mike I bow hunt and this year I am representing Va. bowhunters to a gun hunter who is not really a fan of bow hunters. We talked at length before he gave me permission to hunt his property. He said he was no fan of bow hunting because he had found a lot of deer on his place that had died due to being gut shot and not recovered by either unethical or bad bow hunters. It took a good bit of convincing on my part that I only took ethical shots and practiced alot to ensure a good clean kill. Don't get me wrong, he is not against bow hunting as a whole, but he is upset that some bowhunters take bad shots and do not follow up on a wounded deer. I have really commited myself to strictly shots of 20 yards or less, strictly broadside or quartering away and practicing my rearend off to make sure I don't screw up.

We as bow hunters need to make sure that we only take good clean ethical shots and if we get a bad hit to make sure we follow up, to cut down on the number of lost deer, and we need to turn in poachers!

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club