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Any thoughts on the state approving a 45-70 during primitive deer season. The current inline muzzleloaders aren't exactly primitive anymore. Probably more accurate at longer distances than a 45-70.

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No problem with me. Mississippi is single shot only.


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I really want a 45-70 HandiRifle, but it's down the list of "wants" a bit...

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I'm against it, it is a modern cartridge, smokeless out of a Marlin with a scope?? Hail no.

maybe if you use black powder loads out of a 1800's replica with open sights....


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Might as well do away with the special seasons, as 49er would say. Just open on X-date and close on X-date.

There is nothing primitive about today's inline rifles. A true primitive season would be stick bows, recurve bows, flintlocks or percussion caps with open sights. Set that season and let's see how many guys go in the woods.

I want a special handgun-only week. Nothing but handguns. Why can't we have that?


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I want a stickbow/stone head only week too...right at the end of Dec/first of Jan....


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Originally Posted By: Clem
Might as well do away with the special seasons, as 49er would say. Just open on X-date and close on X-date.

There is nothing primitive about today's inline rifles. A true primitive season would be stick bows, recurve bows, flintlocks or percussion caps with open sights. Set that season and let's see how many guys go in the woods.

I want a special handgun-only week. Nothing but handguns. Why can't we have that?


You're exactly right. It's silly.

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I want all of my bow season back


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Of course theres an argument as to the how primitive a modern compound bow is compared to a recurve.To me its not much difference in comparing a muzzle loader with a single shot 45-70.


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I have a 45-70 and I don't want it to become legal as a primitive weapon. I have a scoped, inline muzzle loader (far from primitive)for that.


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Why not just do away with all of firearm season and make archery only. wink


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stickbow only would be better.......I've even got a short stickbow you could borrow...


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I have a long bow, recurve ad a percussion muzzleloader. Just wanted to see what the thoughts were on using a single shot 45-70.

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I'm not in favor of adding the .45-70 b/c I think it dilutes the meaning of primitive, but so has the inline.

Too few are going to use a flintlock or stick-string/recurve, though, and those don't make money for license sales, gear, ammo and other revenue-producing goods. So there never will be a true primitive weapons requirement other than what's on Wheeler NWR with its flintlock requirement in its tiny season.

Just open "deer season" Oct. 1 and close it Feb. 10. Those who want to hunt in the heat, get after it.


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I would be out there.


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Originally Posted By: Shaw
Why not just do away with all of firearm season and make archery only. wink

I love rifle and slug gun hunting because I love getting down from the stand and still hunting but I could def. be ok with archery only


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Its about killing more deer...fewer folks hunting now and folks whining about all the work of a smokepole...MS bumped it back to .35 cal...everybody sold their 45/70s and bought .35 Whelens...ruined primitive weapon season...just like our now liberal doe limits...


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I could see the argument for a 45/70 but what moron decided a 35Whelen was a primitave cartridge????


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Originally Posted By: BhamFred
I could see the argument for a 45/70 but what moron decided a 35Whelen was a primitave cartridge????
x2..I'd gladly shoot the 35Whelen!

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Originally Posted By: BhamFred
I could see the argument for a 45/70 but what moron decided a 35Whelen was a primitave cartridge????


Some of our lazy dirt bag politicians...
Know lots of folks who just hunt with the 35 the whole gun season...has to single shot...*woo hoo*...Tried to allow it during bow season also...but that didnt pass yet...


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