Bowhunter Rights Coalition

[twogun]

I've haven't been here in a while but thought I'd drop in.

I've been arguing with some guys on another forum about crossbows, and one of their criticisms of crossbowers is that we don't/won't fight to preserve bow seasons. They think we are all gun hunters at heart.

With that in mind, I've been wanting to join an organization at the national level that works to protect bowhunting for all bowhunters, but I'll be damned if I'm going to send my money to some organization that fights for bowhunter rights while at the same time fighting against crossbows.

Anyway I contacted the BRC:

I

am interested in joining the Bowhunter Rights Coalition, but I need
some more information. Does the BRC exist to protect the rights and freedoms of all bowhunters in all states? Specifically, I live and hunt in Ohio
with both a compound bow and a crossbow, and I know that many of the national bowhunting organizations while fighting against antihunting groups also work to fight the expanded use of crossbows and even eliminate their use
where they are currently legal. Please provide me with any information you
have about the BRC or refer me to a place where I can find it.

Thank you,


Tim XXXXXX

Their response:

Tim: I appreciate your email and your frankness. In short, the BRC was
formed to fight anti-hunters who have and continue to target bowhunters.

The BRC takes no stand on methodology or implements. State wildlife
agencies ultimately decide what implements, hunting techniques, etc. to
use and not use. We work with them to protect their science-based
decision making authority but how they use this authority is at their
discretion.

I believe that bowhunters, of which I am one, should be involved with
local, state and national groups to protect our hunting rights. The
USSA works every day to protect those rights. I believe it is the best
"bang for your buck" as the attached article states.

Please feel free to call me with more questions or comments. Thanks
again. DJ


Doug Jeanneret
Vice President of Marketing
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
801 Kingsmill Parkway
Columbus, OH 43229-1137
614/888-4868 Ext. 227
Fax 614/888-0326
Cell 614/266-7303
Website ~ www.ussportsmen.org


Beth Ruth, Associate Director of Communications
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
(614) 888-4868 ext. 214
(614) 216-8191 cell
[email protected]
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I'll be joining this group and I encourage you to do the same.

[russm]

I would ask more questions before joining. That response looks like it was carefully crafted to get your membership, but to avoid telling you what their stance was.

Why not just ask point blank. "Does your organization support the use of crossbows during the regular archery season?" "Do you see crossbows and vertical bows as neutral choices for bowhunters?" How can they claim to take no position on this?

Do the scientific facts that they present to authorities support the use of crossbows? We all know that lobby groups just buy the scientific facts that support their position. Find out more.

[terry-1]

You can't argue with those people I have tried on other forums. Many of them have never even shot a crossbow and have all kind of wild ideas about them. The best I ever read was a guy stateing how he tested a name brand crossbow at his local archery store and it was a killing machine and could shoot flat past 50 yards and kill deer at 100 yards easy with little pratice. I am still laughing at that guy, He had no idea what a fool he was making himself into.

[wabi]

Is the BRC a part of the USSA?
I've belonged to the USSA for years and would encourage everyone interested in protecting hunting rights to join.