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Originally Posted by Huntwriter
BC does not have bow zones. We have a ten day bow season open on any legal hunting land. That is followed by the general open season with any legal weapon, including bows, anywhere were hunting is permitted.
I know of other jurisdictions that have bow zones or bowhunting in urban areas were crossbows have been included in the archery season and none of the "problems" so often imagined by bowhunters has occurred because of it.
Take Tennessee as an example were crossbows have been included with the archery season under huge and very vocal protest from the bowhunters. Two years later everybody agrees, even the most militant bowhunters, that the decision has had none of the negative impacts feared. You're right about Alberta being different and so is every other jurisdiction in North America, they are all unique, yet most see a way to make crossbows legal for ALL hunters and given time it will come in Alberta too. Like it or not to guarantee a future for bowhunting the growing popularity of the crossbow will do what the invention of compound bow did.
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http://www.tn.gov/twra/deerseasons.html
From the Tennessee Regs,
For better wildlife management, Tennessee is divided into three deer units.
The statewide bag limit for antlered bucks is three (3).
No more than one (1) antlered deer may be taken per day.
The only way the bag limit of three (3) antlered bucks may be exceeded is: if bucks are taken on TWRA or NWR managed hunts where bucks are noted as bonus deer (see WMA listings). Deer taken on Ft. Campbell are also bonus deer.
If we had those kind of numbers and no Sheep, Moose and Muleys I wouldn't have a problem either !!!
Bad example.......Alberta is not like that !!!