Comments on: Guest Post: Statement from NCBA on 2009 WRC Regulations http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2009/08/24/guest-post-statement-from-ncba-on-2009-wrc-regulations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-post-statement-from-ncba-on-2009-wrc-regulations Hunting, Outdoor Photography, Wildlife, Fishing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: My Thoughts On The NC Bow Hunters Association and Why I’m No Longer a Member Part Two : Moose Droppings http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2009/08/24/guest-post-statement-from-ncba-on-2009-wrc-regulations/#comment-1648 My Thoughts On The NC Bow Hunters Association and Why I’m No Longer a Member Part Two : Moose Droppings Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:24:24 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=1428#comment-1648 [...] is the second part of my response to the guest blog post from Raymond Bell of the North Carolina Bow Hunter Association. As I said in my earlier post I’m grateful for Mr. [...] [...] is the second part of my response to the guest blog post from Raymond Bell of the North Carolina Bow Hunter Association. As I said in my earlier post I’m grateful for Mr. [...]

]]> By: My Thoughts On The NC Bow Hunters Association and Why I’m No Longer a Member Part One : Moose Droppings http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2009/08/24/guest-post-statement-from-ncba-on-2009-wrc-regulations/#comment-1647 My Thoughts On The NC Bow Hunters Association and Why I’m No Longer a Member Part One : Moose Droppings Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:24:38 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=1428#comment-1647 [...] was pleased to have Ramon Bell from the NCBA as a guest poster on here earlier this week. I appreciate his willingness to address the issues and [...] [...] was pleased to have Ramon Bell from the NCBA as a guest poster on here earlier this week. I appreciate his willingness to address the issues and [...]

]]> By: conman http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2009/08/24/guest-post-statement-from-ncba-on-2009-wrc-regulations/#comment-1646 conman Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:55:18 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=1428#comment-1646 It needs to be pointed out that the North Carolina bow season does not end with the beginning of the North Carolina gun seasons. When hunting private land, the option to hunt with a bow only is there for the entire season if the landowners so choose. Only those hunting public lands are compromised, but even there the personal option to hunt with a bow is available for the entire season. The NCWRC is not "taking" anything from us as bow hunters. We actually have additional time afield hunting that other hunters do not have if they choose not to hunt with a bow. Also, the primary rut in the eastern season is considerably earlier than stated by Mr. Bell. I live and hunt there and his dates are about 30 days off as to the initiation and the following rut is a trickle rut that lasts through the remainder of the seasons. I personally oppose the state agencies having anything to do with trophy management (IE: more bucks killed by extending muzzleloader season). I think it's their job to manage the overall health of the deer herd. But if trophy management is the concern of the NCBA, the way to approach it is through harvest restrictions on buck population with programs like Earn a Buck and/or restriction the number of total bucks harvested/year on a statewide basis. It needs to be pointed out that the North Carolina bow season does not end with the beginning of the North Carolina gun seasons. When hunting private land, the option to hunt with a bow only is there for the entire season if the landowners so choose. Only those hunting public lands are compromised, but even there the personal option to hunt with a bow is available for the entire season. The NCWRC is not “taking” anything from us as bow hunters. We actually have additional time afield hunting that other hunters do not have if they choose not to hunt with a bow.

Also, the primary rut in the eastern season is considerably earlier than stated by Mr. Bell. I live and hunt there and his dates are about 30 days off as to the initiation and the following rut is a trickle rut that lasts through the remainder of the seasons.

I personally oppose the state agencies having anything to do with trophy management (IE: more bucks killed by extending muzzleloader season). I think it’s their job to manage the overall health of the deer herd. But if trophy management is the concern of the NCBA, the way to approach it is through harvest restrictions on buck population with programs like Earn a Buck and/or restriction the number of total bucks harvested/year on a statewide basis.

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