Thanksgiving Day: People travel for the family get together. If you've driven hours for that, then have to go back home, load up for the trip to camp, maybe in the opposite direction, that's a factor?
Friday: Hunters travel, some four or five hours, to get to deer hunting spot/camp.But many linger on Friday, to spend more time with gathered family that came for Thanksgiving, before going to hunting spot/camp..
Saturday or Sunday: Travel days for those that didn't leave Friday to head out for camp,and prepare for the Monday opener we've had here for over 55 years
If you're going to travel hours to deer camp for a Saturday opener, you now have to leave early on Friday, in many cases. A change to Saturday opener primarily benefits those that hunt near home, students home for Thanksgiving, etc. It disrupts the normal state of things for those having to spend half a day getting to where they hunt. At least this change takes advantage of most having Friday off?
When they changed bear season to a Saturday opener, many hunters had to take a vacation day Friday to get to camps, when they'd already taken off the old Monday opener and usually Tuesday?. Bottom line, most hunters were happy with the way things were. Some that couldn't get a Monday off, weren't happy. Some that had to go back to college and couldn't hunt Monday, weren't happy. So now we're catering to those that weren't happy.
If three or more people think you're a dimwit, chances are at least one of them is right.
