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Archery hunters being phased out...
rasbo:
bows are way more efficient and therefore I believe regs should change accordingly...I hear guys talking and bragging 50 60 80 yrd shots well that's good muzzy range...I guess the guys without wheels and cams would have the legitimate gripe here..But that's just me...
dreamingbig:
--- Quote from: rasbo on April 16, 2010, 08:18:13 AM ---bows are way more efficient and therefore I believe regs should change accordingly...I hear guys talking and bragging 50 60 80 yrd shots well that's good muzzy range...I guess the guys without wheels and cams would have the legitimate gripe here..But that's just me...
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60 and 80 yard shots are not ethical with a bow, but that is just me... The arrow doesn't get there fast enough if the animal decides to take a step or moves at the moment of release.
boneaddict:
As stated....as bows become more efficient YOUR seasons will get shorter. You will have less oppurtunity. As deer popullations decrease and there is more and more harvest, something has to give.
Its human nature to try to be competetive whether thats with a fellow bowhunter, or another "weapon" type. Very few have the will power or drive to limit themselves with technology. Its a vain effort, but I can feel good about it. If you talk about it or state your opinion, then we get the big speech about the demise of our sport becasue we aren't sticking together....or we get the speech that the traditional guys are snobs....blah blah. Point is, if you want a MODERN FIREARM, then you will have SHORTer seasons.
Holg3107:
I really don't think that the success rates are very valid in this discusson. If you analyze it a bit more you will notice that the overall 2008 harvest statistics have archery at 9.5% and have modern at 8.5%. Pretty sure a 1% difference is within the standard deviation.also there is a huge difference in success rates of special permit hunts. Moderns are always at least 2x as successful as the archers. That tells me that the season dates have little validity in saying that archers are more successful base on the fact that they hunt the rut. What it says is that archers tend to have a higher percentage of experienced hunters. Many times it has come up that the same 5% of hunters kill 90% of the animals.
While I agree that the newer archery equipment makes it easier to hold an arrow for longer and has definitely made it possible to have more success you still have to be within 50 yds (yes i know people shoot animals at 60+ but that is rare). what the technology has done is allowed more people to get into archery and have the potential to harvest an animal with a bow that with the old equipment they would not have had that opportunity. :twocents:
bobcat:
I have a cousin who hunts archery elk and I've never heard him talk of a shot less than 60 yards. I'd guess his average shot is 75 yards. And he has killed a lot of elk. Of course, I've heard of quite a few misses as well.
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