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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.........

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

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.

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.

because its sofa king hot in september....

gps4 wrote:because its sofa king hot in september....

It's stillfa king hot in October...

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.

I think Florida has a really early season too.

hillhunter wrote: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.

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....

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

REBEL DUCK wrote: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.

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.

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

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

REBEL DUCK wrote: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"