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Post by bigballer on Jul 15, 2010 7:28:34 GMT -5
In 2012 there will be a new hunting season. From Nov 3-Nov 18th. It's the new crossbow season. All other forms of hunting will not be allowed. Just Crossbows. After the 18th hunting will be out till the following Saturday when Gun season starts.... This will take care of the Elite Group so that they aren't allowed to hunt during the rut since gun hunters are not allowed to hunt at that time as well. And will burn them a little more since we will be allowing crossbows. Because we know they hate them as much if not more than guns... LOL... Now no one needs to get mad I'm just trying to put a laugh out there to all the ones complaining. Which I am part of! BB Oh forgot to mention you will have to buy a Buck only tag during this season and the bonus antlerless license will not be used. So only Bucks can be shot during this season. Unless you buy the bonus crossbow antlerless license which then you will be allowed to take a doe.  |
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Post by swilk on Jul 15, 2010 7:35:05 GMT -5
Excellent. I will break out the ol ten point and shoot every button buck I can find. I will hunt every day from sunup to sundown .... traveling as many counties as I can travel .... killing as many buttons as I can. I will buy crossbows for a select few friends and take them with me .... we will decimate the herd and hurt as many other hunters as we can.  |
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Post by js2397 on Jul 15, 2010 8:04:04 GMT -5
I don't think anyone here or anywhere else would go for that. We are looking for increased opportunity not less.
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Post by bigballer on Jul 15, 2010 8:32:52 GMT -5
This is increased opportunity. Crossbow hunting will have its own season and that will be more different weapons that everyone will be able to use. If you want to hunt buy a crossbow. And that gives you two full weeks of crossbow hunting¡K During some prime time hunting! It¡¦s a great opportunity¡K.. ƒº
Actually I think I was trying to be facetious. I was trying to take two or three weeks away from the bow hunters out there and try to get them to understand what the gun hunters are losing. I¡¦m sure they wouldn¡¦t be happy. I hunt both. I just don¡¦t think Gun should be changed and shorted so much. Main reason for me is I like to hunt with family and friends and I normally don¡¦t have enough time during gun season to hunt with all of them now¡K I¡¦ll have even less time if these rules take effect.
Honestly I think everything is fine the way it is. I¡¦m not seeing more deer now than I did 15 years ago or even 20 years ago. I don¡¦t honestly think that we are that overpopulated. Oh we might be in some counties. But mine I feel has a good healthy number.
Just trying to bring a little humor to the thread and also put a little perspective out there¡K
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 15, 2010 9:10:52 GMT -5
I took it as VERY toungue in cheek... Thought provoking too.  |
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Post by js2397 on Jul 15, 2010 10:26:30 GMT -5
I knew it was a joke. Just wanted to stay consistent, I won't support any lose of time afield(even for the bow hunters).
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Post by thecommissioner on Jul 15, 2010 11:11:36 GMT -5
I think it is wrong to exclude vertical bow hunters from the crossbow season. We shouldn't be dividing ourselves into horizontal vs. vertical camps. I will demand that the IDNR permit vertical bows to be used in the crossbow season ONLY for hunters age 64 and above.
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Post by bigballer on Jul 15, 2010 11:32:31 GMT -5
Agree probably should have a place to allow the 64 and over to hunt if they can.... I think they should also open up a season for only out of state hunters.. I mean I run into those guy's all the time on my land and other area's I hunt. It seems I am always blowing their hunts. So there probably should be a time set aside for only them to hunt as well. That way us local guy's don't get in their way.... I don't want to exclude anyone!! Tongue in cheek or devil horns on head either way... LOL |
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