Why so much lead flying w/sluggers in NY!
This drives me absoultely crazy, and this wknd's hunt was no different. I hunt 75 private acres, surrounded by state land on 3 sides. I absolutley love bowhunting this land and state around it. But once the slug throwers come out I about hate it. I all so often hear so many shots, and several crazy repeaters at that. I heard 1 guy shoot 14times today. Single lone shots seem very rare. I got so frustrated hearing all the guns going off I quit today at 1pm, and packed to head home. I took a drive around the state seasonal roads that run through the area. And guess what in the 3" of snow on the ground I saw exactly 1 deer dragged out. Everyplace I saw where hunters had parked, and walked in I slowly drove by looking. 1 single drag mark in a 6 mile radius around those woods. I also know of a hunter out of another camp below us that wounded a buck, and tracked him through our land,butwas never recovered. This just seems almost unreal compared to the shooting that I hear. You'd think with all the shots there would hardly be a deer left. Anyone ever hear of 1 shot, 1 kill or maybe a finishing shot if need be. I never shoot at anything I don't have complete confidence I can't kill with 1 shot. I just don't understand people, flying lead is very dangerous, and certainly doesn't do our deer any good to take crap shots. I just had to vent, it just really pisses me off, people hunt this way.