slamdunk
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Just a thought here-
WHAT IF-
The archery season was put into place simply to provide opportunity to those who enjoy this style of hunting?
Same as above with muzzleloader hunts☝
The rifle season is used as the most effective tool to "manage" game numbers.
Let's realize that the DWR is a resource and a business that needs managed as both.
They have numbers that need to be met in order to appease the resource and the privileged public hunters who utilize it as sport, tradition and yes, we are tools used for the balancing act.
The lowest success rates of the three is archery first, second is muzzleloader followed by the higher success rifle hunts coming last to finish the work of "management" of the total numbers of all big game.
Then why limit technology you ask?
Because {we} have gotten too efficient at killing our renewable resources and need to slow it down so we as sportsman and as "tools" can continue to enjoy what we do for generations to come.
Outfitters have taken it too far IMO, and not for the sake of "management" but for the sake of business and with utilizing various high tech tools of the trade in order to "kill for profit".
Who remembers when archery and muzzleloader seasons were called "primitive weapon hunts"?
They don't call them that anymore because we have strayed far from "primitive".
We've done that to ourselves because we didn't draw a line in the sand when we should have.
Now we have "sliders" (whatever those are?) and 500+ yard muzzleloaders.
Nothing "primitive" whatsoever.
Rifles were never intended to be limited, hence hundreds of various calibers to reach further and hit harder.
FYI- No I'm not solely defending rifles.
I love muzzleloader hunting because it gives me the best of both worlds.
A good "in between" archery and rifle hunting and i would definitely support going backwards to limit it's capabilities, and my own.
Just thinking while having my coffee this morning ?
WHAT IF-
The archery season was put into place simply to provide opportunity to those who enjoy this style of hunting?
Same as above with muzzleloader hunts☝
The rifle season is used as the most effective tool to "manage" game numbers.
Let's realize that the DWR is a resource and a business that needs managed as both.
They have numbers that need to be met in order to appease the resource and the privileged public hunters who utilize it as sport, tradition and yes, we are tools used for the balancing act.
The lowest success rates of the three is archery first, second is muzzleloader followed by the higher success rifle hunts coming last to finish the work of "management" of the total numbers of all big game.
Then why limit technology you ask?
Because {we} have gotten too efficient at killing our renewable resources and need to slow it down so we as sportsman and as "tools" can continue to enjoy what we do for generations to come.
Outfitters have taken it too far IMO, and not for the sake of "management" but for the sake of business and with utilizing various high tech tools of the trade in order to "kill for profit".
Who remembers when archery and muzzleloader seasons were called "primitive weapon hunts"?
They don't call them that anymore because we have strayed far from "primitive".
We've done that to ourselves because we didn't draw a line in the sand when we should have.
Now we have "sliders" (whatever those are?) and 500+ yard muzzleloaders.
Nothing "primitive" whatsoever.
Rifles were never intended to be limited, hence hundreds of various calibers to reach further and hit harder.
FYI- No I'm not solely defending rifles.
I love muzzleloader hunting because it gives me the best of both worlds.
A good "in between" archery and rifle hunting and i would definitely support going backwards to limit it's capabilities, and my own.
Just thinking while having my coffee this morning ?