Bowfishermen and women against 2015 IDNR bowfishing regulations Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/bowfishermen-and-women-against-2015-idnr-bowfishing-regulations.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 3 Apr 2026 08:20 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition alan phelps [Signature #213] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18694499?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2015 06:18:38 UTC 18694499 Mrs Terre Lord [Signature #212] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18477205?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:15:03 UTC 18477205 Jon Lord [Signature #211] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18476426?utm_medium=rss 10 fish per boat? Is it a 35 minute tournament? Bow fishing provides a valuable asset to game fish populations. I've seen it personally on a few hometown lakes... people shoot carp till its hard to even see any carp anymore then that's when the lake makes a turn around first starts with the northern pike and walleye as those spawn first up here. Please don't pass this, it's taking the fun clean out of why bow fishing is so exciting.

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:36:32 UTC 18476426 Mrs. Cassie Pigg [Signature #210] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18476301?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:12:05 UTC 18476301 Mr jesse Engelbrecht [Signature #209] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18476043?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 06:20:04 UTC 18476043 Darien Payran [Signature #208] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18475798?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:07:32 UTC 18475798 mr Nick Bednarek [Signature #207] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18474777?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 01:03:42 UTC 18474777 Michael Goss [Signature #206] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18474586?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:18:37 UTC 18474586 Tyler Quale [Signature #205] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18474502?utm_medium=rss Bowfishing is becoming so huge. Many people travel to the state of Illinois to pursue bigheads, invasive and common carp. Will be a huge loss of it goes through with a lot of unhappy people. Consider what Bowfishing is doing to hurt the environment that it must be considered to be rid of. I can't think of anything. Only positive for bowfishing. Fish on!!!!

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:56:41 UTC 18474502 brett riner [Signature #204] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18474425?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:34:34 UTC 18474425 Capt. Jason Mann [Signature #203] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18474339?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:12:01 UTC 18474339 mr jacob knepple [Signature #202] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18473946?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:00:24 UTC 18473946 Mr. Jace Scarbrough [Signature #201] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18473489?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jan 2015 06:25:29 UTC 18473489 ms Larissa Hutcherson [Signature #200] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18469364?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:03:57 UTC 18469364 Mr kris wagnet [Signature #199] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18455627?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Jan 2015 07:10:22 UTC 18455627 Kasey Daniels [Signature #198] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18434715?utm_medium=rss Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:29:15 UTC 18434715 Mr James Ulerick [Signature #197] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18434701?utm_medium=rss Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:27:36 UTC 18434701 thomas kohler [Signature #196] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18432732?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:43:01 UTC 18432732 mr james haymes [Signature #195] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18432144?utm_medium=rss there isn't a shortage of these fish so reconsider the proposed law

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:22:35 UTC 18432144 Mr. John Borgers [Signature #194] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18403352?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:43:26 UTC 18403352 Lucas Patterson [Signature #193] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18401375?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:02:09 UTC 18401375 Michael Carroll [Signature #192] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18392463?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:32:41 UTC 18392463 MS Becky Ulerick [Signature #191] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18391095?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Jan 2015 03:25:02 UTC 18391095 mr Harvey epperson [Signature #190] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18389119?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:42:44 UTC 18389119 Mr. Clay Elvis [Signature #189] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18386534?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:26:33 UTC 18386534 BRYANT PRENGER [Signature #188] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18385628?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:46:40 UTC 18385628 Ronald Wilson [Signature #187] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18385258?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:31:13 UTC 18385258 Jarrod Sikes [Signature #186] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18384361?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:56:24 UTC 18384361 Keith Navarro [Signature #185] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18384117?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:44:45 UTC 18384117 Me Christopher Dye [Signature #184] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18383941?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:35:33 UTC 18383941 Mr Kelly Sutherland [Signature #183] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18383829?utm_medium=rss Please do not approve the bowfishing regulations as written.

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:30:22 UTC 18383829 Alex Buckhalt [Signature #182] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18382953?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:46:19 UTC 18382953 Paul Atkinson [Signature #181] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18381833?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:50:06 UTC 18381833 Frank Lapp [Signature #180] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18380107?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:35:50 UTC 18380107 Mr. Derek Benenhaley [Signature #179] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18377243?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:17:57 UTC 18377243 Mr Anonymous [Signature #178] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18376616?utm_medium=rss Limiting the number of fish allowed to be shot during tournaments will greatly affect attendance at tournament events. These events are what get others into this wonderful sport that we all love. With less people joining this sport, the population of these undesirable fish will increase. Bowfishing helps out the local fish by getting rid of the unwanted fish and keeping them from taking over all rivers and lakes by growing exponentially. So, therefore, limiting the number of fish to be shot at tournaments will, in the end, ruin several things that are going so well.

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:47:31 UTC 18376616 tanner hagan [Signature #177] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18376017?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:21:16 UTC 18376017 Anonymous [Signature #176] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18375851?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:13:57 UTC 18375851 Mr Anonymous [Signature #175] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18375825?utm_medium=rss This new regulation isn't fair to our bowfishing men and women. Bowfishing is the only thing slowing the Asian Carp from exploding. People that bowfishing need to be making the regulations, not people that know nothing about what is really happening on the water! People should really think before acting!

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:12:44 UTC 18375825 Mr Jeromy Hagler [Signature #174] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18374811?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:31:58 UTC 18374811 Ms Samantha Zimmerman [Signature #173] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18372788?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:13:25 UTC 18372788 Mr Greg Bull [Signature #172] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18372602?utm_medium=rss Bowfisherman could never shoot enough rough fish to affect the overall population

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:05:25 UTC 18372602 JOHN Ulerick [Signature #171] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18372465?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:59:43 UTC 18372465 Steve Tabor [Signature #170] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18372299?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:51:09 UTC 18372299 Nate Erickson [Signature #169] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18372064?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:39:17 UTC 18372064 Brian Paulsen [Signature #168] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18371416?utm_medium=rss We need to loose the 10 native limit and loose the permit system

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:04:18 UTC 18371416 doug kistner [Signature #167] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18371325?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:58:40 UTC 18371325 Mr. Timan Clarridge [Signature #166] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18370275?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:02:11 UTC 18370275 Mr Anonymous [Signature #165] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18370094?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:52:21 UTC 18370094 jared shewmaker [Signature #164] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18369243?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:51:44 UTC 18369243 Daniel savell [Signature #163] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18369092?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:42:08 UTC 18369092 Mr Russell Smith [Signature #162] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18369069?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:39:59 UTC 18369069 Mr Mark Brown [Signature #161] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18369067?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:39:56 UTC 18369067 Jim Freer ,sr [Signature #160] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18368996?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:31:30 UTC 18368996 Mr. Dustin Houston [Signature #159] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18368844?utm_medium=rss It has been proven in so many states that bowfishing has minimal, if any, affect on numbers of native or invasive species of fish. Check the studies done in other states and the proof is in the data collected through multi-year studies.

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:17:50 UTC 18368844 Conrad Detjens [Signature #158] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18368426?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:30:46 UTC 18368426 Mr Kevin Van De Steene [Signature #157] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18368397?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:28:43 UTC 18368397 Anonymous [Signature #156] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18368324?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:20:49 UTC 18368324 Mr Chase Bagley [Signature #155] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18368206?utm_medium=rss This should very much be thrown out....

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:04:37 UTC 18368206 ms jeanie Stephens [Signature #154] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18368182?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:00:48 UTC 18368182 Tyson Kime [Signature #153] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18365632?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:52:41 UTC 18365632 Nick Kime [Signature #152] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18365537?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:49:10 UTC 18365537 Mr Curtis Cich [Signature #151] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18364791?utm_medium=rss Removing Invasive species improves water quality and increases Native plants and fish.

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:19:49 UTC 18364791 Ross Burlbaw [Signature #150] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18364024?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:52:52 UTC 18364024 Mr Joshua Harmon [Signature #149] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18363864?utm_medium=rss Listen to the voices of the sport and not the wallets of the anti's for a change.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:47:36 UTC 18363864 Mr Tony Bampton [Signature #148] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18363492?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:36:01 UTC 18363492 Mr. Ryan Brumleve [Signature #147] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18360625?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:13:55 UTC 18360625 Mrs Patty Scheibly [Signature #146] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18359565?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:48:03 UTC 18359565 Mr Carlos Norton [Signature #145] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18359174?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:38:47 UTC 18359174 Mr Patrick Brown [Signature #144] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18358879?utm_medium=rss I sign this in fear of the new regulation spreading to other states, as Illinois DNR being the leader and encouraging other states to follow. Bowfishing is not only a fun and safe sport for the family, but it also does our environment a substantial amount of good for the proper growth and development of game species for other anglers. We can all safely say that some, or even most fish legal to bowfish are invasive, and a danger to the waters of not only IL, but also other states. Bowfishing is not a big sprort, but it is growing. Please, and I say this for the sake of our future generations to come. The few that can still have family and friend fun in today's world with all the other laws that are limiting us more and more each day. There'll always be bad apples, treating things without respect and neglecting good things, but they can be dealt with in other ways. Please do not put an extreme low limit on a good thing to everyone. It's not a way of integrity, and opposite from a way of continuing a future hobby of thousands.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:32:29 UTC 18358879 jason suchomski [Signature #143] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18358835?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:31:35 UTC 18358835 James Daniels [Signature #142] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18358614?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:26:59 UTC 18358614 Logan Gibson [Signature #141] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18358443?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:23:06 UTC 18358443 Mr John Dyer [Signature #140] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18357913?utm_medium=rss Limiting the amount of boats at tournaments will hurt tournaments more then help. The other fisherman would just go to different states and spend there money there.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:11:34 UTC 18357913 Mr Richard Diaz [Signature #139] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18357797?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:08:50 UTC 18357797 michael juern [Signature #138] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18357545?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:03:34 UTC 18357545 Mr Luke Gerke [Signature #137] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18357250?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:57:28 UTC 18357250 Mark Patterson [Signature #136] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18357233?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:57:00 UTC 18357233 TIFFANY Patterson [Signature #135] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18357185?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:56:02 UTC 18357185 Mr. Richard Fleury [Signature #134] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18356857?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:49:28 UTC 18356857 Mr Allan Brusky [Signature #133] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18356732?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:47:05 UTC 18356732 Jeremy Barbarick [Signature #132] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18356259?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:38:04 UTC 18356259 Mr Mark Heinzelman [Signature #131] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18356185?utm_medium=rss This would due great damage to the sport.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:36:47 UTC 18356185 Crae wilke [Signature #130] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18356083?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:34:35 UTC 18356083 Mr Travis Horstman [Signature #129] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18355872?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:30:48 UTC 18355872 Mr Ryan Franke [Signature #128] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18355537?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:24:38 UTC 18355537 Mr Zachary White [Signature #127] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18355250?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:19:49 UTC 18355250 mr CHAD BROWN [Signature #126] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18355194?utm_medium=rss I don't agree with these changes because by getting these laws passed is only the beginning to the death of the sport. It starts with only tournaments in Illinois, then grows to other states, then to fun shooting certain waters, until finally bowfishing is outlawed everywhere.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:18:47 UTC 18355194 Mr Jamie Irelan [Signature #125] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18355159?utm_medium=rss Your new regs will deter people from spending money in Illinois. These regs directly affect bowfishing tournaments. We as bowfisherman highly support conservation in your state and are one of the few tools you have in controlling non-sport fish. You will have fewer tournaments which means less revenue. I believe your revenue from hunting and fishing license is already being misallocated. If I'm not mistaken, your fees do not go solely 100% into conservation programs. So you will be limiting your revenue even more. Just my thoughts and concerns on the new regs that are being suggested. Support your bowfishing men and women, in return they will support you!

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:17:54 UTC 18355159 Brandon Sowinski [Signature #124] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18354722?utm_medium=rss Carp are an ecologically devastating invasive species. Eliminate as many as possible!

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:10:13 UTC 18354722 Wesley Lowery [Signature #123] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18354510?utm_medium=rss Bowfishing is a great way to keep numbers of non sport fish in check. Left unchecked they could outpace sport species, creating lower numbers of sport fish. Also Bowfishing is one of if not the fastest growing outdoor sport, creating potentially millions in revenue that will be lost with regulations such as these.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:06:48 UTC 18354510 Mrs. Rhonda Irelan [Signature #122] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18354490?utm_medium=rss This will defeat the purpose of the tournament and keep people from spending the money on or for the tournament.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:06:26 UTC 18354490 Travis Gill [Signature #121] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18354301?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:03:05 UTC 18354301 Brian Schwab [Signature #120] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18354202?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:01:26 UTC 18354202 Mr Curtis Kelly [Signature #119] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18353739?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:53:12 UTC 18353739 Derek Beyers [Signature #118] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18353538?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:49:58 UTC 18353538 Mr Thomas McDonald [Signature #117] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18353375?utm_medium=rss We travel to Illinois from De to bowfish for several tournaments as well as Wisconsin where we have relatives and are against the limit law on species that are considered rough and non gamefish.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:47:31 UTC 18353375 Mr Corbert Barrios [Signature #116] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18353324?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:46:38 UTC 18353324 Chase Standley [Signature #115] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18353232?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:44:57 UTC 18353232 Mr Aaron Schaffner [Signature #114] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/18353192?utm_medium=rss This proposed law would be one small step towards a much bigger attack on bow fishing in my opinion.

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