The Future of Bowhunting is Under Attack w/ Chris Dunkin & Skip Sligh | HUNTR Podcast
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ต.ค. 2023
- In this episode of HUNTR Podcast, we bring on guests Chris Dunkin and Skip Sligh to discuss some of the current issues with bowhunting today and what we can do as hunters to improve our experience moving forward. While the idea of hunter opportunity is great, it's been taken too far resulting in more bad than good for the archery hunting community. We talk about these issues all the time and it's up to us to make a difference. Whether that be separate crossbow seasons, eliminating baiting, or having some sort of regulation from state-to-state, it's important that we find a way to create more access for hunters. We also touch base on the recent EHD outbreak in the midwest and how it may change things for a lot of hunters this season. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show as the guys get deep into the politics of deer hunting and what we can do as a community to make a difference.
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Wisconsin is sitting at 57% crossbow kills in bow season so far if I’m doing my math correctly.
All I ever did was rifle hunt and got a crossbow 2 years ago because it appealed to me being a gun hunter. But got my first compound last winter. This will be my first compound season but I am planning to use it all year even during rifle season because I enjoy the practicing and challenge of the compound. Gives me more drive and enthusiasm.
You said it Jeremy, your one phone call to a representative isn’t going to change anything, and that’s the problem. However there are strengths in numbers and it would take groups of us in multiple states too get what archers really want. It’s just really really hard to effect change when the people who should be representing us drag their feet and certain game agencies run wild with decision making.
the whining over crossbows by trophy hunters has gotten so obnoxious.
Minnesota does not have the highest number of hunters in the country. Pennsylvania does.
Access and cost is killing all hunting! Especially here in the south.
Quickest way to slow down the non residents buying up land in iowa and residents losing access is ending the forest reserve tax breaks. They tried to do it in the past and it was defeated in the legislature. County budgets suffer because of this tax break. Like it or not a lot of residents are walking away from deerhunting and they could care less about what happens at this point. Its a small handful of guys wantng big deer for the wall every year that are driving the average person out of the sport. Cut the buck tags back to one only no matter the weapon and the bowhunters will throw a hissy fit. Ending party hunting would be another positive move.
I live in south east Michigan and I can say the quality of deer has gone way up in my 25 years. The same problems here though access is difficult. I think a large amount of hunters in michigan under 40 are passing deer Like never before cuz ya can't kill a 160 if you keep killing them at 130. If I had one rule change it would be move the guns to December and make it so you can't use both buck tags in the same season like guys killing 2 bucks with a gun....
Jeremy is right ,most states guys will not pass on antlered deer. They don't care. In a local fb group , every day grown adult men posting pics of spikes. Adolescent deer and then brag about it. You just killed an uneducated, adolescent deer and then turn around and complain about no big deer. They don't look at age class ,most of these guys couldn't tell you how old a deer is. Personally I couldn't imagine shooting a buck under 4 and even 4 is pushing it for me. I want to see what's possible with a deer. If I need meat, I shoot a doe. We destroyed hunting when we turned it into a sport and as a way to make money. When money gets involved with anything it gets ruined. Humans are destructive by nature, been that way since the beginning of time and by the time we realize we need to do something, it's usually too late, the damage is done.
This is literally where we are in kentucky. The small community I use to have free run of nearly anything you can see and lease after lease and changing of ownership I have one terrible spot left. At least I get to have a place to take my kids but it's a 200 acre open field. No Turkeys on that property. Now I am down to turkey hunting public and the last time I did that 10 years ago I walked 4 miles and bumped 10 hunters and just left. It's discouraging. Tough to get my kids on birds without people just cutting you off. I can't afford a lease. Mabey that's my fault for not going to collage and getting a better paying job. I'm just a weekend guy. When I was growing up almost no one turkey hunted, turkey had been reintroduced to our area 20 years or so prior to me coming in to the hunting world and deer had to be brought back in mabey 40 years before that. At my time everyone gun hunted and it was to put meat in a freezer sure everyone wanted a big buck but it changed over night. Big deer the excitement the TV shows how to. Same with farms that had turkey and the deer hunters didn't care if you come in and shot turkey. You could get permission anywhere.Then it become popular. Rifle season opens and you will see a license plate from everywhere. Alabama guys come up and shoot every 2 to 3 year old deer they see because it's a 100 to 120 inch monster and they don't see that at home. They don't normally kill does. And locally the amish have moved in and man the deer they kill. It's unbelievable how many less deer we see compared to 20 years ago. Sad for my kids. I'm on the same page I need my own land that someone can't run me off of.
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Jeremy, crossbows have been legal in OH during general archery season for over 30 years. I think the recent anti- crossbow resentment is really because of the Ravin and other ridiculous ultra high speed crossbows advertised at 100 yards effective range.
As someone that lives in south central indiana, I am having the worst time this year finding a decent place to hunt. Public land is fairly limited and overran like crazy, even during archery season (mostly crossbow users sadly). I have knocked on about 5-10 doors so far and all said no. I plan on knocking on more but it’s really demotivating. Lost my best spot this year to the land owner’s family deciding to hunt. I am now considering leasing and or buying my own property. I hate the idea of leasing and becoming a part of the problem but seems like I have no other choice if I want to kill a quality buck in the coming years.
Archery and crossbows should never be used in the same sentence.
MN hunter here. We could have incredible deer hunting and quality here, but it will never happen nor will it change. If anyone wants a good laugh look at who the representative is who pushed crossbows through in MN.. Definitely an avid hunter LOL
I love my crossbow here in NY lol only can used Nov 4 -17
The turn in Ohio mirrors social media and trail cams. When people started posting big bucks over corn piles, it caught like a wildfire. The same goes for leasing.
Great podcast guys! By far the best whitetail podcast out there today. Some friendly criticism for you Jared, please quit interrupting your guests!
Hunted for 21 years in Wisconsin (wrong side of state.) Been on maybe 14 out of state hunts.
How do we get Skip to lobby for us here in Minnesota?