i am an avid deer hunter and there is an issue that has been around for many moons. the question is in fact should bow hunting be allowed during firearm season. for years it has not been allowed but i dont agree with this law.
it has always been, since i started hunting when i was ten, that a bow was not allowed in the woods as long as gun season was taking place. apparently people dont agree with this law for recently house bill 4631 has been introduced. and what that bill if passed says is that bow hunting would be allowed in the woods during gun season.
My confusion is why did the law ever become? What reason can a bow hunter not walk in the woods side by side with the fellow gun hunters? Many argue it is because we already hold a hundred and seven day season why do we need the extra seven days. my response to this? What the hell does it matter whether or not you take a deer with a bow or gun? For one its really hard to take a deer with a bow during bow season let alone gun season. deer are more skittish durinig gun season makin it even more hard to kill one with a bow. This law would also give hunters a chance to shoot four deer during gun season instead of only two. some argue this is wrong and would depleat the deer population. There are eight hundred thousand deer running free in illinois and with only three hundred thousand hunters, many of which are only registered hunters and dont actually get deer, the chances of depleating the deer population down to nothing isnt even a question.
some people dont think bows should be allowed in the woods at the time of gun season but new legislation and many others like my self disagree
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So the situation isn't safety? It's about equal rights in the woods?
ReplyDeleteThis confuses me, as it does you.