Shorter Archery Season Next Year ?????

[seansfire]

Reading my regs book and near the front is an article from some pencil pusher saying he is cutting archery season shorter next year and giving muzzeloaders 2 weekends. Anybody know how much of our time they are taking ? Anybody know who we can send e-mails of protest to ? Thanks. 

[Lowedog]

Isn't that what they did this year?

Are you talking late archery mule deer as in the Swakane?  I say permit only and make it a longer season!

[seansfire]

the way i read it said archery season in general. it is the full page write up towards the front with pics of the 2 people at the top. it was talking about the 2010 season. sounds like the cost of the tags will be going up also for everyone. good timing on their part with everyone being broke and jobless.

[carpsniperg2]

they did that this year in 382 were i hunt deer for muzzle the archery season used to so tell the 30th of sep now only the 25th and the muzzle guys like me start on the 26th

[jdb]

so six weeks isnt long enoughj?

[bowhuntin]

so six weeks isnt long enoughj?

No, I want our seasons back to the way they were. This has already taken place anyways. License fees went up this past year as well as archers as a whole losing opportunity to hunt. Hopefully we don't get screwed in the next three year hunting season package. Maybe it is just time to get rid of Choose your Weapon.

[jdb]

I would agree with the em getting rid of chose your weapon but archery is like 6 weeks and muzzle is 7 days how fair is that?

[rougheye]

sorry muzzys get more than 7 days 

[carpsniperg2]

i think we went from the 26th sep to like the 7thoct or something like that and then the 20th-30th of nov but the early season is to early needs to go back to the week before modern more deer to look at

[jdb]

ok I stand corrected but early elk is 7 days and the late hunts in central wa are a joke compared to what archey gets

[Special T]

Most of us can only take maybe one week for elk/deer then its just weekend.... doesn't really matter how many days... only weekends! 

[winshooter88]

Go back and read the article again. These changes took place this year, they aren't scheduled for next year. The only thing that it says about 2010 is that permits will be broken down into more application pools, allowing you to put in for more hunts.

[RUTNBULL1]

Page 10, 2009 hunting Regs. Middle of page states: Archers, who have traditionally had the longest seasons of any user group, will see some reduction in their time in the field. However, hunting areas will be expanded for archers participating in the late-season permit hunts for mule deer in Okanogan and Chelan counties. I can see this thread is going to get everyone fired up. Pass the popcorn and peanuts. Yes archery hunters traditionally have always had some longer seasons, yes, but just compare the range of the weapon's, modern rifle 5yrds to 500+ respectively, modern muzzleloader equipment 5yrds to 250 yards respectively, modern archery 5yrds to 50 ethically to 80 not so ethical. I would say your going to need less time to harvest your animal with a weapon that shoots alot farther than the modern archery equipment, so yes for most archery hunters more time to be successful would be needed.

[joebear]

ok I stand corrected but early elk is 7 days and the late hunts in central wa are a joke compared to what archey gets

First off we as hunters should work together to get better seasons!! But now get over it you choose to hunt muzzy so take it for what it is and quit pouting! I guess you could start bow hunting like everyone else is then you to could be in the woods with us. It is not as good as youu think.

[RUTNBULL1]

ok I stand corrected but early elk is 7 days and the late hunts in central wa are a joke compared to what archey gets

First off we as hunters should work together to get better seasons!! But now get over it you choose to hunt muzzy so take it for what it is and quit pouting! I guess you could start bow hunting like everyone else is then you to could be in the woods with us. It is not as good as youu think.

AMEN BROTHER!