Hi i was wondering what organizations benefit our hunting rights and what ones would be the very best to join? I would really hate to put my money into the wrong cause. Bowhunting has become my favorite sport and with the latest stories I'm hearing about the anti's i want to support my rights and the sport i enjoy. Any help would be great!! Thank You - Steve Marshall 02/05/2005, ID=2491 |
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I'm from Normal Illinois and I want to know when the next and the close's hunters safety course is to me. - Blake 01/20/2005, ID=2452 |
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Blake, go to NBEF.org and you will find a link to instructors in IL. Call the contact name there and they should be able to help you find the nearest course. |
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In Illinois, we are attempting to recruit more hunters from a declining youth hunting base. Would you have the #s of hunters graduating from Illinois specifically and I would imagine the other states would be useful too. Our goal is to try some idea of awarding every sucessful gratuate a 1 year membership in our statewide Illinois Bowhunter Society. Has this attempt been tried in other states? If so, did it help? Thank you - Jim McFarlane 02/28/2004, ID=2309 |
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Dear Dr. Dave, I live and hunt deer in New York state and have been very successful over the years, but somehow I don't believe there is such thing as a deer bedding area. I feel that they bed whereever and whenever they feel comfortable. If there is such a thing as a bedding area in general and how will I recognize it for what it is? Thank you very much, Jerry king, Long Island, NY - Jerry King 02/15/2004, ID=2307 |
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Jerry, I think you raise a good point. Deer do bed in a number of places, where they feel comfortable. However, knowing where they do feel comfortable is the key. Thick cover, high open ridges, the areas vary from place to place. But, I do believe, that deer in many areas, do tend to bed in the same general areas from one day to the next. There will be several such places on a 200 acre area, for example. I stay out of those areas, especially during the bow season. How do you find such areas? Back track deer in the winter, when there is snow on the ground, from known feeding locations. For me, that is the best way to find such bedding locations. Once found, stay out. But, come fall, it sometimes pays to hunt very close to such sites in the morning, if you can go in there way before daylight and get in your stand. Good question. Thanks for writing. Dave Samuel |
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Hello Dr. Dave, I am from Manitoba, Canada. Ive taken the hunter safety course, and I've been in archery for 2 years. And my question is, if there are so many deer out there, why are they making it so hard for hunters to go out and shoot a deer? I'm not sure what it is in the States, but in Manitba alone there are 10 deer-vehicle collisions per day! - David Dearman 02/06/2004, ID=2305 |
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David, I'm not sure from your email what you mean. If you are asking why you have to take the hunter safety course before you can hunt, then, the answer is rather simple. Hunter safety courses are required of all hunters in all states and provinces, for many good reasons. First, requiring all hunters to complete an education course, makes the non hunting public feel better about hunters being in the woods, both on private and public land. It also makes the hunters more responsible, less likely to break the law, and safer hunters as well. |
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