Animal Rights group report on bowhunting - makes me SICK
11-25-2006, 12:31 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Animal Rights group report on bowhunting - makes me SICK
Personally I've never missed or lost a deer with a bow or a gun. I'm 6 for 6 with a gun and 5 for 5 with a bow. I guess I'm just lucky....
Or maybe its because I only take broadside shots 25 yards or less with a bow. Hell even my gun deer were all within 40 yards and broadside.
Maybe if people were more careful about shot selection the wounding rates would be lower for both bows and guns! Then what would the anti's say?
Or maybe its because I only take broadside shots 25 yards or less with a bow. Hell even my gun deer were all within 40 yards and broadside.
Maybe if people were more careful about shot selection the wounding rates would be lower for both bows and guns! Then what would the anti's say?
11-25-2006, 12:42 PM
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RE: Animal Rights group report on bowhunting - makes me SICK
But it's their 'right' to go hunting. Yes, it's their RIGHT, but along with that right comes a whole mess of responsibilities. If they don't want to fulfill those responsibilities, then they have no business partaking of that right. In my not-so-humble opinion, we bowhunters would be far better off if those folks would sell their outdoors gearand take up golf.
We have several main issues I feel contribute to the wounding rates in Bowhunting
1. Poor Tracking
2. Folks hunting with light arrow and Mech Broadhead.
3. Poorly tune bow.
4. TV guys taking bad shots.
5. See No 1.
6. People who do not know where the vitals are.
7. See No 2.
8. People not knowing where the hit the deer.
I forgot, Taking bad shot!!! Should be no 1
I have a database of the "I lost one" thread.Most of the time they are using a Mech with to light an arrow.Numbers do not lie!!
11-25-2006, 01:21 PM
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RE: Animal Rights group report on bowhunting - makes me SICK
ORIGINAL: nodog
For me it is and always will be an issue of freedom. A free society must be willing to live with mistakes.
For me it is and always will be an issue of freedom. A free society must be willing to live with mistakes.
Well Put
11-25-2006, 01:24 PM
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RE: Animal Rights group report on bowhunting - makes me SICK
ORIGINAL: Germ
That right there is Bumper Sticker worthy!!!!
Well Put
ORIGINAL: nodog
For me it is and always will be an issue of freedom. A free society must be willing to live with mistakes.
For me it is and always will be an issue of freedom. A free society must be willing to live with mistakes.
Well Put
11-25-2006, 02:02 PM
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RE: Animal Rights group report on bowhunting - makes me SICK
I agree wholeheartedly it's about freedom.If someone isn't willing to put forth the effort required to do a thing to at least a competent level, they have absolute freedom to not participate. And I'll support them in that decision all the way.
11-25-2006, 04:15 PM
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RE: Animal Rights group report on bowhunting - makes me SICK
This reports seems to have a lot of dated information. I think it also shows that we can be our own worse enemy, just look at where they go some of the info, bow hunting magazines, bow hunting books...
11-25-2006, 04:27 PM
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RE: Animal Rights group report on bowhunting - makes me SICK
ORIGINAL: Arthur P
I agree wholeheartedly it's about freedom.If someone isn't willing to put forth the effort required to do a thing to at least a competent level, they have absolute freedom to not participate. And I'll support them in that decision all the way.
I agree wholeheartedly it's about freedom.If someone isn't willing to put forth the effort required to do a thing to at least a competent level, they have absolute freedom to not participate. And I'll support them in that decision all the way.
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