I hate rules/regs, in reality the less regs the better. I got side tracked last year from my normal persona and went nuts about regs. That will not happen again, I will just meld myself into whatever regs I have to work with, and find a way to fill my tags with what meets my standards.

One thing about rules. Some are in place for the benefit of the game being pursued, fair chase, ethics if you will. Others are for the benefit of those making the rules. These are the rules that are twisted and turned to fit certain agendas and political in nature, and have absolutely nothing to do with hunting. These are the rules a lot of people, including myself, have a problem with.

One thing about rules. Some are in place for the benefit of the game being pursued, fair chase, ethics if you will. Others are for the benefit of those making the rules. These are the rules that are twisted and turned to fit certain agendas and political in nature, and have absolutely nothing to do with hunting. These are the rules a lot of people, including myself, have a problem with.

I grew up playing sports and they all had rules... I never thought much about changing them, I just tried to improve myself within the rules... I find myself doing the same with the rules that TWRA sets up... I have always wondered if some of the debates come from hunters that can't adapt to the rules and they are always looking for an easier out... I know some hunter are wanting to improve the area around them but is that fair to the man that is happy sitting on the bucket, shooting the first deer that walks bye... It was pointed out one time that my views were not for a one buck limit but I had traits of a trophy hunter... This might be true but I'm not going to change the rules to fit the game that I want to play.... This is what makes it a sport and all sports have rules.... play ball....

Rules are changed all the time in the NFL to improve the game.

Yep they change rules in many games. Does anyone know what the rules were the very first year Tn had a statewide deer season and how many would want to live by those rules today?

I'm not sure I see what you see Yodel Dog. I too see two sets of rules, but I put them into different categories; 1) rules intended to benefit the resource being managed (deer); and 2) rules intended to benefit the hunters/mangers (i.e. high bag limits to increase harvest opportunities, firearms seasons during the peak of the rut, etc.). I feel having both types of rules are appropriate.

As I've said a zillion times, I have no problem with a management philosophy of "maximizing hunter opportunity as long as it does no harm to the resource."

Has anyone that bow hunts il heard anything about them upen the limit from one to two? I have heard from two people that they might do that since tag sells where down..

Rules are changed all the time in the NFL to improve the game.

If Jefferson and Washington followed the rules,I guess we would have a British flag over the state house.

Hopefully this will better explain the types of rules I'm talking about having a problem with. I didn't refer to TN rules in particular, but don't think the same type thing doesn't happen everywhere. I'm not even sure the above is true, but if it is, it has nothing to do with the resource. One more example from our own state. 1)I understand why we can not spotlight deer. Fair chase, ethics, both come into play. 2)We can not hunt coyotes during archery season with a centerfire rifle. Does this have anything to do with fair chase or ethics? Absolutely not.

Actually I see that as a fairly common sense rule, to keep people from shooting deer with a rifle during archery season while claiming they were coyote hunting.

That's more of a trust thing, don't you think?

Actually I see that as a fairly common sense rule, to keep people from shooting deer with a rifle during archery season while claiming they were coyote hunting.

Yep they change rules in many games. Does anyone know what the rules were the very first year Tn had a statewide deer season and how many would want to live by those rules today?

Sure, as long as we don't need laws against theft. I'm mean it's just a trust thing, right?

How is that any different than someone shooting a deer out of season while claiming they were coyote hunting?

I agree with changing rules when needed, but to change rules that won't help or make a difference.... Thats another story...

It's not, other than the fact that the poacher can claim that they killed the deer with a bow since the season is in. It is kind of hard to come up with an explanation for why you have a dead deer in your truck or hanging out behind the house with a hole in it when deer season is not open at all.

I agree with changing rules when needed, but to change rules that won't help or make a difference.... Thats another story...

Based on your statement, who does the rule (law) benefit?

It benefits the deer hunters, because there is potentially one (or more) less deer poached. Also, I guess it benefits the coyote hunter who might be tempted to poach that 160" buck they have had their eye on but never got a chance to take when they were bowhunting.