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Muzzleloader Hunting
New Mexico bans the use of scopes
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<blockquote data-quote="DakotaFire101" data-source="post: 2642709" data-attributes="member: 81053"><p>Separate muzzleloader and archery seasons were put in place in many cases as a way for hunters to spend more time in the woods doing what they love, while also understanding that their weapons will be limited in terms of efficiency. It was a decision made (again in many cases) with more consideration given to the wants and needs of the hunter and less consideration given to the wildlife populations as a whole because as I mentioned before the weapons allowed in those seasons were limited in their efficiency. To clarify muzzleloader seasons are not a management tool in most states. When muzzleoaders start getting so advanced that a high end smokeless muzzleloader will hang right in there with my 28 nosler I'm sorry but there is an issue. We are no longer using vastly different weapons, we are now playing the same sport in the same league you're just using a different brand of bat. The rules need to be adjusted so that the effects that this new technology has on wildlife does not have a negative impact on population levels. If you've taken the time to read through my soap box speech I'll end this by saying I do not think this is a scope problem, I believe it's a smokeless problem. I think that by taking away a device to aid in the precise placement of a shot at reasonable muzzleloader distances will lead to an increase in wound loss of game. Especially for those hunters who aren't blessed with decent enough vision to line up iron sights on an animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DakotaFire101, post: 2642709, member: 81053"] Separate muzzleloader and archery seasons were put in place in many cases as a way for hunters to spend more time in the woods doing what they love, while also understanding that their weapons will be limited in terms of efficiency. It was a decision made (again in many cases) with more consideration given to the wants and needs of the hunter and less consideration given to the wildlife populations as a whole because as I mentioned before the weapons allowed in those seasons were limited in their efficiency. To clarify muzzleloader seasons are not a management tool in most states. When muzzleoaders start getting so advanced that a high end smokeless muzzleloader will hang right in there with my 28 nosler I'm sorry but there is an issue. We are no longer using vastly different weapons, we are now playing the same sport in the same league you're just using a different brand of bat. The rules need to be adjusted so that the effects that this new technology has on wildlife does not have a negative impact on population levels. If you've taken the time to read through my soap box speech I'll end this by saying I do not think this is a scope problem, I believe it's a smokeless problem. I think that by taking away a device to aid in the precise placement of a shot at reasonable muzzleloader distances will lead to an increase in wound loss of game. Especially for those hunters who aren't blessed with decent enough vision to line up iron sights on an animal. [/QUOTE]
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