This 2010 version was the old style chock full of info. They now fluff it with a pdf version. http://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/2010/december/12-10-2b1.pdf
i like the stat that shows that wisconsin bow hunters shot near the same amount of bucks as rifle hunters even with a lower participation rate.
yeah....especially once I figured out he was using a bolt action .410 w/ slugs. Far be it from me to ridicule those who can't afford better guns in normal discourse, but I tore him a new one. I'd trust a bow at longer ranges than that thing was worth. Or a .223 for that matter (which is what he was accusing me of using.) *** Clarification *** This incident occurred in Michigan. I did not mean to imply that this incident occurred in Indiana, where the .450 Bushie was illegal at the time. I only mentioned that it is one of few legal cartridges in Indiana, as it had already been announced as a legal cartridge there for the following year, whereupon I bought it and took into the field in Michigan the season prior to being allowed in Indiana. Either way, while it does have a bayonet lug, I do not field it with a bayonet; folded or otherwise. Carry on, Orange Army, Carry on...
I will be watching the bow/xbow total change in 14' as well as the bow drop vs. xbow increase if any. Also how many of the orange army buy an xbow license.
read this study by the MI DNR (as posted on the WI DNR site) : http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDIQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdnr.wi.gov%2Ftopic%2FWildlifeHabitat%2Fdocuments%2FDTR%2FDTRREGS%2FTabG.pdf&ei=4ueOUoLUNcek2AW1kYH4Bw&usg=AFQjCNGkhVIWbi7xD7N_fUcI188N-8zp5w&bvm=bv.56988011,d.b2I&cad=rja I know that in Michigan there has been a 13% overall uptick in archery licenses with the opening of crossbow to all (rather than disabled hunters only as before.) There was a 23% uptick in crossbow endorsements (needed in addition to archery license) but a large portion of that was people switching from vertical bows to crossbows. Interestingly enough, it appears that many who previously only hunted the firearm season have switched to crossbows and dropped out of firearm season, as overall the number of deer license purchases has actually dropped slightly since MI opened up crossbow to all. While that sounds counter-intuitive, as anyone who has pulled on the orange coveralls, and trudged across public land to face freezing temps and the sound of bullets whizzing by your stand can tell you; rifle season in Michigan can be a dicey proposition. A lot of guys seem more than happy to trade the blaze orange and 30-30s in for a cross bow and milder temps. for example: http://www.wnem.com/story/24007107/one-dead-two-injured-after-hunting-accidents
