The "Legislative Agenda" for NCBA was "Tentatively" announced at a EC meeting on June 24, 2006. If you have comments, thoughts, ideas, suggestions about what is or should be listed on our "Legislative Agenda" ?The "Legislative Agenda" for NCBA will be in a continuous state of "review and revision".

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We solicit requests from YOU, our members, to submit your thoughts on what should be considered for our legislative agenda. We continue to solicit your comments and input about these, or other issues.

NOTE: The items listed below have been approved for our Legislative Agenda. This is the list of issues based upon YOUR input. (*NOTE: ALL items are subject to discussion and revision as time and circumstances change.) NCBA Executive Council members will continue to review any further comments from YOU, the NCBA membership. Any issues that cannot be fully agreed upon will remain on the "tentative" list for further and future discussion.

It is the Legislative Chairman, Committee, and all EC Officers duty to represent NCBA with this list, as approved by the majority of the NCBA Executive Council.

We Oppose: NCBA Constitution & Bylaws sets forth our position on these two issues.

1-OPPOSE legalization of Crossbows and string-locking devices or any apparatus that will HOLD a bow at partial or full draw, during any Archery Only deer seasons, except for truly legitimate handicapped, physically challenged hunters.

2- OPPOSE legalization of the POD, or any Poison-Type Arrow.

We Support, Oppose or Recommend:

3- SUPPORT establishing a uniform schedule for opening dates of firearms deer seasons. In order to preserve, protect and proliferate the quality of our buck population, and the quality of deer hunting itself, firearms seasons (including muzzle loaders), deer firearms seasons should not open earlier than the second Saturday in November in and west of Granville, Durham, Chatham, Lee, Moore, Montgomery, Stanly and Anson counties; and, not earlier than the third Saturday in October in counties in and east of Vance, Franklin, Wake, Harnett, Hoke and Richmond. (Exception being the existing one week October muzzle loader season in the Western Deer Season.) We have no opposition to extending deer firearms seasons later into the winter months

4- SUPPORT an Earn-A-Buck program that will encourage and require hunters to harvest more doe deer. Hunters should be educated and informed of the benefits to the deer population in general and quality of the buck population in particular of such a program.

5- We RECOMMEND that a verifiable tagging system be adopted by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission for all big game animals. The current call-in system is simply too easy to circumvent and defeat, rendering it especially ineffective in controlling illegal harvest of whitetail deer.

6- SUPPORT (and Suggest) that the NCWRC create a Wildlife Anti-Poacher program. Many other state wildlife agencies have created and support monetarily their own Anti-Poacher and Operation Game Thief type programs. (This program has grown to the proportions that it will be only a matter of time before NCBA can no longer afford to support it.)

7- SUPPORT legalization of use of artificial hand-held light past hunting hours to assist in retrieving game. Hunter who shot animal should be allowed to carry weapon to dispatch animal, if necessary.

8- SUPPORT a law allowing use of a dog (on a leash) for blood trailing wounded big game animals day and night, whether shotwith a bow or firearm.

9- SUPPORT establishment of an archery season for black bear in eastern N.C. to run concurrent with archery deer season; or, allow Incidental Opportunity harvest of ONE bear and ONE wild boar by bowhunters during any archery season.

10- SUPPORT whatever position the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission may take on legalization of Sunday hunting. If Sunday hunting is approved, Bowhunting should be an integral part of approved seasons and areas where appropriate.

11- SUPPORT a Post-Season bowhunting season for whitetail deer, especially does, in all sections of the state to help better control and manage deer populations; and to help achieve a lower buck to doe ratio in the whitetail deer population.

12- WE ENCOURAGE better deer management on gamelands in the Western area of the state (District 9). Our members there suggest establishment of a 2 DEER limit, one of which must be a Trophy buck. Antler restrictions should be implemented to define Trophy Buck qualifications.

13- SUPPORT creation of Hunter Recognition Program similar to WRC's Angler Recognition Program to recognize huntersuccesses. (NOTE: NCBA already has a statewide network of official measurers willing to assist with this program. Also, most WRC biologists are already B&C and P&Y certified.)

14- SUPPORT legislation or WRC programs designed to help recruit more youths, women and hunters of all ages into the sport of hunting, and bowhunting in particular.

15- SUPPORT the implementation of a Draw System for all Draw Hunts, with Preference Points given to unsuccessful applicants each year. This will assure that everyone who applies for Draw Hunts will be drawn for the hunt in a fair and equitable manner.

TENTATIVE ITEMS.. OPEN for further Discussion:

17- Support ONE BUCK limit for deer, with option to buy additional buck tags in specific areas of state. (Recommend Buck tags must be bought before season opens.)

18- Support a FALL turkey bow season on Gamelands. Baiting is not permitted on Gamelands, so there would be no conflict with baiting for deer (and turkeys.)

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Support allowing bowhunting for Turkey statewide on "Archery Only Areas" without special permit.This proposal was approved in 2006

Support changing regulation to allow bowhunting during Muzzle-Loader season on Private Properties. (*Surveys indicate that 81.8% of you want this changed.)This proposal was approved 3/7/2007

Support reducing bow poundage for traditional bows (Recurves, Longbows, Self-Bows) from 45 pounds to 40 pounds draw weight.This proposal was approved 3/7/2007. (*NOTE: Bow poundage for compound bows was previously reduced from 45 to 35 pounds in 2002 per a NCBA proposal.)

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