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That is a commendable thing to do but what you and others are advocating flies in the face of what those before you and me have done for the sport of bowhunting in Texas and that I can't condone.
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Why is it that everytime someone that comes along that is younger that wants to improve something it is given a negative connotation Bill?
I know this is far fetched but it is an analogy not really pertinent but an analogy nonetheless.
Slavery was supposedly a great thing at one time, well we all know for a fact that it was one of the most devastating misuse of power in history. Not comparing the two but just playing the devils advocate.
I'm not for opening october to all hunters with rifles and I'm glad we have a bow season in Texas. But the youth are our future and all I hear is I dont want guns blasting around me shooting "my" deer. I'm not saying this is the answer to promote hunting. Probably wont even work. But we must do something.
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Let's don't degrade an existing season, but rather encourage kids to bowhunt. Those that do, will be much more likely to become lifetime hunters which is really the desired goal. What about a "youth only" archery weekend the weekend before archery season starts. Now that might work toward hunter recruitment indeed.
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Tomme,
Oddly enough I agree with you on this last paragraph. I think that would drive up bowhunting opportunities and recruitment.
Retension is really a case by case issue. Some people will just stop. It's like the unemployment rate. You always have some that want to but choose not to.
In regards to your reference of your son. In all actuality he is not the demographic we are chasing. Really we should not focus on the kids that we know are going to hunt in some form or another.
You see it as degrading. I see it as an opportunity.
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