According to some in WV the arrow throwers don’t get any preferential treatment...so do any think they would/would not complain if their early October/November season was eliminated and they had to hunt the same time the rifle people did..
My vote is you could hear the cry all the way up in Pa....😢😀
Second question: Why do archery seasons start so early and last so long? Original answer was archery license sales were a small part of total sales in a State....Now that those numbers have changed rather significantly upward....should some adjustments be made?
Deer seasons are a management tool. Within the management plan, the goal is to provide as many recreation hours as possible consistent with achieving the management objectives. Your archery season is what, four times as long as the rifle season, yet they kill only a third of the deer harvested. That alone makes it obvious that archery in all its forms is much harder to be successful with than any form of gun hunting. If you eliminate the special season, archery will cease to be a practical harvest tool, and the archers, and their license dollars will go elsewhere. Are you willing to make up the difference?
The archery season is open to anyone that cares to participate, just like the rifle season, and the game belongs to everyone, not just one group. You apparently just want it all your way and fugg everyone else. Well guess what, you ain’t gonna get it, so enjoy your pity party.
