With all the bow vs gun talk going on….I’m just curious about one question.

Why isn’t it ok to be proud to be a bowhunter? For the most part, those who bowhunt do so for the challenge and up-close nature of the sport. In my opinion, that is something to be proud of. Can you view bow hunting (especially if it is your true passion), as something to take pride in, and feel good about, without feeling guilty that you are putting down other forms of hunting?

Maybe it is more of a matter of when pride crosses the line to elitism? But where is that line drawn? Does one have to speak their mind to cross it, or merely think it? Blatant and undeserved derogatory comments are obviously uncalled for. But what about, the insincere “nice buck” to a gun hunter, when if you met that same person with a bow kill you’d spend 20 minutes talking about their prize.

In closing I suppose the same parallel can be drawn to society and those who are proud “Italian-Americans” or “Polish-Americans” or “African-Americans” or “German-Americans” when we are all just “Americans”.

Is it the same as being a “bow” hunter, or “duck” hunter, or “traditional” hunter, or “predator” hunter, when we all are “hunters”?