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Post by greghopper on Apr 11, 2019 5:54:50 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 6:52:25 GMT -5
Indiana most be one of the best states for success. Average 3 days hunting.
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Post by jjas on Apr 11, 2019 10:56:29 GMT -5
From the article...
Bowhunting is on the Rise
Firearms (rifle/shotgun) hunters accounted for 66 percent of the total deer harvest. Archers took 23 percent of the total harvest, and this statistic has grown from 15 percent in 2000.
A couple of questions...
I wonder if the uptick in the archery harvest is due to crossbow inclusion?
If firearms hunters account for 66% of the harvest and archery hunters account for 23% of the harvest, how were the remaining 11% taken as 66% and 23% only accounts for 89% of the harvest?
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Post by htownhunter on Apr 11, 2019 11:18:36 GMT -5
From the article... Bowhunting is on the Rise
Firearms (rifle/shotgun) hunters accounted for 66 percent of the total deer harvest. Archers took 23 percent of the total harvest, and this statistic has grown from 15 percent in 2000.A couple of questions... I wonder if the uptick in the archery harvest is due to crossbow inclusion? If firearms hunters account for 66% of the harvest and archery hunters account for 23% of the harvest, how were the remaining 11% taken as 66% and 23% only accounts for 89% of the harvest? Maybe muzzle loaders? |
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Post by jjas on Apr 11, 2019 11:36:52 GMT -5
From the article... Bowhunting is on the Rise
Firearms (rifle/shotgun) hunters accounted for 66 percent of the total deer harvest. Archers took 23 percent of the total harvest, and this statistic has grown from 15 percent in 2000.A couple of questions... I wonder if the uptick in the archery harvest is due to crossbow inclusion? If firearms hunters account for 66% of the harvest and archery hunters account for 23% of the harvest, how were the remaining 11% taken as 66% and 23% only accounts for 89% of the harvest? Maybe muzzle loaders? Perhaps, but I would of thought that would have been included in the firearms numbers. |
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Apr 11, 2019 11:42:11 GMT -5
Quit using crossbow and bow the last couple years. Just always to warm out. Don’t enjoy it as much anymore.
Looked back in history of CheckIN and I don’t shoot until December.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 11, 2019 12:34:30 GMT -5
Interesting; I’m just the opposite. I find I enjoy October the most
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Post by htownhunter on Apr 11, 2019 12:43:32 GMT -5
Perhaps, but I would of thought that would have been included in the firearms numbers. I can't read the report right now, but just in the description of firearms it say shotguns and rifles. Tim wells is a bow hunter and on his show he uses a spear and blow gun. So maybe that could answer for the 11%. But then that would seem really high. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 12:46:07 GMT -5
I read in the Ohio crossbow was up every year and bow stayed the same or little decrease. Need to check again. I think Indiana is about the same.
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Post by esshup on Apr 11, 2019 12:50:53 GMT -5
The older I get the more I like October and the less I like December.
One of the plans this year is to build a small insulated shed that will act as a cooler to hold deer. I have a HVAC buddy that knows how to modify a window A/C unit to cool it down to the upper 30°F range.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 11, 2019 15:59:35 GMT -5
I read in the Ohio crossbow was up every year and bow stayed the same or little decrease. Need to check again. I think Indiana is about the same. I haven't kept abreast of those harvest stats but I do know back when I was active in getting full inclusion for crossbows in Indiana both the Ohio crossbow and vertical bow harvest was setting harvest records every year. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 18:54:49 GMT -5
I think Ohio chart went back 5 yrs. I'll look up tomorrow.
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