On another note: What really surprises me is when someone posts something that to me seems irrelevant and off topic and the next poster says "X2, good post, I agree..."

X2, good post, I agree

Well, if you put it that way... a gun is a gun. Some are way more high tech then others, why have different regulations for different guns?

X2

I think that it would be good to have a muzzle loader season. It will give hunters another option for hunting, and if they harvest an animal, then less hunters in the field during the firearm season.

And it will mean more money for the goverment due to a new license needed for muzzle loader season...I'm ok with that.

And it will mean more money for the goverment due to a new license needed for muzzle loader season...I'm ok with that.

When you look at the administration costs of the licensing system and the fact that the ACA get a big chunk of licence money and the Wise Foundation gets some...the government of Alberta do not get much revenue at all from our hunting licences.

Which is too bad.  Some years back I saw a document showing what fish and wildlife management and enforcement activities cost Alberta and what revenue was derived from wildlife and fish.  The conclusion was that the investment was not financially a good one.

The "Cash Cow" is really not much more than a "cash gerbil".