I'm all for it and yes I'm a bowhunter and a rifle hunter. Every bowhunter I know already puts in for the draws every year and heads out with a rifle as often as I do. So no difference in tag demands there. Also with putting archery mule deer on draw the previous allowance of 15% for archers should be added to the number of draw tags available for that zone. Everyone wants to blame the CWD culls for the decreasing herd numbers and yes this was a huge problem but lets not forget that bowhunting success met or exceeded the 15% during those years as well so everyone holds some responsibility for that. I think the seasons are fine as they are. Everyone waits to get drawn and then if you choose you can try and harvest your mule deer with archery tackle for Sept-Oct and then use a rifle or a bow in November, your choice.
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