Why Not a September Archery season

[jdbuckshot]

several other states allow hunting early enough with archery equipment to all the harvest of a velvet buck.

Why not open archery seasons "bucks only" sept. 15th this would allow archery hunters the chance at a easier to pattern velvet whitetail.

it would also allow outfitter an additional two weeks to guide hunts.

I just know every year its easy to find mature whitetails on there feet in the day light up until about sept 28th. unless your Quinn.........

[landscaper]

Folks will have their flip flops hung up in the steps on their climbing sticks!

[champcaller]

Very good point and there's no reason we should not. I've spoken to a few people who know and they said if they can make money off of it they would do it.

Me and a buddy were just talking about this. Georgia opens sept 15th, there's no reason we shouldn't be either for traditional archery.

I honestly believe if there was enough support it could be done without much resistance.

[YazooValley]

Deer season opened August 15 in parts of South Carolina. Archery or gun.

I guess the heat, snakes and mosquitoes aren't bad enough for them in October.

[gps4]

because its sofa king hot in september....

[bulldog ducker]

because its sofa king hot in september....

It's stillfa king hot in October...

[hillhunter]

I think fawns in the hills of MS are still too immature for this. The Delta region may be a different story, but I get some VERY small fawns on camera that time of year, and many of their mothers could get taken before they are ready to wean. By the first of October, I seldom see spotted fawns.

[mshunter77]

I think Florida has a really early season too.

[jdbuckshot]

I think fawns in the hills of MS are still too immature for this. The Delta region may be a different story, but I get some VERY small fawns on camera that time of year, and many of their mothers could get taken before they are ready to wean. By the first of October, I seldom see spotted fawns.

you are correct. our rut is to late to open the season up for either sex During September.

it would have to be for bucks only.

[deltadukman]

Well if they can open "primative weapon" for "does only", surely they can open an archery bucks only season. I mean if its all in the name we're too populated as they say....

[REBEL DUCK]

We hunt deer for a solid 4 months heck I think that's enough.

[country_20boy]

We hunt deer for a solid 4 months heck I think that's enough.

That's what I was thinking. I killed a full velvet buck in 2007 and got it mounted and the velvet still stinks to this day. Smells just like rotting flesh, which is basically what it is.

[jdbuckshot]

It just doesn't get to hot for me to bow hunt.

I know a lot of "hunters" complain about it being to hot, to many skeeters, to many snakes.

early season is our best chance to kill a mature white tail - there I just to much pressure before the rut with our long season.

plus dog season is right in the middle of the rut.

[bigoak]

We hunt deer for a solid 4 months heck I think that's enough.

Yep. We have plenty of time to hunt them already.

[camlock]

We hunt deer for a solid 4 months heck I think that's enough.

+1000000

How bout open bow season Oct 15th and rifle season Dec 1 AND get rid of the joke they refer to as "primitive weapons season"