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I sure wish we could use expandible broadheads on big game! (Poll added)
MDGrand:
well, I am not going to dive into this never ending thread too much..
But my final :twocents: on the issue is that
1. I do not think it would shorten the season, that is just a hypothetical argument those in favor of keeping the current regulations give
regardless.. the real culprit here in crowding or not being able to use new techologies is the OTC tags we have here in WA. I would prefer to have regulations similar to ID or UT or MT.. I believe that a draw tag system makes it more difficult and thereby gets the more serious hunters out in the field.
... as opposed to the OTC tags which allow Joe six pack hunter to to buy a tag the night before the opener, bring a half rack and .30-06 and 4x around the mountains not giving a crap if they get any game or not.
BUT.. I am bringing up a whole other subject!
To each his own :)
Machias:
--- Quote from: MDGrand on June 10, 2011, 03:08:53 PM ---every arguement I have heard, especially on this board always comes back to it.
i.e. allowing the use of new expanding broadheads will lead to the shortening of seasons and others buying an archery tag vs. a modern tag.. I have heard this MANY times before.
If that is not your opinion.. cool :)
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Shortening the season and welcoming new bowhunters into the sport is two vastly different things. I'm only commenting on the reason I'm against expandable has nothing to do with wanting less bowhunters and everything to do with dependability. Once they get the dependbility and reliability built into these broadheads, then I will give them my consideration. Has nothing to do with wanting to limit the number of new bowhunters. Also If a guy decides he NOT going to join bowhunting solely because expandables are not allowed, then he's not really wanting to get into bowhunting.
Button Nubbs:
YOU don't think it will shorten the seasons but what does the wdfw think? What do you think will happen if harvest goes up? What about if the wounded animal numbers increase? I will put everything I own on the fact that if either of those things happened dfw WOULD shorten the seasons.
Machias:
--- Quote from: MDGrand on June 10, 2011, 03:16:07 PM ---well, I am not going to dive into this never ending thread too much..
But my final :twocents: on the issue is that
1. I do not think it would shorten the season, that is just a hypothetical argument those in favor of keeping the current regulations give
regardless.. the real culprit here in crowding or not being able to use new techologies is the OTC tags we have here in WA. I would prefer to have regulations similar to ID or UT or MT.. I believe that a draw tag system makes it more difficult and thereby gets the more serious hunters out in the field.
... as opposed to the OTC tags which allow Joe six pack hunter to to buy a tag the night before the opener, bring a half rack and .30-06 and 4x around the mountains not giving a crap if they get any game or not.
BUT.. I am bringing up a whole other subject!
To each his own :)
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Crowding has NOTHING to do with OTC and everything to do with putting us all into fewer and fewer GMUs. There is no way to get away from other bowhunters and it has nothing to do with OTC.
MDGrand:
Machias,
I totally respect your opinion...
and I am asking out of curiosity.. how many other western states have you hunted?
OTC tags, absolutely have an effect on how many hunters are in the field, especially in WA.. I see WAY more serious hunters in other western states with a draw tag system as opposed to WA.