TPWD Commissioners Propose Youth Rifle Season for the Month of October

[BearOmni]

I think any compromise is a loss. They want it, we dont. Anything that allows it to happen no matter how limited is a loss for our side.

I said in my first post on this topic that it could/would get ugly. Any time you speak out AGAINST something that has been packaged as FOR kids most people automatically put you on the "wrong" side.

The LSBA must stick to its bow's on this issue.
It would be prudent to offer options, that way we are part of the solution not part of the problem.
The EC needs to brainstorm and come up with 3 -5 viable options for extending/enhancing the youth season. Or come up with an acceptable reason to end youth seasons all together.

Maybe we could champion a "hunt with your kids" week. Develop guidelines, literature, rules and regs. Put together a list of goals for hunting with kids/introducing kids to hunting.
This is a main goal of the LSBA already, how many youth shoots do yall put on every year? This could be an option to end youth seasons all together.

If we could propose something like this and make it Nov 1st - 7th or even the 10th I think everyone would win. The State would accomplish their goal of having a program in place to incourage youth hunting, and we would still have an Archery only month (except for MLD lands).

Just a thought.

[BearOmni]

Originally Posted by BearOmni

The LSBA must stick to its bow's on this issue.
It would be prudent to offer options, that way we are part of the solution not part of the problem.
The EC needs to brainstorm and come up with 3 -5 viable options for extending/enhancing the youth season. Or come up with an acceptable reason to end youth seasons all together.

Any thoughts on this?

Good idea, Bad idea, Good idea but I dont have any suggestions........

Given some direction, I think I can help.
Or on second thought maybe a public forum isnt the best place to work on strategy.

[Hot4huntin]

I agree with you, Frank!

[mesquitecountry]

the draw lock has been legal for, I think, 4 years now. No noticeable difference. I don't think they were the marketing wonder the manufacturers thought they'd be.

And you had the armageddon flags out for that as well. Look we're still here!

[LostHawg]

We didn't have anything out when they put it on the books. They just did it. I think 2 years prior we'd talked them out of it. Then Keith Warren jumped in with both feet to get it publicity. A couple EC members met up with him to hunt and talk. He decided it wasn't all that great after all. Or, so it seemed. The next year when we opened our annual, there it was.

I still don't like the draw lock. I just hope someone doesn't hurt their self with one. Like a kid...

[JavelinaRuss]

I have to wonder why someone that would do away with archery only season bothers to come to bow hunting websites. Make no mistake, October youth season WOULD do away with the archery season.

Do you honestly think this is the only site I come to(edit)? I am a HUNTER, not a BOW hunter, not a RIFLE hunter, but a HUNTER. Sadly though I see in ALL the sites I go to this arrogance that one person's bull crap don't stink worse then others. Unlike Travis I'm done arguing this issue.

I wish ya'll well in any and all endeavors hunting and life, and good day.

[BearOmni]

Originally Posted by JavelinaRuss

Unlike Travis I'm done arguing this issue.

Thanks for being a man of your word.