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How do you feel about restricting archery season to traditional bows only? Why or why not?

No disrespect intended, but I don't think you're really making any solid arguments against an Iowa hunting using a .30-30. 1. Your first reason is about deer drives being dangerous. If you think deer drives are dangerous (and they're not something I'd ever participate in myself), you should be...

You make some great points but I think they're in support of my position. People fight against change and then once they get the change they want, they fight to stop future change. The traditionalists and their recurve bows or flintlocks are a great example. Their arguments are no different than...

So someone who disagrees is a troll? Hmm. I have had great discussions with folks on this site and despite those differing opinions I still respect that they feel the way they do, even if I think their conclusions are based on emotion and not logic.

I am not sure where to begin. What’s your number one argument against being able to use a .30-30 to deer hunt in Iowa?

I think that fight, however misguided, has been lost. Why not restrict archery season to traditional bows only? No compound bows. Or go further and restrict all hunting to slingshot only. I bet we would see a lot more giant old bucks!

I don’t think your series of hypotheticals really hit the mark. Trying to control the quality and quantity of the deer population by regulating the method of take is simply inefficient and old fashioned. Is a deer killed by bow, muzzle loader, shotgun, or slingshot any less dead than a deer...

That's nonsense. Proper herd management comes down to which deer may be lawfully harvested and how many. Everything else is simply window dressing. This isn't rocket science. A lot of folks get very upset when things change (even when the change is unquestionably for the better) -- simply...

I think we all want the same thing, we just have different opinions on how to protect and improve our deer herd while not infringing our freedoms and choices. It’s my strong belief that the appropriate way to manage the number and quality of deer in the herd is to restrict which deer, and how...

No problem. The recent change to the law was relatively clear, though there was some question to the DNR’s initial interpretation. Someone else asked the same thing earlier in the thread. I am an NRA life member and have been for years, but I stopped giving them any money a while back when...

2021 Lawful Cartridge Link Which firearms are legal for 2021 deer hunting seasons? Legal firearms for the youth/disabled and shotgun 1 and 2 seasons include: Pistols and revolvers (with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches) Straight-wall and "necked-down" cartridge rifles shooting an expanding...

I suspect you're correct. It isn't long until the draconian caliber restrictions are removed all together. The DNR has confirmed that necked cartridges are lawful for the upcoming hunting season (only requirement being .35 to .50 diameter, & 500+ foot lbs). It's crazy that we can run our 375...

New calibers like the .30-30? In America should we really be outlawing things Willy Nilly? Big government overreach is already pervasive enough. Try your best to come up with a logical reason that the .30-30 shouldn’t be available to Iowa hunters during gun season.

Problem solved! Let's double the number of tags issued but restrict hunters to using only slingshots and no other methods of take. There's nothing wrong with reducing the number of tags available if hunter success increases, or if the total number of hunters increases and thus more deer are...

Didn’t you say the same thing to me last Christmas? While my name is not Nathan, I am glad to have you as a Super Fan!

A Not at all. While filling the freezer is certainly a major part of my hunting, I appreciate the allure of a magnificent trophy buck as much as anyone. If we want to increase the age and quality of the trophies, we can easily do that by tuning the aforementioned knobs — 1. The number of...

In your scenario, why are we issuing tags that shouldn’t be filled?

Method of take is not a factor, nor is safety. Someone can recklessly kill with a shotgun slug or .45-70 just as easily as with a .30-30. Proper management of deer herd is achieved by tuning the following knobs: 1. The number of deer allowed to be harvested. 2. Which deer are allowed to be...

I am an NRA life member from many years ago however I no longer offer them any financial support based on their many missteps and penchant for putting partisan politics before protecting gun owners and gun rights. I also am a member of the IFC and GOA. I don’t represent any of them. I don’t...

Its quite a stretch to read the law with the interpretation that the NRC gets to pick and choose which cartridges are acceptable. They initially floated that interpretation but backed down quickly after the backlash from all the hunters who had gone out and bought 45-70s and such, along with...