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Motivation for ML hunting restrictions
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<blockquote data-quote="jensenj71" data-source="post: 2862297" data-attributes="member: 96797"><p>The regulations get set and then it is just human behavior to seek and leverage every possible advantage. The regulations set the playing field. It is also human nature to be disappointed when advantages are removed to rebalance the playing field.</p><p></p><p>I think ML regulations need to keep the hunt distinctly different from rifle and should keep the hunt accessible for the average hunter. I fully support the balance within the Idaho regulations. Sure it could be more traditional or more progressive, however I think Idaho has about the right balance. I don't have an issue with the exceptions for non magnified scopes for those with a documented vision impairment. I have a none Idaho legal ML for short range whitetail seasons and I definitely hunt differently. </p><p></p><p>A 150yd shot with my CVA Paramount Pro scoped launching 330gr jacketed bullet at 2100fps using BH209 and LRP across a field is no problem. </p><p></p><p>A 150yd shot with my Knight Mountaineer ooen sights with 495gr cast lead No Excuses over loose RS Select with a musket cap is my limit under ideal conditions. I have taken a mule deer at 60yds and a pronghorn at 75yds.</p><p></p><p>One of my most memorable hunts was a late bull elk ML hunt in high mountain desert terrain in November. The bulls were everywhere, but they had been through archery and rifle seasons. We spotted and stocked more than a dozen mature 6pt bulls only to get busted again and again between 200 and 300 yds. Our max range was 150yds with standard open sights assuming we had some time to setup. We were limited to 100yds for an offhand shot. We didn't harvest a bull, but we had a great time trying to figure out how to get inside of 150yds in the open sagebrush terrain with critters that had seen it all.</p><p></p><p>The hunt would have been over before noon on Day 1 with a rifle or my scoped Paramount Pro with a 6pt bull broadside for nearly an hour at 250yds. That hunt only existed because of the specific regulations that created that hunt. It was hunting rather than shooting or harvesting meat. It all just came down to who made a mistake first. Very similar to archery season where you are interacting with animals nearly 50% of the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jensenj71, post: 2862297, member: 96797"] The regulations get set and then it is just human behavior to seek and leverage every possible advantage. The regulations set the playing field. It is also human nature to be disappointed when advantages are removed to rebalance the playing field. I think ML regulations need to keep the hunt distinctly different from rifle and should keep the hunt accessible for the average hunter. I fully support the balance within the Idaho regulations. Sure it could be more traditional or more progressive, however I think Idaho has about the right balance. I don't have an issue with the exceptions for non magnified scopes for those with a documented vision impairment. I have a none Idaho legal ML for short range whitetail seasons and I definitely hunt differently. A 150yd shot with my CVA Paramount Pro scoped launching 330gr jacketed bullet at 2100fps using BH209 and LRP across a field is no problem. A 150yd shot with my Knight Mountaineer ooen sights with 495gr cast lead No Excuses over loose RS Select with a musket cap is my limit under ideal conditions. I have taken a mule deer at 60yds and a pronghorn at 75yds. One of my most memorable hunts was a late bull elk ML hunt in high mountain desert terrain in November. The bulls were everywhere, but they had been through archery and rifle seasons. We spotted and stocked more than a dozen mature 6pt bulls only to get busted again and again between 200 and 300 yds. Our max range was 150yds with standard open sights assuming we had some time to setup. We were limited to 100yds for an offhand shot. We didn't harvest a bull, but we had a great time trying to figure out how to get inside of 150yds in the open sagebrush terrain with critters that had seen it all. The hunt would have been over before noon on Day 1 with a rifle or my scoped Paramount Pro with a 6pt bull broadside for nearly an hour at 250yds. That hunt only existed because of the specific regulations that created that hunt. It was hunting rather than shooting or harvesting meat. It all just came down to who made a mistake first. Very similar to archery season where you are interacting with animals nearly 50% of the time. [/QUOTE]
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