Mixed emotions
#21
But then around 5-6yrs ago, they changed the wording such that the archery season dates were the entirety of the season, overlapping all others, except for the special youth hunt season - the weekend before anything else opens up. We also recently approved crossbows as ARCHERY equipment, whereas they were not allowed at all until a few years ago, when they were only allowed during firearms season. In chatting with the guys in the law dept at our parks and wildlife dept, they said it was a very simple change to make archery overlap everything else, just that nobody had thought about it before - and that the only complication was that now archery hunters had to buy blaze orange if they wanted to hunt during the firearms season.
So I suppose I'm not really surprised to see that NJ has segregated weapons seasons.
#23
Funny thing, Archery season denotes a season where we hunt with archery equipment, not firearms. In most states archers get an early start on deer season and have first crack at the large bucks. Using a firearm to kill a deer in archery season is a serious violation and results in a heavy fine and loss of hunting privileges, as it should. The OP is either a total tool or a troll. Perhaps one of the NJ WCOs looks at this site and it working on identifying the OP as we speak.
#25
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: nebraska
Posts: 1
#26
#27
They can read just fine. He edited his post. His original post stated he dispatched the doe with a shotgun after she was shot three times with the bow. After the backlash he received he decided he would change his story. To the OP, find a new hobby.
#28
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 386
Doesn't look trollish at all. He watched the deer suffer, and didn't like it. My 1st deer fell over immediately, and his legs were twitching for a minute. My hands were shaking. My heart was pounding. When I walked over, he was already dead.
Luckily another hunters walked over, and dressed the deer. I don't know if I could have done the 1st one alone.
Luckily another hunters walked over, and dressed the deer. I don't know if I could have done the 1st one alone.
#29
All you guys need to learn to read, he did not say he used his slug gun to put the deer down. He simply stated that if he would have had his slug gun he would have used it to end her suffering.
Last edited by i am PAUUUL; Yesterday at 10:32 PM.
#30
Well Luckycharms, you should probably go back to your cereal, first post and you step on your yourself. We can read just fine, when you step into the middle of a conversation without hearing the entire thing, you would be better off saying nothing.