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Y'all seen the harvest report??!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 4324323" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>It's a throwback to the early 1980's.... season used to be closed between the end of archery and opening of gun (except first weekend of Nov was juvenile season).</p><p></p><p>ML seasons were originally concieved to allow additional hunter opportunity without impacting the resource... extremely important with lower populations of game animals. The technology of ML's back then certainly made pulling the trigger on an animal NOT a sure thing. After a period of time, and after the population reached near carrying capacity, ML season became important only from a standpoint of additional income for state game agencies. So important in TN that it would be impossible for the state to move ML season that would result in a loss of revenue from license sales.</p><p></p><p>MS fixed that problem a couple years ago. The state realized that modern ML's were no different than rifles in their effectiveness on game, yet the state still needed the 'primitive weapon' license sales. So they just kept the 'primitive weapon' season, but allowed hunters to use any method of take during that season, as long as they buy the 'primitive weapon' license.</p><p></p><p>Now out west, ML season still functions as it was intended. Additional hunter opportunity and license sales for increased revenue for the state. But to prevent overharvest of game, most states make restrictions to limit the effectiveness of ML's... For example, in Colorado, you cannot use sabots, pyrodex pellets. In other states, scopes are forbidden on ML's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 4324323, member: 2805"] It's a throwback to the early 1980's.... season used to be closed between the end of archery and opening of gun (except first weekend of Nov was juvenile season). ML seasons were originally concieved to allow additional hunter opportunity without impacting the resource... extremely important with lower populations of game animals. The technology of ML's back then certainly made pulling the trigger on an animal NOT a sure thing. After a period of time, and after the population reached near carrying capacity, ML season became important only from a standpoint of additional income for state game agencies. So important in TN that it would be impossible for the state to move ML season that would result in a loss of revenue from license sales. MS fixed that problem a couple years ago. The state realized that modern ML's were no different than rifles in their effectiveness on game, yet the state still needed the 'primitive weapon' license sales. So they just kept the 'primitive weapon' season, but allowed hunters to use any method of take during that season, as long as they buy the 'primitive weapon' license. Now out west, ML season still functions as it was intended. Additional hunter opportunity and license sales for increased revenue for the state. But to prevent overharvest of game, most states make restrictions to limit the effectiveness of ML's... For example, in Colorado, you cannot use sabots, pyrodex pellets. In other states, scopes are forbidden on ML's. [/QUOTE]
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