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Deer harvest down...really TWRA? So give us a velvet hunt?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4615553" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p><strong>Re: Deer harvest down...really TWRA? So give us a velvet hu</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>The vast majority of TN's deer hunters do not archery deer hunt, so it's more than just "some".</p><p></p><p>Just a tiny sub-set of TN's deer hunters are "excited" about this new opportunity.</p><p>Most of TN's hunters (particularly the juvenile ones) are actually harmed by it because it reduces their opportunities.</p><p>The greatest benefit of this is going to avid archery-hunting non-residents with deep pockets.</p><p></p><p>As I've stated in other threads, I'm not totally opposed to this velvet hunt, </p><p>but there should have been some other issues (as offsets) along with it.</p><p>Without those offsets, it has the appearance of just another political catering to special interests (mainly the more avid archery-only hunters).</p><p></p><p>Bottom line:</p><p></p><p>This change will significantly increase the archery buck harvest,</p><p>which parleys into less opportunities for the majority of hunters who didn't want this summertime bow hunt.</p><p></p><p>This includes that this same weekend is the opening weekend of squirrel season,</p><p>which has traditionally been <em>THE </em>most significant hunting introduction for both juveniles and adults who have never before hunted.</p><p>(No license required) <em>"Free" </em>Hunting Day this year is Saturday, August 25, 2018.</p><p></p><p>So, this new deer hunt will reduce small-game hunting opportunities, as many small-game hunters will choose to avoid conflicts with deer hunters.</p><p>A reasonable "offset" could have been simply delaying the opening of the regular archery deer season (by at least a week)?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4615553, member: 1409"] [b]Re: Deer harvest down...really TWRA? So give us a velvet hu[/b] The vast majority of TN's deer hunters do not archery deer hunt, so it's more than just "some". Just a tiny sub-set of TN's deer hunters are "excited" about this new opportunity. Most of TN's hunters (particularly the juvenile ones) are actually harmed by it because it reduces their opportunities. The greatest benefit of this is going to avid archery-hunting non-residents with deep pockets. As I've stated in other threads, I'm not totally opposed to this velvet hunt, but there should have been some other issues (as offsets) along with it. Without those offsets, it has the appearance of just another political catering to special interests (mainly the more avid archery-only hunters). Bottom line: This change will significantly increase the archery buck harvest, which parleys into less opportunities for the majority of hunters who didn't want this summertime bow hunt. This includes that this same weekend is the opening weekend of squirrel season, which has traditionally been [i]THE [/i]most significant hunting introduction for both juveniles and adults who have never before hunted. (No license required) [i]"Free" [/i]Hunting Day this year is Saturday, August 25, 2018. So, this new deer hunt will reduce small-game hunting opportunities, as many small-game hunters will choose to avoid conflicts with deer hunters. A reasonable "offset" could have been simply delaying the opening of the regular archery deer season (by at least a week)? [/QUOTE]
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