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It seems like this year there are more items actually meaningful to the sportsmen of AR. Some of the big ones I saw were as mentioned above - allowing straight walled cartridges during zone 4 and 5 (out of my area), and straight walled cartridges for MUZZLE LOADER season. The name of the season is MUZZLE LOADER - how about restricting it to a ML. There is already three to six weeks of MG. I would rather see them get more restrictive if anything. Do away with private lands antlerless season - I am all for it. Three days of velvet buck season early Sept - I am not a fan of. It is hot as heck, a lot of game processors are not open, bucks still in bachelor herds, and they are easier to get on bait and pattern than at any other time of the year. My personal opinion, I think we are at a pretty good spot of middle ground with opportunity and resource protection. Some of these items seem like we are headed to way of Louisiana or even MS with the straight walled cartridges where it is going to eventually become one long firearm season. A straight wall does not make an AR 15, .450 Bushmaster a primitive weapon.

Lots of stuff in this survey - duck season dates, mud motors, duck hunting ooser regs, commercial fishing, bullfrogs, fishing length restrictions, guide licenses - and they finally listened to me - a stand alone turkey license


i would recommend all sportsmen take a look at this.

 

I strongly opposed the straight walls in mzl season but had no opinion on them for 4 and 5.

I don't see em making much difference here since we don't have a muzzel onmy season but if they are legal for muzzle season you have just turned muzzle season into opening week of gun season.

Also take a look at the game bird breeder regs.
Agfc needs to worry only about native species and stay out of the poultry and livestock industry.

 

Dog runners - and anti dog runners - there is something for you too - and not just deer dogs

 

Yeah, I don’t like the idea of having a required $1200 gps on my $100 squirrel dog when I take him out back!
Disclaimer: IDK what they cost, exactly. I know a lot of folks wouldn’t be without them, but I just don’t have disposable income for such and we were hunting with dogs long before they came about.

 

@Ange

 

The survey question about limiting nonresidents on WMAs with GTR infrastructure renovations with caveat of allowing access to adjacent private (nonresident) landowners… seems a little wrong

 

I gave them heck. Even used some colorful language. I'm not expecting a wma permit this year.

 

I asked why they felt the need to raise the price of all those licenses just because they haven't raised their prices in a few years and asked what they did to deserve anything at all from a game bird breeder.

 

Why is Craighead proposed for CWD tier 2?

 

They must have found a positive case.

 

I also strongly opposed the straight-walled cartridge for ML. Let ML season stay ML. It might as well just be a modern gun season if you go to a cartridge.

 

I strongly opposed the straight walled cartridges during MZ season. I’m thrilled for folks to use those cartridges if they wish - during modern gun season. And MG is already pretty long in most zones. To me using straight walled cartridges during MZ would be akin to using an “air bow” during archery… it’s not the same and shouldn’t be allowed imo.

 

Didn’t it say something about using a “program” or “model” to aid in CWD management? Sounds like AI told them they needed to make those changes!

 

Just going thru the motions. If they've put it in a survey it's a done deal.

 

Exactly!

And as a side note, I took it, then got to end, No submit tab as before??? Went & ask for me to log in to “Something” I have not a clue what it was????? Entered my info as ask, or what I thought it was asking for???? Used G&F account info, “Not Valid” other info “Not Valid”, nothing valid!!!!

So in truth, I’m not for sure if after taking it & spending my time it was even “Valid” it was even submitted to even be considered!!!!


Agree to disagree but all this “New” and un-improved Dot-Com stuff is just for show!

Their IT “Vendor Issues” are living strong now.Deer checking issues & No deer harvest numbers this year, “Vendor Issues”, now a malfunction on the Turkey permit draw, “Vendor Issues” again, now this feasco of a survey formate!

 

Not a fan of the straight walled cartridge for Statewide use during mzl season and don't care for the free add on turkey tags.. Never cared for any of the free add on stuff like the sweet 16 or HIP.. Drop the price of the license and charge $5 extra for deer tags or $5 extra for turkey tags and have the free HIP and sweet 16 included when you buy a duck stamp or a license that they're needed with.. To many folks overlook the free add on stuff that can get you a ticket.. They keep trying to make crap to complicated with all the different rules for this location and that location..

 

I dont reply to the items that dont pertain to me - for example - straight walled cartridges in NE AR during MG or slot limits on Cane Cr Lake - that kind of thing. I dont feel I should have a say if I dont hunt or fish that area. To me, it is kind of like someone from New York City commenting on wolf hunting regs in Montana when they have never been to Montana.

 

If truer words were ever spoken I ain’t heard them.

 

It’s really annoying that they grouped so many changes together with no individual answering available without typing a paragraph. Also not being able to comment on the CWD counties changing is ridiculous

 

Here are a couple email addresses you can use to comment on anything at AGFC at anytime.

AskAGFC@agfc.ar.gov

austin.booth@agfc.ar.gov
(I may take a minute but I guarantee he will read and respond to any civil email)

cory.gray@agfc.ar.gov
(Chief of Research)
CWD Questions / Comments

jennifer.ballard@agfc.ar.com
(AGFC Vet)
CWD Questions / Comments

 

The straight wall cartridges during ML season is just plain dumb. Zone 4/5 straight walls I think is great.

 

I am always for more hunting and fishing opportunity. Against less period. They keep making rules that end up being less.

 

I think g&f often finds themselves in a damned if you do and damned if you dont position. This may be one of those. Many surveys of the past had an item or two that illicited genuine interest. To be honest, this survey covers a lot of ground, even some things that many of us on this forum had not previously mentioned - and the collection of participants on this forum are pretty dang accomplished at finding fault - with anything and everything. The scope and diversity of the topics of this survey may be somewhat overwhelming. I am not sure that a survey divided into two surveys - hunting and fishing (for example) - may not have illicited more measured responses.

Do not forget, the whole of the AR G&F are comprised of a diverse and smart bunch of folks (almost as smart as the forum members). And I promise, across their ranks are folks on opposite sides of a lot of the survey topics.

With the diverse and smart bunch of folks making up this forum, I am confident that a lot of comments from this group come from an angle or approach not previously considered by someone who is not immersed in a particular topic. There is not a topic on the survey that at least several of the forum members are not very knowledgeable about. I worked for the Govt for a long time - and it is true that sometimes surveys are presented with the decisions already made - but I believe there will be many responses and viewpoints that were not previously anticipated.

 

I’m thrilled with the feral hog regulation change, I’ve had to pass on hogs several times while bowhunting. I strongly opposed the straight wall in muzzleloader season thing, but if it gets passed my 45-70 is finally going to get the love it deserves.

 

That way they would know the respondants are actually AR residents who have skin in the game.


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Survey requires home zip code. Some non residents, may not have an AR home zip code, but own property in AR and pay a lot more to AR in property taxes than many who think they have skin in the game.

 

That way they would know the respondants are actually AR residents who have skin in the game.

Survey requires home zip code. Some non residents, may not have an AR home zip code, but own property in AR and pay a lot more to AR in property taxes than many who think they have skin in the game.
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not saying it’s a good thing, but is in fact truth. Around these parts now in my area there is most likely now more 100% dedicated hunting land owned by Out of State zip code interest than there is local anymore.

 

I strongly supported the straight wall cartridge during MZ.

I added In comment section to change the name to alternative weapons season as other states have.

 

Alternative to what? You can already legally use a straight wall cartridge and a ml during mg season. So what would it be an alternative to. It would be “non shouldered cartridge rifle season”?

 

That second one kinda describes me. Muzzle hunting is a little bit of a process, which I don't really mind that much, but still it's a little more hassle. I mainly quit MZ hunting because the bullets suck. Very few of the deer I've shot were with a MZ but I've failed to recover more MZ shot deer than bow, crossbow, and modern gun combined. That with the added hassle of MZ in general and I kinda just quit going. Plus you can't really hunt in any kinda of rain and it seems like it always rains when I pull my muzzleloader out

The 45/70 will definitely be used if this passes but I don't know if I'd ever pull the muzzleloader back out if this doesn't pass

Describing why you dont care for ml hunting now describes some of the reasons why a straight wall cartridge is not on a level playing field as a ml

 

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Describing why you dont care for ml hunting now describes some of the reasons why a straight wall cartridge is not on a level playing field as a ml

I strongly opposed it in the survey because I don't think they are comparable. But if it becomes a straight cartridge season instead of a muzzleloader season, well, I have one of those, too

 

You all know this is going to set the Elitist's bow hunters who have been wanting MG days & crossbows reduced ablaze adding more, for all intents and purposes, MG season days.


And to add more fuel to that fire, guess where this originated from, Mississippi! They legalized straight wall several years back, thus their counterparts here had to have it also. --------------------------------- But guess what else Mississippi legalized also,

These:

Yep anther Alternative -------,"Air Bows"! Wonder just how long it will be until the same group of folks who pushed this here want them passed here like there also?

 

You all know this is going to set the Elitist's bow hunters who have been wanting MG days & crossbows reduced ablaze adding more, for all intents and purposes, MG season days.


And to add more fuel to that fire, guess where this originated from, Mississippi! They legalized straight wall several years back, thus their counterparts here had to have it also. --------------------------------- But guess what else Mississippi legalized also,

These:

Yep anther Alternative -------,"Air Bows"! Wonder just how long it will be until the same group of folks who pushed this here want them passed here like there also?

Harvest numbers been down a little the last few years. Liberalize the restrictions and get those harvest numbers back up

 

So what did y'all think of the super early velvet hunt? I would be okay with it as long as modern guns were allowed.

 

I strongly supported it, I believe I read it will only be a archery buck only three day season though.

 

What about the no private land die hunt. They drink too much of the QDMA kook-aid?

 

Can’t we just kill deer without all the bickering?? Set a limit and let me kill deer.

 

I bet you want a 50 dollar minimum wage for burger flippers too.

 

Man it's sad to see that Americans have become nothing but a bunch of lazy overweight victimized couch potatoes.

Too lazy to clean a muzzelloader so lets just add 2 more weeks of gun season to an already too long gun season.

Too lazy to learn to shoot a bow so lets not give those who aren't lazy couch potatoes more opportunity because that wouldnt be fair to those who choose to sit on their butts stuffing down ding dongs and mountain dew while watching the view instead of learning a new hunting skill.

You cats sound like a bunch of democrats who don't want folks who work harder and invest more to be rewarded more.
Gotta be fair to all the dead weight moochers of the world.

It's probably even racis.

 

Typical that if you can’t have a good argument you stoop to name calling. “Couch potato’s”, “lazy”, “overweight” and “democrats” name calling is the losers mantra. Someone has a different opinion and this is all you have for a reply.