Bow hunters to share woods with gun hunters earlier in season
The MDWFP said in its press release that it would create an earlier primitive gun season to “help reduce the surplus deer populations.” Dungan doesn’t agree with that logic when it costs him time in the woods without gun hunters, he said.
“Why put more people in the woods? Why not lengthen the season? How come you can’t open it September 15 through the end of February?” Dungan said.
“I know the rebuttal will be: ‘Well, the does in this area are already impregnated.’ Well, guess what? That deer you took out, you were going to have an extra deer in your herd.”
When it comes to Hood’s opining over archery hunting season, Garrity said he thinks it’s a political move more than anything.
“I think Jim Hood is about to run for governor, and he’s trying to exercise his political muscle in any way he sees fit,” Garrity said.
“I’m going to obey whatever regulations or laws are passed no matter what, but if he continues along this line and later runs for governor, I won’t vote for him.”
To read the MDWFP’s press release, go to http://home.mdwfp.com/ContentManagement/Html/htmldownload.aspx?id=688.
Natchez Democrat
7/4/10
