I support whatever legal weapon anyone chooses to use for hunting deer. That being said why is there a special season for archery and muzzleloaders? I here most say they like the challenge of hunting with these weapons. Ok. COOL! So why do you need a special season? Wouldn't it in fact be more challenging to hunt pressured deer when everyone can be in the woods? Just trying to figure out the logic. Sounds like special interest groups to me. I say just hunt and use what you like.

Why does the method of harvest matter?

I agree completely, just deer season is blank to blank hunt with whatever. Dont get the youth seasons either. Take tour kids hunting when you go regardless

You must not bow hunt

I hunt with a crossbow just to extend my season by a month. I have killed my second biggest buck with a crossbow. I still enjoy rifle hunting just as much if not more. whats your point?

So the answer is "No" you don't bow hunt.

its not that the challenge of actually hunting is more enjoyable its just more satisfying after the kill why would anyone want to make it harder than it already is? i love having bow season separate from gun season.

Good one! why do you care how I harvest my meat? Whats enjoyable to you may not be to others. Just hunt.

gun season couldnt run from October 15 to February 10th our deer population would suffer from it I enjoy hunting the deer, being out i the woods and am able to scout before gun season with a bow. the few bow hunters that actually kill in october affect the population near nothing imagine an extra month and a half of gun season tacked onto the normal 2 months. gun season lasts as long as it possibly can without causing population decline you cant just throw it in with bow season and get the same results.

In theory, I totally agree. The less rules/laws the better. But it sure is nice bow hunting a crisp November morning with a bow without having the woods get blown up from all directions after sunrise.

Why arent you wondering about the special season with more days to hunt than those you listed? That would be gun season. 1 reason I like bow srason is the chances of some dummy scoping me or shooting me

Exactly. I hate that crossbows were legalized. It just put a bunch of lazy hunters in the woods “to extend their season” as he put it.

Funny, you ask a question, you get questioned and get defensive lol

Speaking of lazy, timber company approved class 1 electric bikes for non-motorized hunting. Boo

Special seasons are due to special interests,who lobby lawmakers for the special seasons to sell their products.

As always...FOLLOW THE MONEY.

Maybe not where you're hunting 🤣

AU338MAG is correct. However, I also agree, no way guns go from 10/15 to 2/10. I enjoy all types of hunting so I like a long season. Really don’t even understand this topic or the point of it????

In my opinion, if you have to ask, you’re just not going to get it.

If there is a 3 buck limit why cant the season be 4 months? If you shoot your 3 in a week with a rifle you are done if you hunt them all season with a bow or gun and dont kill 3 why does it matter what you hunt em with? You can shoot a crossbow over 100 yards these days I bet at least 50% of rifle shots are under 100 yards.

Also since we have the 3 buck limit why can't we just shoot all 3 in one day 😀