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With cross bow seasons more liberal, the women and younger children will be able to hunt without making the sacrafices that is required with compoung bow (practice) More enjoyment for the whole family. Deer stands, clothes, scents ect. for the whole family. So will Gaylan's make more money off of my compound w/ acc. or my family buying cross bows and equipment. Really, Jim, the sporting goods stores should want to push this, not knock it down. They stand to gain more money.
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I am addressing the above statement which I missed originally...
Galyans wont make any money they no longer exist.
The statistics from other states indicate that Archery Stores close. Accessory sales drop significantly in states where the Crossbow becomes an Archery Weapon.
The benefit of 2 distinct seasons and NOT making Crossbows archery equipment is that there would be an increase in Crossbow Sales, an increase in participation and an increase in Take while at the same time addressing the needs of the herd. It would also have an impact on revenues to the state in a POSITIVE WAY.
All that is needed is to keep the 2 seperate..
Give Crossbow the Opening week of archery season, and the last 6 weeks of the season. By keeping them seperate you can also regulate the take.. allowing ONLY does during the first week of the first Crossbow Season.
Black Powder now has 2 seasons. We do NOT include Black Powder with Rifle and Shotgun Season?
Why? Fewer people would use the Black Powder Gun ..
With Archery fewer people use the Compound Bow and the Long Bow.. When the Compound Bow came along fewer people used the Long Bow.. WHY? Ease of use!
If we include Archery and Crossbow more will use the Crossbow.. which means less taxes from Bow Accessory Sales, and less revenue for the Department, for law enforcement and less need for technicians to work on Bows....
I am sure that some stores would LOVE to have more Crossbow sales so that they can reduce labor on Arrows and other accesories. However in the long run .. we will all lose.
This is the part I do not understand.
We get a Win / Win situation with a lengthening of the season that benefits all. While it is a Lose situation if Crossbow is included with Archery.
ONCE you create another user group you will NOT be able to go back on a season.
WAKE UP PLEASE.
Here is my compromise Proposal for all..
Crossbow is listed as a SEPERATE WEAPON
Seperate Seasons are set up.
Those seasons are to be..
Archery: Sept.. to Mid January as NOW.
Crossbow: First 10 days of September season and December through January. MUST take a DOE before a Buck is allowed.. Doe can be taken by any legal means available.. including archery. during the 10 day opener. December to Mid January open season for Does and Bucks.
That is 52 days plus the 21 in gun season, plus the 2 days of Black Powder when crossbows are legal. Plus the days of Black Powder Season..Total days for Crossbow 80. Out of a season of 130 days.
That is MORE than 50% of the Deer Season... just for a start.
IF the take of does to bucks stays at 51 % does to 49% bucks then we can consider allowing more days for Crossbow.
This is NOT a social issue. It is a RESOURCE issue.
Do not let Mr. Gasset or any one else try to paint this as such. When the Departments own guidelines for Deer Harvest are ignored and their own statistics are ignored.. then it is NOT a social issue.
Jim Dicken
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