I have seen a number of people here on this thread who keep saying what if we get an anti setting our regs, we could be shooting ping pong balls at 50 yards in order to bow hunt. What state do you all live in? In Va. seasons and bag limits are set by state bioligist, reg changes are recommended by hunters themselves for the most part in conjuction with the state bioligist. There are counties in Va. due to the flatness it is shotgun only, some of them require buckshot only due to flatness of the terrain also. Minimum calibers and legal size broadheads and bow strength is also set basically with hunters input.

I am sorry folks, but what is wrong with a sensible competancey test that is set by bow hunters?

If anything we stand a far less chance of getting bad press with less wounded deer due to the guy who buys a bow and can't hit didly at 20 yards gut shooting deer or doing 60 yard hail marys!

We as bowhunters need to do our best to ensure that those that join our ranks are going to at least be educated in ethics, shot placement, tracking, and a certain amount of competancy in our weapon of choice or we will give the antis more ammo to possibly eleminate bow hunting.

Think about it, if the antis were put in charge would they waste there time having us shoot ping pong balls or simply ban it?

I must say I find it amusing how some of the same people who down someone for cleanly killing a button, a fawn, or anything less than a P&Y feel that it is okay for someone to bow hunt that can't hit crap.
This makes no sense to me, some of you ride on this massive stallion of ethics and then turn around and say that it is ethical for someone who can't put 5 out of 6 in a pie plate at 20 yards an ethical hunter! Is this the person you want to represent our sport? Do we want to give the antis more wounded and lost deer than what there already is out there or do we want fewer?

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