WELL, well wolfen you have done it again!!! LOL

First of all I think all of you who are POed or felt offense at wolfen for calling Idiots, Idiots need to take a moment and reread his original post, he was not calling all newbies idiots at all, he said "It never ceases to amaze me how many idiots think that there is nothing at all to bowhunting but to get a bow, get some arrows, walk in the woods, and then kill a deer"

I agree with him 100% they are idiots! Some of them will remain idiots, others will get out there and realize they have their head up their fanny and do one of 2 things, either quit bow hunting or learn how to bow hunt. These are the same folks who think, that flying a plane is easy and anyone can do it.

Then you have the type of newbie we have on this board, they realize that there is more to bow hunting than buying a bow and arrows and hitting the woods. These newbies are the future of hunting those of us with hunting experience owe it to all the newbies to help them in every way we can.

The newbies here on this board are here to learn how to become bow hunters and better hunters. They have respect for their quarry and understand that it takes work, knowledge and patience to humanely harvest a deer.

Although I have never taken a bow safety course I had enough sense when I bought my first bow to practice the entire summer before I went out the first time, of course I had 20 years of gun hunting under my belt before I got my first bow and I had safety and hunting taught to me by 2 of the best hunters I have ever known, may God rest their souls, I owe them alot. There should be a overall hunters safety course and then a bow and gun course for anyone getting a license for the first time and also a proficiency test for the weapon/weapons they want a license for.

I must say I find it amusing when I hear "We do not need more regs". Would you feel safer if there were no regs?

wolfen we have a lot of newer folks here that are not familiar with your style and as a result I think you were misunderstood and some folks felt their toes were stepped on.

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