paulvallandigham
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We hunters have to understand that deer hunting is NOT a true sport. Its a game management tool that is politically acceptable to the vast numbers of people who live in deer country, and to the insurance companies who have to pay claims for damages caused to automobiles by collisions with deer. The State makes lots of money selling deer permits. It needs more hunters to kill more deer.
The ML seasons in most states have seen fewer and fewer permits sold over the last 20 years. That is the key factor in why they have liberalized what they call a MLer, and why they allow scope sights, and copper jacketed pistol bullets. And, this in states that will not allow pistol hunting, or pistol bullets in carbines to be used to hunt deer during the regular gun season!
Years ago, the explanation for why only Shotguns shooting slugs, and MLer were allowed was " public Safety": We cannnot allow high powered rifles to be used for deer hunting, because we endanger the public in high populated states, and parts of the states.
If you want to kill the zip gun business, just get the major states to ban the use of scope sights. That will do more to put the end to the slob hunters, the dangerous hunters, and the guys who could care less about history, or hunting in a more traditional manner, than anything else we can do. Or, if you don't ban the use of scopes entirely, limit those hunters who use scopes to hunting only in regular gun seasons, and not the special ML seasons. I do not see these slobs choosing to hunt with a zip gun, scope or not, in place of a modern rifle or even shotgun using slugs in the regular gun season.
If the State needs more deer killed, it can extend seasons, or make additional permits available free after purchased tags have been filled, or any other numbers of management plans to reduce the size of the deer population each Fall.
I know here in Illinois most hunters wish the seasons would be longer since our weather patterns are so unpredictable, and have a serious impact on how many hunters will be out during our short seasons.
All the managers have to do is "Ask". And there is no reason why they have to use the same management plan state wide. ( OH, NO!! My brain may not take all this Creative thinking! What do you expect of me? I am only a highly paid public employee??? Thinking is not in my job description!!)
The ML seasons in most states have seen fewer and fewer permits sold over the last 20 years. That is the key factor in why they have liberalized what they call a MLer, and why they allow scope sights, and copper jacketed pistol bullets. And, this in states that will not allow pistol hunting, or pistol bullets in carbines to be used to hunt deer during the regular gun season!
Years ago, the explanation for why only Shotguns shooting slugs, and MLer were allowed was " public Safety": We cannnot allow high powered rifles to be used for deer hunting, because we endanger the public in high populated states, and parts of the states.
If you want to kill the zip gun business, just get the major states to ban the use of scope sights. That will do more to put the end to the slob hunters, the dangerous hunters, and the guys who could care less about history, or hunting in a more traditional manner, than anything else we can do. Or, if you don't ban the use of scopes entirely, limit those hunters who use scopes to hunting only in regular gun seasons, and not the special ML seasons. I do not see these slobs choosing to hunt with a zip gun, scope or not, in place of a modern rifle or even shotgun using slugs in the regular gun season.
If the State needs more deer killed, it can extend seasons, or make additional permits available free after purchased tags have been filled, or any other numbers of management plans to reduce the size of the deer population each Fall.
I know here in Illinois most hunters wish the seasons would be longer since our weather patterns are so unpredictable, and have a serious impact on how many hunters will be out during our short seasons.
All the managers have to do is "Ask". And there is no reason why they have to use the same management plan state wide. ( OH, NO!! My brain may not take all this Creative thinking! What do you expect of me? I am only a highly paid public employee??? Thinking is not in my job description!!)
... Almost nobody "gets" it.
