Shorter Archery Season Next Year ?????

[Curly]

Spike, I think it is a very good chance that the seasons will be shortened because of the better equipment.  It all has to do with the amount of animals killed during the season.  If the success rates go up, then either the seasons have to be shortened or the amount of hunters have to decrease.  Well, the amount of hunters are increasing and so is the success rates.........something has to give, and it is going to be shortened seasons.

[turkey slayer]

I no this is off the subject, but if you practice with a muzzy like I do you can shoot 250 with buck horns. My muzzy is sighted in for 200 yards. My muzzy is 3 inches high at 50 and then 8 inches high at 100 and 150 it's 5 inches high and 200 dead nut and 250 it's 5 inches low. It takes alot of shooting.

[Snapshot]

Seasons have already been (and will continue to be) shortened because of better equipment and information. Our grave is being dug by the natural desire to make things easier.

[NWHydroprint]

Also shorter seasons mean less enforcement needed so more money goes into general fund.
WDFW has managed to shorten seasons and force more hunters into fewer units. During rifle seasons regs stat all units expect a handfulare open. During Archery & Muzzy its these units are open only and point restrictions from this date to that date you basically need to have a lawyer in your back pocket anymore.
This state has the potential for a lot of game if the game dept. would actually manage the animals instead of money.
NWH

[AKBowman]

There are opportunities in all user groups to hunt some part of the rut for both deer and elk.

That's not true. At least not in general. Muzzleloader seasons are after the elk rut AND the late season is after the deer rut. Rifle seasons don't even come close to the rut, except for the late whitetail hunt in the NE.

Lots of years...like this year the early muzzle elk is in the peak rut.