RE: I think it's time to stop the "fair chase" charade
tell me this - what was the last piece of archery equipment or hunting equipment you bought and why ?
meaning ........ was the item meant to make the filling of your tag easier ? Was it a piece of equipment to help eliminate a certain part of the sport ?
Like a game camera - they eliminate part of scouting
Like mechanical heads - they eliminate the critical parts of tuning your bow
Like a release for your bow - eliminates the need to learn to shoot fingers well
Me ? I bought a unch of Wensel Woodsman broadheads. Why ? I wanted a 3 blade head, and a bigger one that what I've used before. I could have went with Phantoms, or Sonics, or Stingers (I like those BTW) but instead I chose WW's for a variety of reasons. one of those is that I have to LEARN how to sharpen them. I literally spent hours already working on getting them sharp.
A small aspect of my hunts, sure, but if I kill this fall, I can say I was the one sho sharpened that head to a razor edge.
At some point I'd like to go primitive and knap my own, but its a progression I've found. Every time I make my hunt HARDER, it becomes more rewarding.
Every time I put more effort into what I'm doing, the more reward I get from it.