Shorter Archery Season Next Year ?????

[seansfire]

i was not trying to start a fight or sound like a whiner but how hard is it to get within 1/2 mile of a deer and shoot it so that it drops in its tracks. archers need more time because we put in ALOT more time to get our animals. i am not getting down on modern guys and gals , more power to ya , but you can scout all summer like some of us do too.

thanks for your research and facts Mossback 2. you are right on the money. best of luck to everyone this year and next.

[jdb]

modern muzzleloader equipment 5yrds to 250 yards respectively,

250 yards?

[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

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.

I agree we do need towork togeather. and I dont always choose to hunt muzzle some years I archery and some years I modern it depend on my family life and what I feel like doing but the late muzzleloading seasons in central washington for elk are a joke. and I am not pouting just stateing my opinion

[bobcat]

the late muzzleloading seasons in central washington for elk are a joke.

What seasons    There are none. At least nothing worth mentioning. That's why I quit buying the eastside tag and now hunt over here. And yes, it still sucks over here. At least the late season does.

[jdb]

the late muzzleloading seasons in central washington for elk are a joke.

What seasons    There are none. At least nothing worth mentioning. That's why I quit buying the eastside tag and now hunt over here. And yes, it still sucks over here. At least the late season does.

thank you for the support

[deerslyr]

why dont they extend the muzzy season towards the rifle season more instead of back into even more of the archery season?

[bobcat]

why dont they extend the muzzy season towards the rifle season more instead of back into even more of the archery season?

There's no other slot available. They don't want it overlapping with modern firearm deer. I would like them to move it back a week, into September. As it is now the elk are pretty much done with the rut by the time muzzleloader season starts. Which would be fine, if they had some good units open for cow elk, but they don't. When bulls are all that is legal and they're not rutting, AND they've already been pushed around by the archery hunters, it's pretty tough. That's why archery hunters have the highest success rate on elk, yes even higher than rifle. I am going to switch back to archery as soon as I can afford to buy a new bow.

[seansfire]

why don't they just quit screwing around and combine modern and muzzy and run that group a little longer on the early season or something? that would give all the gun hunters a little more time in the woods right?

[bobcat]

If muzzleloader season was the same as modern, how many people would want to hunt with a muzzleloader   I know I wouldn't.

[joebear]

Now this thred is on the right track. It is not about one group of hunters but hunters in a whole!

[mossback91]

If muzzleloader season was the same as modern, how many people would want to hunt with a muzzleloader   I know I wouldn't.

depends on how much you want to challenge yourself
I would Imagine a diehard muzzy hunter will still be packing his muzzleloader

[bobcat]

To me it doesn't make sense to bitch about one weapon type not having enough opportunity. I hunt muzzleloader elk and I'm starting to feel like the archery hunters have much better seasons and units open to hunt. So, I may switch to archery, just as anybody else is free to do. I may do that for a few years and then switch to rifle. That's why I almost have to laugh at some of these threads in which someone is complaining about losing a few days while another user group gains a few days. Big deal. If you think the archery seasons were shortened enough to where the muzzleloader seasons are better, then hunt the muzzleloader season instead.

[bobcat]

If muzzleloader season was the same as modern, how many people would want to hunt with a muzzleloader   I know I wouldn't.

depends on how much you want to challenge yourself
I would Imagine a diehard muzzy hunter will still be packing his muzzleloader

I guess I'm not a diehard. I hunted quite a lot this year during the rifle deer season and never even saw a buck. So I'm not sure how much more of a challenge I need

[joebear]

If muzzleloader season was the same as modern, how many people would want to hunt with a muzzleloader   I know I wouldn't.

depends on how much you want to challenge yourself
I would Imagine a diehard muzzy hunter will still be packing his muzzleloader

I agree!! I know I hunt with a bow because I love the challenge and would not drop my bow just because I hasd to hunt modern. Also I dont like it when anyone trys to tell me what I have to do.

[seansfire]

Only reason i started this thread is that i am concerned about losing out. i am one of those who made a mistake 10+ years ago and can't have guns at all. Belive me i have only been hunting 2 years and i would be happy to pick up a rifle or muzzleloader if i could. I have been at it 2 years and have yet to get a deer. I could have shot 5 just this week had i had a gun.