What is forgotten here with numbers is a couple of points............

1. How many deer were taken that would have been out of range with our other hunting tools? My neighbor took a TOAD of a buck opening morning with a 318 yard shot, he admits that that deer would not have come within range with gun he used last year. Heard from a youth hunter who killed his first, a doe, at 225 yards with a 30-06. His dad said "shoot the bullet can reach it", would not have said that last year with a slug gun or PCR. And who knows how many other long range shots were taken and a wound and lost deer occurred.

2. Most importantly we had legislative action on a wildlife rule! Oue IDNR took the very same rule package to the people and it did not gain enoug support to approve the HPR. A legislator and his sons then develop a statute that over rides IDNR rules and policy. They left out SEVERAL deer hunting rifles(.270,25-06,6mm,.257) yet inckuded a pistol round 40sw which has far too small knock down power for deer. Sportsmen lost big time! Now we have an open door to legislative change to all hunting and fishing rules as we know them.

Use the numbers anyway you like but the Sportsmen lost! IDNR can not change statute, 5 years minimum and we know it will never change anyway...........