Archery blacktail hunters act now!!!

[Houndhunter]

the way i see it as when are the deer supposed to get a break? archery hunters have it great here nearly 2 months for both deer and elk, how can you comlpain?

[billythekidrock]

the way i see it as when are the deer supposed to get a break? archery hunters have it great here nearly 2 months for both deer and elk, how can you comlpain?

I agree. Not only that but if you hunt archery for elk and deer then you can shoot a deer as an "incidental" while elk huntingl.

If archers want to hunt in the rut then purchase a modern tag and hunt with archery gear.

[nwhunter]

I am a bowhunter and think that our deer get hunted enough. I actually wish they would close the late archery deer hunt in my area around Forks as the blacktails are hurting bad. Bucks of any size are few and far between and shooting pregnant does in the late season doesn't make any since to me at this time. Maybe some areas could handle what you are suggesting but not across the board. We all dream of hunting the rut for deer or elk and that is where the special permits come in. I have an entiat bow tag this year and that is about as good as it gets in our state for a quality close to the rut hunt and the state has pushed that one a little far as the quality continues to go down. Just my thoughts. nwhunter

[bow4elk]

the way i see it as when are the deer supposed to get a break? archery hunters have it great here nearly 2 months for both deer and elk, how can you comlpain?

I agree. Not only that but if you hunt archery for elk and deer then you can shoot a deer as an "incidental" while elk huntingl.

If archers want to hunt in the rut then purchase a modern tag and hunt with archery gear.

that's what I'm doing next  year...it's driving me NUTS not hunting the past two weeks.  Weather sucked but I'd still have liked to get out there, do some calling and try to make something happen.

[bow4elk]

I would rather hunt the first 3 weeks of november than the last 6 weeks of the year. 

Me too.  In fact, I'd give up all of December for the first two weeks of November. 

[bigbeamhunter]

to the pregnant doe thing about 20 years ago i shot a doe in late dec. while cleaning found something new picked it up .. a little deer fetus never again that late

[257 Wby Mag]

It would be way too hard on the resource, didn't anybody learn anything from the Entiat "wide open" bow season?

If this was the case, every blacktail I know, would trade the 2 1/2 month 667 archery season, for Nov 1-12th.... Hell, give musket hunters the bull rut while your at it...

[blessed]

If you want a blacktail season without disrupting the other hunting seasons ask for Long Island the first week of November. It's archery only already and you could hunt bears there too. 

[MooseStock]

OK.....as a modern rifle hunter should "I" petition to get my Elk season in September so I can hunt Elk in the rut....You know that ain't gonna happen...........Les

[Clark33]

I bought archery this year for 2 reasons.  1) I am a college student and school starts in late Sept. which means i can hunt basically a whole month before school starts. 2) the late season happens to coincide with my xmas break PLUS its during the rut/migrating season.  So what if during the late season the rut isn't in FULL swing.... those bucks are still traveling down from those snow covered Goat rocks, William O', Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peaks, or Pasayten Wilderness areas.  Be great full!

[bullcanyon]

As a bowhunter and someone who enjoys the rut hunts.  I won't be emailing the game department on this issue.  We have it good enough as it is.  Seasons have been set this way for some time now.  I see no problem with it.  Sorry.

[Gamblin Guy]

As a bowhunter for 20+ years, this type of thing only goes to further divide the larger hunting community, pitting one user group against another.   

WSB was involved in moving our early elk season to Sept 1, we know how well that worked out.  Fortunately someone was smart enought to see the conflicts of the holiday weekend that created and moved us back.  Everyone wants to hunt the rut but be realistic....

[PA BEN]

I've been a bow hunter for 23 years. Out of those 23 years, I picked up the rifle for 3 of those years. I have had no problem killing a nice buck each year. If you can't kill a good buck, (Blacktails or Whitetail), with the amount of time you get-----well? The rifle hunters get 3 days to hunt Blacktails in the late hunt. If we keep asking for more and more, we might cut our own throats.

[bigbeamhunter]

 it cant happen eastern states dont have 3 different elk seasons and all the other hunts we have. it is a pretty good state to hunt in, i shot my biggest buck thanks givivg day rattling it in and  a dripper to keep it close you need to put your time in and use it wisely rather than getting more time and not using it wisely..scout  scout scout and scout some more..happy hunting

[Wea300mag]

I've seen post after post from bowhunters saying we all need to stick together. Threads like this cause a lot of hate and discontent between the groups. I think the whole idea should just go away.