TPWD Proposed Regulatory Changes

[BustedAssRanch]

http://www.lonestarbowhunter.com/index.php?option=com_poll&task=results&id=20

Lets see if this works..since I have all ready voted it takes me to the results page

[TxTechBowhunter]

There are some big mule deer running around Gaines county. A season for them there would be awesome.

[Africanbowhunter]

My Apologies..


i was told verbally that the LSBA wrote a letter to TP&W to eliminate the 40# Ban

I was not privy to the letter but it worked I guess.


Texas like most states is having a problem with hunter recruitment as they CALL IT. mandatory hunter education & NBEP Courses are great but actually cut the hunters number down and now the Commissions have recognized it and are trying to INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF YOUNG HUNTERS, FEMALE HUNTERS and OLDER HUNTERS that may have dropped out of hunting.


They agree that bow draw weight is not the way to measure bow efficiencies and effectiveness on game.

We have seen on TBH many photos of youngsters cleaning bagging all kinds of north American and African big game with light weight modern compound bows and razor sharp broadheads. I am sure the TP&W staff have read them also.

The Doubting Thomas's have to ask this question.

Is it better to make an accurate, lethal, in range killing shot in a vital zone with MATCHED equipment and a super razor sharp Broadhead at 30# of bow weight, or force an older woman, a wounded soldier or a youngster to struggle to handle 40# Bow and wiggle and wobble and unable to accurately control the bow coupled with the excitement of maybe taking a first shoot a a Texas Whitetailed deer?

MOST FOLKS VOTE FOR A WELL PLACED SHOT FROM BOW THAT IS 30# OR 35# and well-shot and well aimed, RATHER THAN A BOW THAT 40# THAT THE LADY OR CHILD CANNOT/MAY NOT SHOOT ACCURATELY.


Colorado a great hunting State allows hunters to bowhunt Wapiti Yellowstone Elk with 35# bow weight


I guess our Texas white-tailed deer are tougher than the Rocky Mountain Elk!


Children grow and sooner or later they will be shooting heavier gear.

Its important we let them hunt while they are more interested in " does" than "drugs and dope."


Tink

[cantexduck]

Carp Bag Limit
Anglers fishing Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake) in Austin would be allowed to retain only one common carp 33 inches or larger per day. There would be no limit on common carp measuring less than 33 inches in length. This proposed rule change would promote carp as an untapped fishing opportunity, particularly for bank fishing in an urban area.-
That sucks. We will normally get 3 or so carp over 35-40lbs each trip while out bowfishing.

[boss bowman]

I have no problem with them abolishing minimum draw weight with the advancements in archery technology. I think it was either this or allow crossbows during archery only season, I would definitely rather it be this.

Texas like most states is having a problem with hunter recruitment as they CALL IT. mandatory hunter education & NBEP Courses are great but actually cut the hunters number down and now the Commissions have recognized it and are trying to INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF YOUNG HUNTERS, FEMALE HUNTERS and OLDER HUNTERS that may have dropped out of hunting.

I think the drop it hunters is more likely due to how hard and expensive it is to find and good place to hunt deer, have you had to look for a lease lately, its brutal.

[GARY]

We dont' need laws limiting draw weight. It's all subjective and opinionated. The fact we cannot agree on a measurement or weight is proof.

We have enough laws that don't stop idiots (speeding, murder, cheating, etc....). I dont' see strict limits like this for rifle hunters (before you bash, i'm a rifle owner and hunter too). We've alllowed ourselves to be limited.....by law. This should be decided by parents and hunters..not by law.

Remove the limits.....police yourselves...

[BustedAssRanch]

We dont' need laws limiting draw weight. It's all subjective and opinionated. The fact we cannot agree on a measurement or weight is proof.

We have enough laws that don't stop idiots (speeding, murder, cheating, etc....). I dont' see strict limits like this for rifle hunters (before you bash, i'm a rifle owner and hunter too). We've alllowed ourselves to be limited.....by law. This should be decided by parents and hunters..not by law.

Remove the limits.....police yourselves...

The problem I see with policing our selves is people wont ! If we did we would not need the laws that are in place now

[GARY]

The problem I see with policing our selves is people wont ! If we did we would not need the laws that are in place now

I understand and maybe I over sensationalized....but my point is do idiots police themselves now in any law? Do idiots make bad shots, used bad equipment shoot over their limits, etc...Does this law now as written really stop idiots from hunting? I don't think so..remove it or replace it with laws that actually controls something..which laws themselves don't really do anyway...people consciences controls that.

My Eight year old twins won't be hunting deer with a bow if the law went from 30 to 0....Nor will they be shooting deer with a 22 rifle, watching their dad keep more than the legal limit of fish. I'll abide by the laws on the books..but I just dont' see what this one really controls.

[Strummer]

Gary ,when have you ever caught a limit of fish?

[Buff]

I really can't seem to care much one way or the other. BUT you need to understand that the vast majority of folks that bow hunt are not bowhunters. We run 20 to 40 a year through our company lease. 8 out of 10 show up with poorly tuned bows and mismatched arrows from walmart. To say one or 5 people have killed critters with a 30 pound bow really has nothing to do with the great unwashed masses. JMO

[Africanbowhunter]

Many reasons for drop outs in Hunting

When states and organization asked hunters why they quit hunting, a lack of places to hunt was a major factor

Loss of friends to hunt with, costs, health issues, difficulty in getting drawn for hunts, & tags, other matter like work job demands, etc also played a role.



Texas has to be one of the most expensive places to hunt in the USA
Texas also has the best hunting in the USA

Like it or not we are loosing numbers in hunting


Remember there is strength in numbers and hunters numbers and sale of hunting licenses are declining everywhere in the USA

SAD.

[WCB]

Do y'all not understand "no minimum" or "9 year olds running around with guns"???
Give me a break!!! There has to be some limit as not all parents are like some of you!!!
There are dumdasses out there and some have kids...
Think of the masses, not your kid, wife, mother, father, etc...

[Beleg]

I need to clarify the LSBA position on lowering the minimum draw weight.

The purpose of the LSBA is to promote and preserve bowhunting in Texas. We feel that more women and children would be able to bowhunt if the minimum draw weight was lowered. Our research shows that many other states have a lower minimum draw weight than Texas or no minimum at all.

Some LSBA members are opposed to lowering the draw weight and some of our members want to eliminate any minimum. Many members would not be opposed to lowering the minimum draw weight as long as game animals could be harvested in a quick and humane manner.

TPWD prides itself on making wildlife and habitat decisions based on science. We ask them to make this decision based on science too.

Here's the operative sentence in the letter we sent TPWD back in June.

"If Texas Parks and Wildlife determines that the draw weight requirement could be lowered without a negative impact on wildlife resources, the LSBA would not oppose such an action."

Bob Wright
LSBA President

[Tommyh]

We ARE the masses. The avg Joe Hunter will hunt deer with a rifle he has fired at the gun range 2 or 3 times before he goes into the woods to check accuracy, yet he wounds deer because he hasnt practiced with it throughout the year to stay comfortable in his abilities. On top of it, he is shooting a rifle that someone suggested that is WAY over powered for white tail here in Tx, and he flinches because of recoil. Should be have a law that says only shoot what you are comfortable with so that you dont wound game? Whats the difference?

[GARY]

Gary ,when have you ever caught a limit of fish?

Watch me when the croakers come in! Check out my recent trout on trb! Good start to my new season!