Why such a short gun season?

[dlbleak]

I used to carry a ML during gun season. I just liked the extra challenge that ML presented as far as weather and distance. Bit me in the butt a couple times though

 

[retrieverman]

I used to carry a ML during gun season. I just liked the extra challenge that ML presented as far as weather and distance. Bit me in the butt a couple times though

I got bit in 2020 carrying a crossbow during ML season.

 

[TedKennedy]

ML hunting participants have dropped each year.

I was just making a joke- had no idea numbers were down. Seems odd. What do you think is driving that?

 

[AER244]

That community doesn’t know where to stuff balls, jam a rod or what nipples are used for. I’d imagine a muzzleloader is quite the conundrum for them.

 

[dennishoddy]

It’s their deer management mantra, but look at how much of the state is private vs public hunting. A lot of public isn’t open to gun hunting- there’s just too much pressure.

As for muzzleloader season, I would love to see “primitive arms” season return. Ever since they started allowing inlines and scopes, the trans community has made muzzle loader hunter numbers skyrocket.

Fudd.

 

[dennishoddy]

In Osage County We are overpopulated with does. 10-1.
Such a short Gun Season has everyone hunting horns. A short Gun Season isn’t good for the overall deer population IMO.
Then the Rut starts in late October, but Gun Season doesn’t start until the 15th, so the Poachers are the only ones getting to Gun Hunt in “peak” rut.

Oklahoma needs to pass some legislation and start running Gun Season from Nov.1st, straight through to Dec. 31st.

Tired of the Poachers taking the best bucks in our County, before law biding Hunters get to.

You can hunt from October 1 to January something with gun, bow and muzzleloader.
One can take a state limit with a bow well before gun season.

 

[PBramble]

As for muzzleloader season, I would love to see “primitive arms” season return. Ever since they started allowing inlines and scopes, the trans community has made muzzle loader hunter numbers skyrocket.

Seems to be the reason that bow hunters say guns shouldn't be allowed at all. Good way to divide the hunti8ng community. Maybe we can get it all shut down one day.