Bow fishing tournament?

[MOPanfisher]

Must have been one somewhere thus weekend.  Saw several rigs in Spfld on Friday and this evening the highway is full of them.  Everything from retrofitted trackers to big barges, electric, outboards, fans and every combination there of.  And enough lights to turn the night into broad daylight.  I haven't watched the news so just wondering where it was.

[MoCarp]

"May 20-21  The U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship (Ultimate BFC Qualifier), Springfield, MO"

 

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All invasive fish harvested from the event are used to produce organic liquid fertilizer in partnership with northwestern Illinois-based Schaffer Fisheries. The process maintains the hormones, vitamins, enzymes, amino acids and minerals to produce high-quality natural plant food."

 

"Bowfishing, which combines elements of fishing with archery to harvest rough fish species, is one of the fastest growing sports in the outdoor industry. Unlike traditional game fishing, bowfishing uses specialized bows to target species including carp, buffalo, and gar that plague lakes, rivers and streams around the country. Removing these undesirable species improves habitat conditions for native game fish."

 

key words are undesirable -plague,- invasive...I remember when bounties where on 'gator gar down south, now they are managed,

"Removing these undesirable species improves habitat conditions for native game fish."  heard that before

Looks like someone wants to sell more boats.....just saying 

[MoCarp]

 

found this article thought it was relevant 

"Fish expert blasts bow fishing tournament"

http://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/outdoors/fishing/2015/06/12/fish-expert-blasts-bowfishing-tournament-says-gar-important-ecosystem/71137342/

[MoCarp]

"Bowfishing tournament in Mississippi River draws complaints"

 

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/bowfishing-tournament-in-mississippi-river-draws-complaints/article_56050ce1-3d0c-570a-b94a-e263f9c3f6e9.html

[MoCarp]

"Residents kept awake by fanboats on Kings River"

 

http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_70707cd2-a14a-11e2-a1da-0019bb2963f4.html

[Jerry Rapp]

interesting articles, but they are all at least two years old.  Any recent articles on this subject?  I am not nor ever will be a bow fisherman.   There definitely is a lib vs. conservative slant in the articles.  I won't go there.  But if you live on or near a public body of water you should expect that public body of water to be used by anyone or any group using the public waters per legal means.  It is sort of like a home owner living along a golf course and griping when a golf ball takes out a window or dents the siding.  If you don't want golf balls hitting your house, don't live on a golf course.

[MoCarp]

I have fished and caught most everything, bow-fishing isn't evil, yet it needs more regulation IMHO

the bulk of "rough fish" in most waters are native buffalo/suckers and gar

its been my observation after a guy gets tired of a night of bow-fishing fish don't get disposed of properly

much less eaten...Many states allow bow-fishing of game fish within limits, new laws requested via bow-fishing orgs

Nothing grand about twacking a 10 pound walleye, or 8lb bass 

taking the biggest fish of any kind over time reduces the sizes..."its a DNA thing"

bighead and silver carp? take them all.....

but the sky is falling on invasive species is a farse, gobys in the great lakes? wow small mouth populations soared

zebra mussels in the great lakes? water clarity went up and wow walleyes can spawn on shell beds...

I'd bet if the buffalo herds still numbered in the multi millions on the great plains we would hear how some rare plant was getting destroyed

ill get off my soap box for now...

 

 

 

 

[Flysmallie]

14 hours ago, Jerry Rapp said:

But if you live on or near a public body of water you should expect that public body of water to be used by anyone or any group using the public waters per legal means.  

 

If I camp in a campground I have to turn off my music at a certain time. Even if I'm the only one that can hear it. But an airboat can come into the same area and make as much noise as they want? That's not lib vs. conservative, it's just stupid. We have no need for airboats around here. 

[Jerry Rapp]

6 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

 

If I camp in a campground I have to turn off my music at a certain time. Even if I'm the only one that can hear it. But an airboat can come into the same area and make as much noise as they want? That's not lib vs. conservative, it's just stupid. We have no need for airboats around here. 

agree 100% on the stupid part. It is over regulation with no common sense.

[MOPanfisher]

8 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

 We have no need for airboats around here. 

I sort of agree but if we start limiting it to "need" then we are all in trouble.