ORIGINAL: lrhuntr
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The whole point of bowhunting is to get as close as possible to the quary.[/blockquote]
I don't see that in the rules and regulations anywhere ?
I didnt say that its a rule, I said that bowhunting is fooling a deer into a close shot for a ethical kill, not shooting a deerat gun range with a bow. If he or anyone wants to take a shot like that, fine, but the next time you do you may not be so lucky.
Hmm ethical kill you say. He shot once, and killed the deer he was aiming at. I didn't see the question posed of would you do this? Most wouldn't, but he did and was obviously successful. Who are we to judge? Sure you can always say how many times did he miss or wound game?
Ask this, how many of "our" successful hunters from this year or any given year wound game on "more ethical" shots. I can guarantee most don't post about the bad hits. They know the bashing that would come.
I guess I'm just not as quick to say it was a bad shot..the result says differently.