I think any compromise is a loss. They want it, we dont. Anything that allows it to happen no matter how limited is a loss for our side.
I said in my first post on this topic that it could/would get ugly. Any time you speak out AGAINST something that has been packaged as FOR kids most people automatically put you on the "wrong" side.
The LSBA must stick to its bow's on this issue.
It would be prudent to offer options, that way we are part of the solution not part of the problem.
The EC needs to brainstorm and come up with 3 -5 viable options for extending/enhancing the youth season. Or come up with an acceptable reason to end youth seasons all together.
Maybe we could champion a "hunt with your kids" week. Develop guidelines, literature, rules and regs. Put together a list of goals for hunting with kids/introducing kids to hunting.
This is a main goal of the LSBA already, how many youth shoots do yall put on every year? This could be an option to end youth seasons all together.
If we could propose something like this and make it Nov 1st - 7th or even the 10th I think everyone would win. The State would accomplish their goal of having a program in place to incourage youth hunting, and we would still have an Archery only month (except for MLD lands).
Just a thought.
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