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Even tho' I never hunted with a bow and it's illegal to do so in this loudmouth country of mine.....

why not do both, educate the hunter and then let him do a simple theory and field test.
I don't have the "it's a free country" blood running through my vanes but I do know every society has it's dumb ass who gets away just by that rule.


Frank
Belgium

mobow

Scott, I see your point......How about this......Somehow having to document that you've practiced X amount of hours for X amount of days prior to season or something.....?? And it would have to be legit documentation, not just "I said so..."

There has to be a motivation to practice....You would think one bad shot on an animal would do it....But it doesn't....

GMMAT

Semantics, Scott.....but I never mentioned "shooting" proficiency. I was speaking of a hunter's overall understanding of procedure. Best shot in the world isn't worth a flip if the man behind the bow don't know where to aim.

GMMAT

You'd also have to make sure the animals were pefectly broadside.....and you were shooting from ground level.....or....the scoring rings are actually a disservice to learning whether or not a hunter knows where to actually place his shot.

mobow

And knowing WHERE to aim is completely different than actually HITTING where you aim.....I agree a hunter needs to understand the path the arrow will take through the animal, aim for the exit hole as it were....Spot on, but they still have to be able to HIT that spot...and I believe there are just too many variables to account for an accurate test of that....

GMMAT

So we're back to this....

mobow

Actually, I think we're back to this....

Knowing where to aim is only half the battle. Scoring rings, no scoring rings, broadside, quartering away......Your aiming point is different for each of those......But you still gotta hit it.....We're not perfect, we're not gonna hit it every time.

buckeye

Swamp

Lot's of good points in you post, thanks for the reply.

I can't believe that.... That is a very poor showing, however I am glad to see them out shooting.

I have shot many'a 3D shoots on the local, state and national level, I understand how weather, insects and other people can affect ones performance. I justdon't think averaging an 8 under almost any condition would be to much to ask for.On many targets an 8 covers 2-4 square feet or more.

I agree also. I dont want anyone excluded just for some people to take practice more seriously.

GMMAT

Mobo.....quartering away....what good does the scoring ring do? What would a 12 ring on this animal tell a person administering a test? It would tell him the guy beofre him that scored a "5" with a shot to the last rib was a more proficient shot, if you asked me.

I think you know what I'm saying.

buckeye

If one is not intelligent enough to differentiate the difference between shootinga foam targets scoring rings and where to place a shot on a living animal, their problems are much larger than their lack of proficiency.

You have never saw a quatering away target?