Ask a CO: Using a crossbow in gun season

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Originally Posted by Fox

The numbers are being controlled, I know people who did not get a validation in the last few years.

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ofcourse - thats why its called a controlled hunt

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Originally Posted by impact

Question: Would it be because MNRF want the majority of the deer taken asap?

I know nothing of controlled hunts up this way and simply asking.

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perhaps but in many WMU's there arent even additional tags to go around - so by that logic whether I fill my one tag with bow in october or gun in november what do they care... I get what you are saying though..

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Originally Posted by kokes

perhaps but in many WMU's there arent even additional tags to go around - so by that logic whether I fill my one tag with bow in october or gun in november what do they care... I get what you are saying though..

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There is NO logic in this one also.
You MUST apply for antlerless deer validation for WMU 80 ,to get a doe with a bow. On your MAIN tag.ONLY applies for bow.

But-when you get the Cont Deer validation tag,it is valid for both sexes.Automatically.;):confused:

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Originally Posted by gbk

There is NO logic in this one also.
You MUST apply for antlerless deer validation for WMU 80 ,to get a doe with a bow. On your MAIN tag.ONLY applies for bow.

But-when you get the Cont Deer validation tag,it is valid for both sexes.Automatically.;):confused:

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Yep, same here in 93…

I wasn’t aware that there were units where you can’t use a bow during the general firearms season. I don’t see the logic. It’s my understanding that the premise behind controlled hunt to ensure safety by limiting hunters. IMO archery hunting is probably safer than hunting with a firearm.

I could never understand this rule, In some areas, during controlled hunt 1 st week, where it is shotgun it is shotgun only, yet where it is rifle you can use a bow, and in 2nd week where it is black you can use a bow, dont get it shotgun what 80-100 yards max, rifle what 3-400 yards, is it not safer in the shorter distance?

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Originally Posted by Sam Menard

I wasn’t aware that there were units where you can’t use a bow during the general firearms season. I don’t see the logic. It’s my understanding that the premise behind controlled hunt to ensure safety by limiting hunters. IMO archery hunting is probably safer than hunting with a firearm.

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Unfortunately,while there are may hard working,much needed and dedicated employees in MNR,somehow where decisisons are made,directions are taken,and some common sense and logic is to be used-there is not much of it .
Example-they asked the PUBLIC about moose regulation changes recommended by hunters ,few years back.Before this new system was put in place.
They polled hunters via the NET. There was a fainted -we will get back to you notion ,somewhere there .
I got my feedback in,and questioned -why while having public moose hunting consultation,they organized 80 % of those public meetings Nort Bay and up...yet 80% of the moose hunters are North Bay and south.....i think my question was logical.Why we are denied acess(or have to travel 400 km)to have a chance to have a face to face say in things ....
Never got a feedback.
Never mind that,but i still can not get my head around-why 20% of hunter population HAD opportunities to say /debate face to face ,and to the rest of us-all this was basically DENIED !

Speaking of another stupid rule, in WMU 65 archery is open for five days and closes only to re-open again on October 15 until december 31. WTF?
It is allowed during shotgun and ML though. Confusing as heck.

October 1 to October 4
October 15 to October 31
November 15 to November 28
December 6 to December 31

The logic is pretty simple....they want to control the number of hunters in the wood and my guess they realize that the orange army is the worst time for hunter accidents. Probably why they call it a controlled hunt. Most get almost 2 months and two weeks to bow hunt. Take your shotgun or ml that week or two. Controlled hunt.

I hunt a small private plot of land in 79, most of the plots in the surrounding area are small (around 10 acres), hence the neighbours are close, one has horses so out of respect I don't gun hunt. The total hunter numbers still be can be controlled by the lottery, I don't see a reason the controlled hunt should eliminate the use of bows.