RE: are we over regulated as bow hunter's?
<font color=red>"To the guy crying becouse his buddy only shoots 10 yrds. I guess he wil;l just have to learn to shoot 20 it's not that much of distance sorry. I don't belive that he can't hit the broad side of a barn at 20 yrds. but at 10 he splits nocks baloney I have been around competion shooting too long. I know alot of guy's who shoot trad. and 20 yrds. is no problem for a traditional shooter so he'll just have to practice."</font id=red>
First, I'd ask that you tone down your hostility and name-calling. It's uncalled for, childish, and not exactly condusive to your point.
Second, I never said the he "can't hit the broad side of a barn at 20 yrds", or that "at 10 he splits nocks". If you're going to comment about something I said, please don't lie about what I wrote. It's insulting at best.
What I said was that he is not proficient enough to hit the kill zone routinely at 20 yards, so he limits himself to about 10. With that self-imposed limitation, last year alone, he cleanly killed five deer, one of which was 1/2" from P&Y...with no wounding loss.
While I think that his track record of clean kills (again, FIVE in one season) speaks volumes as to his proficiency in real-life hunting situations, you seem to want to make hitting a paper plate on a range more apropriate. Why, I have absolutely no idea.
<font color=red>"I have been around competion shooting too long"</font id=red>
With all due respect, perhaps that's the problem. Often times the folks that I hear braying about proficiency tests are cut-rate competitive shooters who wouldn't know venison if it came pre-labeled with red ink. Not saying that applies to you, but I have noticed a pattern with some.
BTW, when you've taken more than four consecutive State Championships, two consecutive NFAA Sectional Championships, and National Championship Runner-up...all in two years of competition...come talk to me. When you've repeatedly outshot the last two IBO Nat'l Triple Crown Champions in your class...give me a holler. Until then, I'm not much impressed with your competitive shooting statement, because your dog's barking up the wrong tree.
JRW
Edited by - jrw on 11/11/2002 20:55:52