not. LOL. True. That's what they say. Good Luck I say!
BBO