alleyyooper

Dave it isn't the big chains that get stuck as they can either sell on line or ship to a different state although that is a cost that gets passed on to the buyer. It is the small shops that are family owned that get hurt.

Mike I bet your going to have that renegade shooting as well as the hawkins and have to flip a coin as to which to use.
Those Winny 94's in 30-30 and 32 special are sure a handy fire arm. I bet more deer has been harvested with them than any other firearm or caliber out there. I know that is the case in Michigan.
I had thought about going to shoot today but with a wind at 22MPHI decided not to. Instead I am shipping wax and going to Williams and buy a bunch of bullets, drool on some rifles and maybe even a shot gun or two .

Al

goatbrother

And I’ve been thinking. They (IDFG) started this traditional muzzleloader thing a few years ago and it looks to me that all of the units that have mule deer populations are all in the southern half of the state, so for the past several years those southern units have had only traditional muzzleloaders hunting in them. As such F&G should have some harvest numbers for those traditional units and if what F&G says about the inline guns being too good then the harvest numbers for the traditional only units should reflect a decline in harvest, right?

It appears to me that the old muzzleloader rules where there were two different types of seasons, (trad and mod) would have been a great tool for F&G to limit the take (if that is realy true) in those units that are over harvested by simply making those units traditional only. And with several years of having a trad season they should have harvest data to support their claim of overharvest by inlines. If their data does not support the claim of inlines being responsible for too many kills then what is the real reason for the regulation change for the entire state??