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don't recall it, but ok. Like "do you favour allowing cross bows in archery season? Yes or no?
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The same argument could be made about hunting at night.
true...... oh wait...... no there is this thing about being able to identify and see beyond your target that I think has more impact on the whole night hunting thing.... it's sorta like a safety thing I think.........
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Why not? Personally I don't have the time nor skill set to get good with a bow, but I sure could with a cross bow. So because I am a busy guy I get excluded from the easy warm early season??

That just sounds lazy or a easy out.. And I know that's not the reason. You shoot a rifle, it will take you no time at all to learn how to shoot a bow... Heck, I bet you even get addicted like most.... Try it. I bet you would actually be pretty good at it.... 5-10 min a day and you would great... Less time than it takes to drive to the gun range.
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Don't recall it, but OK. Like "Do you favour allowing cross bows in Archery Season? Yes or No?
Paraphrased, but ya something similar .
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It was all over AO, and way more than 40 people....

A bow has to be drawn , held and fired with muscle power, without a locking mechanism.... Xguns don't , so they aren't bows... Defined by the regs...

Alberta's diversity and hunting should never be compared to the states.... What works somewhere else might not work here...
You will never know until you try, say an experimental "year" where the cross bows, traditional and cam bows all hunt the same season...bet it works.
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Old 05-23-2013, 02:51 PM
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Old 05-23-2013, 02:53 PM
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But...... it is ...... archery....... there I said it........simple fact stick and a string....... who cares if it has cams, a release,......a trigger........ it is still a stick propelled by the action of a string and a bow....... therefore archery (actually it is a pretty niffty improvement on traditional archery cause you don't have to stand there holding that silly arrow back for hours ......)

Apparently yes when a vote was held in Alberta the decision was made to not include the crossbow in the archery season...... (I would like to see more details about this vote since I never heard of it or voted) that does not by default change they way the world (except a few stubborn members here) defines what a crossbow is......... if you recall..... the vast majority of jurisdictions in the United States do consider them part of the archery season, so just because 30 or 40 people voted in Alberta against allowing them in the Archery only season does not automatically remove them from the list as a archery discipline.

When I saw this it was not a vote, it was a questionnaire. Do you think crossbows should be allowed in the archery season?
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Old 05-23-2013, 02:54 PM
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When did this referendum take place and how? I'm unaware of it. More info please?
The surveys are very hit and miss I haven't received one in a couple years.
But I wouldn't worry AFGA will be bringing it to the table every year until it comes to be. Until then all people can do is keep these conversations going
so people are educated that crossbows are archery equipment and not guns
Plus the silliness of some antis contribute to the swing vote in the future.
If we keep talking about it the more educational it becomes.
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Just an FYI..... This conversation has happened before.

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showt...light=Crossbow

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Old 05-23-2013, 02:57 PM
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I dont think they should be in archery season. They have stocks, dont have to be drawn, and people mount scopes on them. Whats wrong with hunting during the regular season?
That's been covered many time just in this thread.
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All bow hunters are disabled..."right between the ears"...indicated by this thread which is amusing and fits right in with my disability...
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You will never know until you try, say an experimental "year" where the cross bows, traditional and cam bows all hunt the same season...bet it works.
At what cost ? Our wildlife? Our money and resources? In what zone?

Do we even know how many xgun hunters there are in the province? We know there are 16,000 licensed bow hunters... Creating or combining seasons for 40 guys is hardly worth it.
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Old 05-23-2013, 02:58 PM
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From what I understand the "poll or vote" was held via email, sent out to those registered at the AlbertaRELM site, at the time the question was asked.

I do not recall receiving it either, I remember having a chat with TJ (sheephunter) on the forum and that is how he said it was done.

At the end of hunting season 2010 or 2011 there was a hunter survey sent out to Alberta RELM users. The last question had to do with if you were in favor of having a special crossbow season before the regular rifle season.

The results were as is:
37% Yes
44% No
19% Neutral

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We're getting closer by those stats it may only be a couple more years. Thanks for the encouraging news. You have some pretty good info lefty.
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From what I understand the "poll or vote" was held via email, sent out to those registered at the AlbertaRELM site, at the time the question was asked.

I do not recall receiving it either, I remember having a chat with TJ (sheephunter) on the forum and that is how he said it was done.

At the end of hunting season 2010 or 2011 there was a hunter survey sent out to Alberta RELM users. The last question had to do with if you were in favor of having a special crossbow season before the regular rifle season.

The results were as is:
37% Yes
44% No
19% Neutral

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AHHHH YES!!!!! I do recall seeing that email comeout!!! i remember because i wasnt afforded the opportunity to vote as i had just moved and the only internet available was on my i phone and the survey vote wasnt enabled on iphone.....funny how that works.

i also remember trying to figure out the wording. why would they present it as if there would be a SEPERATE season? the wording conveys that they would shorten bow and rifle to squeeze in a specific crossbow season. A direct wording would be "should we include xbows into archery season'.
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Why do the crossbow guys want to hunt during the archery season so badly?

That's what I want to know

If it is all about the hunt then they should be ok with being able to hunt all of general season.

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Lefty old buddy... look at the length of the archery season versus the general season, then get back to me.

no... wait. Arrrrghhhhh sarcasm. Damn you Lefty!!!
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All bow hunters are disabled..."right between the ears"...indicated by this thread which is amusing and fits right in with my disability...
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At what cost ? Our wildlife? Our money and resources? In what zone?

Do we even know how many xgun hunters there are in the province? We know there are 16,000 licensed bow hunters... Creating or combining seasons for 40 guys is hardly worth it.
says the guy opposed to putting species on bow draw in areas anhiallated by culling and winterkill.

NOT opening a groups season to those 40 xbow guys seems pretty stupid too doesnt it.
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Why do the crossbow guys want to hunt during the archery season so badly?

That's what I want to know

If it is all about the hunt then they should be ok with being able to hunt all of general season.

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Could be the nice weather, or to get into the elk rut when it's in full swing. Could also have something to do with the range. Personally I think it is too hot to hunt in September, really got to work hard and fast to save your animal after you shoot him.
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Could be the nice weather, or to get into the elk rut when it's in full swing. Could also have something to do with the range. Personally I think it is too hot to hunt in September, really got to work hard and fast to save your animal after you shoot him.
I hunt the elk rut with my rifle, so it can't be that....
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says the guy opposed to putting species on bow draw in areas anhiallated by culling and winterkill.

NOT opening a groups season to those 40 xbow guys seems pretty stupid too doesnt it.
Ya, it's like how we have to say happy holidays now, because 40 people got offended at Merry Christmas.
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Guys that wanna hunt with crossbows in archery season remind me of guys that ride those three wheeled spyder things.
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At what cost ? Our wildlife? Our money and resources? In what zone?

Do we even know how many xgun hunters there are in the province? We know there are 16,000 licensed bow hunters... Creating or combining seasons for 40 guys is hardly worth it.


If there is only 40 guys with crossbows WTF is the problem.
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I hunt the elk rut with my rifle, so it can't be that....
When do you bow hunt?
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If there is only 40 guys with crossbows WTF is the problem.
So give in to every small group that wants to change something?

We don't have a real number, IMO we need that first...
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The better question is why wouldn't you want to hunt in archery season with archery equipment?
They already do, crossbow users with permits can as well . The rest of crossbow hunters hunt in general seasons .. Oh sorry we went over that before .
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When do you bow hunt?
Everyday in November 30/30 ... And scattered throughout the rest of the season .
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At what cost ? Our wildlife? Our money and resources? In what zone?

Do we even know how many xgun hunters there are in the province? We know there are 16,000 licensed bow hunters... Creating or combining seasons for 40 guys is hardly worth it.
So you said earlier there would not be anymore hunters there would only be a shift how would that be harming our wildlife by just choosing a different weapon? What cost are you referring to. If there was only 40 guys I wouldn't think there would be as much opposition.
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Do we even know how many xgun hunters there are in the province? We know there are 16,000 licensed bow hunters...
How many licensed bowhunters were there before an archery season was designated? Was a license required then?


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Creating or combining seasons for 40 guys is hardly worth it.
and it could also be argued that it would be hardly problematic or disruptive. No need for a huge fight against adding 40 guys. You would likely never ever run into one in the wild.
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I know nothing about guns or care.....I definitly don't care what happens in the states.... and your the guy who asked for pictures.....dakodaa
......and yet you hunt the elk rut with your rifle?
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Guys that wanna hunt with crossbows in archery season remind me of guys that ride those three wheeled spyder things.
So if someone enjoys something different than you that means its wrong? Now I at least have some clarification on how you think.
Thank you for the insight.
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