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If they managed the herds properly, we wouldn't be having this discussion. And that should be our first concern. We need that fixed first, because otherwise, we are just band aid fixing the problem until the next huge mis management. Then everyone loses more oppoturnity( who knows what that could be. It could be something drastic, like taking away the last 2 weeks in November for all we know). |
I would love nothing more than a muzzy season for all species supposing it was only 3-4 days and I had to wait 10 years to be drawn.
As for being new with bow, u wood not be penalized for that. You would just have to forfeit your rifle season to hunt with your bow. Sorry for stating true bow hunters. Quote:
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Does anyone on here remember when mule deer was general 3 point or larger throughout the entire Province, when any 4 point mulie was considered a trophy, I do and it sucked.
I don't bow hunt but side with the bow hunters on this one until they can put some resources into actual #'s of deer and get back to real management again, the bow hunters I know take a buck about every 3 or 4 years so whats the problem with that. |
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and X2 thats all people want, the numbers and disclosure. |
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Pottymouth and muledeerking you both agreed that the mule deer herds are mismanaged and numbers are way down but still feel you should be able to kill one every year with your bow?
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i haven't read every post but this may have been touched on already,isnt the answer to the problem simple? Keep the seasons the same just remove the general tags. Everybody puts in for the draw, if you get drawn you can decide if you want to bowhunt in the bowhunting season or rifle hunt in the november season. You can do what ever you want. No changing the rifle season or bow season dates.
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As usually happens in these threads, the original intent becomes mired in crap but the facts are:
1) There is a policy in Alberta that allows resident archers to take up to 15% of the resident harvest on moose, elk and mule deer without archers being on draw even though the all weapon season is on draw. Once that 15% cap is exceeded, the WMU goes on draw for archery as well. 2) SRD examined moose and elk WMUs in the past couple years and instituted draws according to their policy and now they are looking at mule deer. 3) SRD had been collecting data for the past 10 years on the mule deer archery season and feel that statistically they have sufficient evidence to place a number of WMUs on draw. 4) SRD brought the change forward to AGMAG for discussion for 2013 regulation changes. 5) The ABA is one of the member groups of AGMAG and if this concerns you and you are not a member of the ABA, you should be. They are the archers' voice at the table. |
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Why do people want to keep fighting over this. Prove there is a true problem with bowhunters. There is no proof. Even stated by a guy that is fighting to get it changed stated it is SRD handing out to many riffle tags. Also land owner tags are getting around 2000 mule buck annual. In some zones they have higher kill rates then bow hunters an rifle hunters combined. |
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Thanks sheep, Bow hunters are going over 15 in some zones but they don't accept that fact. These zones need to be on a draw, not all just where there over |
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shows it right in walking buffalo's link sheephunter |
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I would rather be able to hunt the bow and rifle seasons under the same draw and that's why I would not join the ABA I am not an archery only hunter and if your not you just get ridiculed in that club
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but regardless... i'll take that trade!!! i would love to hunt the rut with my bow without being disturbed by every road hunting yahoo with a rifle |
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Suggestion than a proposal to me. |
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