Really people..........read this closely. If we do nothing, we will absolutely lose bowhunting deer like never before.
Pay attention to the last sentence, basically it says, if archery deer goes to the draw system, we will be competing with gun hunters for tags.
Ok, if it came down to it, what percentage of us would apply for rifle 1st choice and archery 2nd? That is what they mean by demand......
G&F counts only 1st choice applicants to determine demand, so we will not only lose hunting seasons, we will lose a lot of tags.
But, look at the bright side, if this goes through, we will get a permitted archery hunt in 13B IN AUGUST!!!!!!!
And, I would bet that hunt would be no more than 30 tags.
So, if you don't write or attend meetings, plan on sitting at home instead of hunting archery deer in the near future.