ORIGINAL: bigtim6656
what makes someone a jackass for using a gun some places you can not get close enough for a bow and in some areas the terrain is so hard it is near impossible to get to those good areas where the deer just hang out
it is unethical for you to put down other hunters for using legal and ethical means to hunt
ORIGINAL: kingvjack
Where does the line lay now with bowhunting and ethics? More or less I mean... how far is too far when it comes to bow hunting?
By nature and upbringing... I see no reason to shoot at an animal more than 35 yards away... and thats the extent at witch I will draw and shoot on a deer... I can get close, and i know I can kill at 15 - 20. 40 and 60 yard shots seem way too unethical for me to even talk about. Too much can go wrong, the possibility of wounding an animal is elevated about 50%.
So, just because you can hit a target at that distance, why would you shoot an animal that far?
Any jackass can kill with a gun from 50 to 200 yards... I thought the magic of bowhunting was supposed to be up close and personal? The cream of the crop?
its a figure of speach, don't be a tool.
Its funny how defensive folks get and start taking cheap shots at your ability etc etc.... just because you came out and said... most bowshots should be around 25 yards.... If you wanna take the chance and ruin an animal cause you wanna take a pot shot, then so be it.