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Old 01-23-2006 | 09:11 PM
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Default RE: Did anyone catch RealTree Outdoors tonight??

This is a direct quote from MilDot on another post in the technical section. "Get with the program people, we are talking about taking a life with this sport." Check it our for yourself in Bowtech vs. Mathews. This is a total contradiction of his earlier stance where K.E. wasbasically the key inputting a deer down ethically.

I agree that K.E. is very important to ensure a clean passthrough if possible. It takesa certain amount ofpoundage to obtain the proper K.E. I think what most people are trying to say here is if she can't take a controlled shot at that poundage then she shouldn't be in the woods taking practice shots on live animals. She should be in the range working on her strength and techniques until she is able to take a controlled shot in real time situations. This goes forfemales and males,adults or kids. I think wewould all be saying the same thinghere if it was an adult male.

Have we all made bad shots, sure. Will we in the future, sure. It is definitely unfortunate when we do but we all know ithas, could, and willhappen. Whether it is a equipment malfunction, misjudgment in yardage, pulling too many pounds, or nerves, we have to eliminate as many variables as we can in order to put a humane shot on the animal we are attempting to harvest.

She may be attempting to do the right thing based on K.E.; however, it is evident to me that she isn't prepared enough from a "strength" perspective as this has happened numerous times and on film for that matter.


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