I've thought about this issue alot over the last few days. The only way I could support opening the season would be for it to be for a trial period of say 2 to 3yrs max, and the success or failure would be determined by increased sales of youth licenses...and I don't mean a 1% increase either. I don't know what the % would/should be, but if the % increase is not met, then the additional time added to the youth season would be eliminated. If this could be written in stone and absolutely adhered to, I might would consider being a yes on the issue. However, I am still unwilling yield on there not being a dedicated archery only season regardless of the success of the trial. For me to consider being a "yes" on the issue would take additional archery only days being added to the calendar elsewhere.
Still, I do not think this is the fix for hunter participation. While I have not looked at all the other states seasonal dates, the few I have looked at seem to show that Texas already has some of the most liberal dates for hunting in terms of days and weapons of choice.
Anyone know how many states do not have a dedicated archery season?
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