Flintlock only season a petition (not mine)

mike243 said:
I have broken back parts, I have a cross bow, haven't carried it in 7-9 years after a doe jumped the string at 10y,lost her and hung it up in the basement, it's unethical for me to use 1.
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I have 2 rods a cage and 9 screws, and still love it, but since you dont do it the rest of us shouldnt be able too?
 
Sure but why cant I use weapon of my choice I payed the same $1620 for a lifetime. Bow hunters have always gotten more limits and time, I never have understood the reason, I see several bow hunters that never pu a rifle, they are true bow hunters and the ones who drop it and pu a gun of some sort only use it to extend their season imo. In all truth that was the reason I got into it in the mid 70's. a lot has changed in the last 50 years.
 
mike243 said:
Sure but why cant I use weapon of my choice I payed the same $1620 for a lifetime. Bow hunters have always gotten more limits and time, I never have understood the reason, I see several bow hunters that never pu a rifle, they are true bow hunters and the ones who drop it and pu a gun of some sort only use it to extend their season imo. In all truth that was the reason I got into it in the mid 70's. a lot has changed in the last 50 years.
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If you're really asking that question than all the explanation in the world isnt going to help
 
redblood said:
We all would like to tweak the season to make it align
More with our interests in certain ways in sure, but all in all i feel we should leave it alone. Not perfect for my tastes but i feel it gives everyone ample opportunity to hunt the way they like without over exhausting the resource.
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Agreed. I complain about archery season, but only because I honestly don't think anyone should have a "special" season for the way they want to hunt. Just declare it "deer season" and adjust the bag limits and season lengths to prevent overharvest. Let people hunt with what they want to hunt with.

Of course, my comments are geared towards private land. I can definitely see where "special" hunts have their place on public lands.
 
I can remember when it was illegal too kill a doe with a gun…. period.

Bow and Muzzleloader season were both established too offer hunters more opportunity at killing a deer..
50 years ago deer weren't tied behind every bush..
So any additional time in the field was a plus & many of us bought the appropriate gear too hunt those additional seasons.

WMA's started having Primitive Weapons either sex hunts meaning legal weapons being a bow be it traditional or compound or a muzzleloader of specific caliber and it must be loaded from the muzzle.
Crossbows were only allowed for Handicapped Hunters.

Soon after States started having the special Muzzleloading season a month or so after bow season had opened..

Here's a pic of what would have been one of the original inlines of which many of us owned at the time..

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.45 cal H& R Huntsman I owed one just like it, be it far from a traditional muzzloader.

At least that's the way I remember it all beginning..🤣👍
 
Smo said:
I can remember when it was illegal too kill a doe with a gun…. period.

Bow and Muzzleloader season were both established too offer hunters more opportunity at killing a deer..
50 years ago deer weren't tied behind every bush..
So any additional time in the field was a plus & many of us bought the appropriate gear too hunt those additional seasons.

WMA's started having Primitive Weapons either sex hunts meaning legal weapons being a bow be it traditional or compound or a muzzleloader of specific caliber and it must be loaded from the muzzle.
Crossbows were only allowed for Handicapped Hunters.

Soon after States started having the special Muzzleloading season a month or so after bow season had opened..

Here's a pic of what would have been one of the original inlines of which many of us owned at the time..

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.45 cal H& R Huntsman I owed one just like it, be it far from a traditional muzzloader.

At least that's the way I remember it all beginning..🤣👍
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Killed my first muzzle loader deer with 1 just like this, stupid thing shot about a foot higher at 50y compared to 25y, missed first shot, came back 30 minutes later, aimed for the white spot on his chest, went up the left nostril.
 
knightrider said:
Its been explained for decades you just dont like the answer because it doesnt fit what you want. It gives hunters mire opportunities without straining the resource
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A set limit can't strain nothing, Bow shooters are given 4 more doe over other type of guns here in the east, I see a lot of posts where they are killing deer to give away, had no intention of eating them, I'm sure they do it with guns also but their tag their hunt.
 
mike243 said:
A set limit can't strain nothing, Bow shooters are given 4 more doe over other type of guns here in the east, I see a lot of posts where they are killing deer to give away, had no intention of eating them, I'm sure they do it with guns also but their tag their hunt.
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The probability of filling that set limit with archery is way less than with a gun, thats why its set the way it is. Its a feel good measure . If you want a crack at those 4 more does than youll have to do like the rest of us and archery hunt
 
Smo said:
I can remember when it was illegal too kill a doe with a gun…. period.

Bow and Muzzleloader season were both established too offer hunters more opportunity at killing a deer..
50 years ago deer weren't tied behind every bush..
So any additional time in the field was a plus & many of us bought the appropriate gear too hunt those additional seasons.

WMA's started having Primitive Weapons either sex hunts meaning legal weapons being a bow be it traditional or compound or a muzzleloader of specific caliber and it must be loaded from the muzzle.
Crossbows were only allowed for Handicapped Hunters.

Soon after States started having the special Muzzleloading season a month or so after bow season had opened..

Here's a pic of what would have been one of the original inlines of which many of us owned at the time..

View attachment 270617
.45 cal H& R Huntsman I owed one just like it, be it far from a traditional muzzloader.

At least that's the way I remember it all beginning..🤣👍
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I still own CVA ' s original inline muzzloader ....an Apollo. Shoots fairly accurate out to about 100 yards ...killed a many a deer with it .
 
BSK said:
Agreed. I complain about archery season, but only because I honestly don't think anyone should have a "special" season for the way they want to hunt. Just declare it "deer season" and adjust the bag limits and season lengths to prevent overharvest. Let people hunt with what they want to hunt with.

Of course, my comments are geared towards private land. I can definitely see where "special" hunts have their place on public lands.
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So you support " Hunt your Hunt " ? 😁
 
If the state was doing the job set forth for set forth in the Declaraion of Independence, which is to "secure the rights" of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" then this debate and the states myriad regulations would not exist.

A general deer season where the weapon chosen was up to the hunter would suffice.

County by county harvest limits and season dates would greatly benefit the deer herd and those of us that revere it as well.

Hunter orange requirements are an axe I choose to grind. To me, they are akin to seatbelt and helmet laws. A convenient infringement on liberty for the statists to invoke the safety cult in order to mulct the citizenry out of money to swell the bureaucracy, fatten its purse, and never wake from the authoritarian wet dream.
 
348Winchester said:
If the state was doing the job set forth for set forth in the Declaraion of Independence, which is to "secure the rights" of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" then this debate and the states myriad regulations would not exist.

A general deer season where the weapon chosen was up to the hunter would suffice.

County by county harvest limits and season dates would greatly benefit the deer herd and those of us that revere it as well.

Hunter orange requirements are an axe I choose to grind. To me, they are akin to seatbelt and helmet laws. A convenient infringement on liberty for the statists to invoke the safety cult in order to mulct the citizenry out of money to swell the bureaucracy, fatten its purse, and never wake from the authoritarian wet dream.
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Hunter orange is not required as long as you own the land you hunt. I scrapped mine years ago
 

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