Anybody else Bowhunting this year?
- Thread starter PT
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not me! 
http://www.pse-archery.com/Catalog/Compound/firestorm_lite.htm
There is PSE's specs, I've got an old set of fiber-optic sights that I took off my old bow, an 8" stabalizer, and a whisker biscuit arrow rest. Fully equipped with 4 arrows in the quiver it weighs in at just over 4 pounds.
There is PSE's specs, I've got an old set of fiber-optic sights that I took off my old bow, an 8" stabalizer, and a whisker biscuit arrow rest. Fully equipped with 4 arrows in the quiver it weighs in at just over 4 pounds.
paul_valaru
100% Pure Canadian Beef
I'll be hunting with a bow and arrow, when the animals have guns.
If you want it to be a a sport, hunt with a spear.
I understand tehy are trying to cull the herds, but why dont they jusrt release more canivors into the wild?
If you want it to be a a sport, hunt with a spear.
I understand tehy are trying to cull the herds, but why dont they jusrt release more canivors into the wild?
MrBishop
Well-Known Member
Heyas PT!
Nice bow...reminds me of mine. I've got a 50lb Bear at home, basically collecting dust right now. Havn't used it since they started charging an arm and a leg for the use of the target ranges.
Prof has invited me to hunt, but I havn't tried it yet...I'd need to start practicing with my bow again. It's been a dog's age!
I'd have to agree with Prof when he says that the Bow is more sporting that the gun. Get closer if you can, be as quiet as you can, and shoot only if youo can!
Nice bow...reminds me of mine. I've got a 50lb Bear at home, basically collecting dust right now. Havn't used it since they started charging an arm and a leg for the use of the target ranges.
Prof has invited me to hunt, but I havn't tried it yet...I'd need to start practicing with my bow again. It's been a dog's age!
I'd have to agree with Prof when he says that the Bow is more sporting that the gun. Get closer if you can, be as quiet as you can, and shoot only if youo can!
paul_valaru
100% Pure Canadian Beef
tonks said:
well, that is called cleaning out the gene pool, natural selelection
I'm all for that, especially boy scouts
MrBishop said:Heyas PT!
Nice bow...reminds me of mine. I've got a 50lb Bear at home, basically collecting dust right now. Havn't used it since they started charging an arm and a leg for the use of the target ranges.
Prof has invited me to hunt, but I havn't tried it yet...I'd need to start practicing with my bow again. It's been a dog's age!
I'd have to agree with Prof when he says that the Bow is more sporting that the gun. Get closer if you can, be as quiet as you can, and shoot only if youo can!
My father-in-law owns an archery shop, with an indoor range, so the cost of the range is pretty cheap.
The bow on the other hand can get quite expensive, even with a discount. And yeah, it is a lot more sport, as prof said before, 30 yards is the Max distance, you try for more like 10-15 if you can. There is nothing like holding your breath waiting for that buck to take just a couple more steps closer...
tonksy
New Member
but what about all the teenagers making out in the woods?paul_valaru said:
no, releasing more carnivores into an area is not USUALLY a good thing. besides, what difference is there really between killing a cow for meat and killing a deer for meat? i don't think i'd enjoy killing either but i'll sure fry it up in the pan.
paul_valaru
100% Pure Canadian Beef
Ok to clarify how I feel
If your gonna hunt, use a bow over a gun, gives the animal a chance
If your gonna kill, do it for the meat.
I hate the people that hunt for trophies, they don't eat it, they stuff the poor thing.
If your gonna shoot, make sure you kill quickly.
personally I like the grocery store for my meat.
as for releasing carnivores
execpt for lean seasons, they stay away from man, most of the time, and it's their woods too, besides it put a whole lot of fun into camping
If your gonna hunt, use a bow over a gun, gives the animal a chance
If your gonna kill, do it for the meat.
I hate the people that hunt for trophies, they don't eat it, they stuff the poor thing.
If your gonna shoot, make sure you kill quickly.
personally I like the grocery store for my meat.
as for releasing carnivores
execpt for lean seasons, they stay away from man, most of the time, and it's their woods too, besides it put a whole lot of fun into camping
Sorry Luis, missed that question myself, the answer is yes. There is nothing like filling your freezer full of venison steaks, sausage, ground venison, it's all good. The only thing I don't use personally is the hide, usually sell it to help pay for the meat processing. I don't mount the heads either, there is something about dead pets that I find incredibly creepy.
Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
Obviously hasn't seen 'Bambi' in rutting season. And since he eats what he kills, how is his choice different from buying a pound of beef from the supermarket? I'll tell you. At least he does his own killing. If you eat meat of any kind, that would make you a hypocrite. If you are a vegetarian, think this over...just because you only eat plants, that doesn't mean you haven't killed as well.bleach said:
Mirlyn
Well-Known Member
I agree with you to a point. If we keep the hunting up, we might not have the same wildlife we did before. I used to see herds of deer on my way to school in the morning....sometimes up to a dozen walking across the roadway. Now I rarely see one. I'd say most of it has to do with driving them out with new housing developments, but it makes me wonder if they were driven out by hunting as well. Probably not, but its not like we can conduct a census.paul_valaru said:
I am totally for hunting though, so its not like I think we should stop it.Curious....how do you feel about the states here (PT's and this one come to mind right away) who temporarily lift all restrictions on hunting for a season to help drive down the population? Several years ago, there was an explosion of deer (at least around here) and the deer/car collisions skyrocketed.
do we REALLY need to do this all over again?Gato_Solo said:Obviously hasn't seen 'Bambi' in rutting season. And since he eats what he kills, how is his choice different from buying a pound of beef from the supermarket? I'll tell you. At least he does his own killing. If you eat meat of any kind, that would make you a hypocrite. If you are a vegetarian, think this over...just because you only eat plants, that doesn't mean you haven't killed as well.
Mirlyn said:
That is exactly why they are doing it here. I drive about 55 miles to work every day, I see at least one dead deer on the road per week. That dead deer equals one car that is wrecked, some bad, some not so bad. Some, like my mother-in-law a couple years back, have the deer come through the windshield and shatter her face. Deer are a very reproductive species, a deer becomes nearly full grown within one year, and able to reproduce within two. When you have that kind of reproduction, combined with the fact that we have truly driven out almost all of their natural hunters, something has to be done to control the population.
