Originally Posted by ikillbux
Originally Posted by Southwood7

Originally Posted by ikillbux

For example, suppose we made all WMAs "bow only". That would be a rule that limits the number of hunters, and increases the number and size of deer. (By the way, this is, in my opinion, the single greatest reason why midwestern <public and private> land is so much better. Everywhere that is bow only, is simply better hunting.



The Cahaba Refuge is over 3000 acres. It’s bow only and it doesn’t produce better quality bucks than the rest of the WMA.


If we're seriously going to debate that a bow only place isn't better than a full nilly willy gun area, I'm just gonna step on out of this thread.


Sure, I can agree with that but that’s not what we’re discussing. We’re talking about Alabama WMAs which are not “full nilly willy gun areas”. Most have a 3 points on one main beam rule, limited rifle hunts and typically only one either sex weekend rifle hunt.

On the scenario I described, it’s a fact that the refuge isn’t a better quality hunting experience than the rest of the WMA.


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