Tracy the main part of my post was to explain the reasoning that went into the EC's original no action statement. This is also posted on the TBH site where Bob Wright has said that he would be in favor of us pushing to have the bill clarified to make sure that it doesn't outlaw bowfishing. Again I don't think that this was ever the intent of the bill, but rather was to stop people from shooting in such a way that their bullets (or arrows) went up on the bank and onto the ranches along the river. Since my deer lease in Uvalde county is along one of those rivers I heartily agree with that part of the bill. As I said on the TBH site, I think we need to try to get a bill through that clarifies that bowfishing is ok and also one that makes sure that it is illegal to use "buckshot". That way the duck hunters and dove hunters can still hunt.
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