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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:24 AM
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I think that quite a few hunters would opt to hunt earlier also if they were to even try to restrict the early season to another weapon only.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:26 AM
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You don't think that allowing bowhunting in October gets more people into bowhunting than if it were in the general season only? As I stated before, the only reason I bought my first bow was to extend my season and I have grown to love it. Which, in turn, lead me to get my son into it at a very early age. If you really want to introduce more young people to the sport, it makes a lot more sense to create a single, early season that allows kids to use a rifle, bow, or primitive weapon. Don't hide behind your head start to hit the woods and try to say it's best for the kids. If a kid wants to learn how to hunt, he/she shouldn't be forced to choose between a gun or bow in order to be the first to hit the woods.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:28 AM
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You don't think that allowing bowhunting in October gets more people into bowhunting than if it were in the general season only? As I stated before, the only reason I bought my first bow was to extend my season and I have grown to love it. Which, in turn, lead me to get my son into it at a very early age. If you really want to introduce more young people to the sport, it makes a lot more sense to create a single, early season that allows kids to use a rifle, bow, or primitive weapon. Don't hide behind your head start to hit the woods and try to say it's best for the kids. I am not hiding behind anything. I was a grown man when I picked up the bow for the first time, not a kid. I was just stating that it's a cycle. Had the season not been longer maybe I would have never tried it...who knows. But it was, and I did, and now my kid loves it too.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:32 AM
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They should have a spear season before bow.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:33 AM
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I did away with ML season several years ago....and restrict bow usage before the first sat in Nov. Just trying to keep it fair and pressure off the deer. I have to be honest here... I did not think you would be one of the ones to chime in with the unfair argument. I honestly think it's fair since even a 4yo could hunt with a xbow and a 100yo could too. It's just not something I want the deer we have to deal with; everyone understands, I have a strong backing and everyone has other places to hunt.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:34 AM
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They should have a spear season before bow. Wonder if Mathews would make a $1000 spear? If they did I would probably buy it.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:36 AM
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I did away with ML season several years ago....and restrict bow usage before the first sat in Nov. Just trying to keep it fair and pressure off the deer. For the State of Texas or just your lease? Guess you could call them leases
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:37 AM
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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My choice would be a season that begins without restrictions, with a two-week period somewhere in the middle that restricts hunters to using EITHER a bow or primitive firearm.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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They should have a spear season before bow. Wonder if Mathews would make a $1000 spear? If they did I would probably buy it. Catch it if you can!
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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I did away with ML season several years ago....and restrict bow usage before the first sat in Nov. Just trying to keep it fair and pressure off the deer. For the State of Texas or just your lease? Guess you could call them leases His "leases" are all over the state, on every county road. Barditches.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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I did away with ML season several years ago....and restrict bow usage before the first sat in Nov. Just trying to keep it fair and pressure off the deer. For the State of Texas or just your lease? Guess you could call them leases His "leases" are all over the state, on every county road. Barditches. there's a chevy/gmc 4x4 requirement too!
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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My choice would be a season that begins without restrictions, with a two-week period somewhere in the middle that restricts hunters to using EITHER a bow or primitive firearm. And that's a valid opinion, but not what the thread is about. If you think it's "unfair" for bowhunters to be able to hunt October then please state what it is that makes it unfair to the people that choose not to.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:41 AM
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:41 AM
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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Little Johnny: "Hey, that kid has chocolate cake!"
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Little Johnny: "I don't want any, I just don't want him to have it"
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:44 AM
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I also get the insurance on rentals in other states fyi.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:44 AM
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:45 AM
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Little Johnny: "Hey, that kid has chocolate cake!"
Teacher: "You can have some too Little Johnny"
Little Johnny: "I don't want any, I just don't want him to have it"
You better not get Little Johnny involved in this are you might end up in camp. You know how most of those little Johnny stories endup
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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And that's a valid opinion, but not what the thread is about. If you think it's "unfair" for bowhunters to be able to hunt October then please state what it is that makes it unfair to the people that choose not to. The answer should be obvious. Giving any specific group early access to a resource gives them an advantage over others. If the roles were flipped, rifle hunters would have an advantage given an early season that restricted the use of bows. Again, the advantage gained is what drives the market for what is necessary to participate.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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01/12/12 12:47 AM
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I also get the insurance on rentals in other states fyi. I have heard a rumor that you are the new poster boy for Geico
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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And that's a valid opinion, but not what the thread is about. If you think it's "unfair" for bowhunters to be able to hunt October then please state what it is that makes it unfair to the people that choose not to. The answer should be obvious. Giving any specific group early access to a resourc gives them an advantage over others. If the roles were flipped, rifle hunters would have an advantage given an early season that restricted the use of bows. Again, the advantage gained is what drives the market for what is necessary to participate. You're missing the point sir. There is no specific group gaining access to anything that anybody else in the state does not have access to. If the roles were flipped the bow hunters would buy a rifle! You have the same opportunity to hunt October that I do, you simply choose not to.
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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Little Johnny: "Hey, that kid has chocolate cake!"
Teacher: "You can have some too Little Johnny"
Little Johnny: "I don't want any, I just don't want him to have it"
You better not get Little Johnny involved in this are you might end up in camp. You know how most of those little Johnny stories endup That was originally a 3 page story, I just edited out the bad parts..
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Re: "Unfair" to allow bowhunting in October?
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I also get the insurance on rentals in other states fyi. I have heard a rumor that you are the new poster boy for Geico Farm Bureau
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