ORIGINAL: davidmil

You made a few assumptions that are not necessarily true. Take my next to oldest brother. He hunts every day of every season... with a GUN only. He slithers through the thickest nastiest stuff in the world in his persuit of whitetails. Places most bow hunters wouldn't go. The difference is really nothing more than weapon of choice and method of hunting. A gun hunter can take liberties a bowhunter can't. It doesn't mean his method is any less efficient or sporting to him. We bowhunters do what we have to to be successful... so do gun hunters. Just like with bowhunters, some gun hunters are better than others. I know bow hunters that aren't worth a flip when it come to killing. They're great walkers and talkers but they still have fun. There are gun hunters that do exactly the same thing. I prefer to think of us all as "hunters" who choose different weapons. Don't think you're necessarily a better hunter because you do it with a bow.