Comments on: Are You Pro Choice When It Comes To Deer Season? http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2008/08/02/are-you-pro-choice-when-it-comes-to-deer-season/ Hunting, Outdoor Photography, Wildlife, Fishing Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Phillip http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2008/08/02/are-you-pro-choice-when-it-comes-to-deer-season/#comment-37015 Phillip Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:51:13 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=820#comment-37015 Seems to me that the ruling on private lands only wouldn't necessarily have a negative impact on bowhunters or muzzleloaders, unless you're sharing those private lands with other hunters... maybe leases or something? If that's the case, then maybe working some language into the lease agreement to preserve the archery only and muzzleloader only seasons on that private land. Otherwise, if it's my land and I choose to shoot deer with rifles in September, then I don't see how that's going to have an impact on anyone else... except that maybe the hunting pressure on my property will move more deer onto the neighbors' places. I do believe the plan would go a long way to increasing the deer harvest, although as you said, Moose, if folks don't shoot does it's never going to be what it should be. Seems to me that the ruling on private lands only wouldn’t necessarily have a negative impact on bowhunters or muzzleloaders, unless you’re sharing those private lands with other hunters… maybe leases or something? If that’s the case, then maybe working some language into the lease agreement to preserve the archery only and muzzleloader only seasons on that private land.

Otherwise, if it’s my land and I choose to shoot deer with rifles in September, then I don’t see how that’s going to have an impact on anyone else… except that maybe the hunting pressure on my property will move more deer onto the neighbors’ places.

I do believe the plan would go a long way to increasing the deer harvest, although as you said, Moose, if folks don’t shoot does it’s never going to be what it should be.

]]> By: Rick http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2008/08/02/are-you-pro-choice-when-it-comes-to-deer-season/#comment-36261 Rick Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:12:18 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=820#comment-36261 You have to give them credit though, they see a problem and they are trying to fix it before it gets worse. Something like this should always come down to a vote because you don't want it being said that it is one sided. Those early seasons are important to the muzzleloader and archery hunters, I for one know how difficult it is to tag early and to make the big guns come out early would just make matters worse in my opinion. Seasons are seperated for a reason and that it to give everyone a fair chance to to do their part at game management for the most part. You have to give them credit though, they see a problem and they are trying to fix it before it gets worse. Something like this should always come down to a vote because you don’t want it being said that it is one sided.
Those early seasons are important to the muzzleloader and archery hunters, I for one know how difficult it is to tag early and to make the big guns come out early would just make matters worse in my opinion.
Seasons are seperated for a reason and that it to give everyone a fair chance to to do their part at game management for the most part.

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