ORIGINAL: HNI_Christine
There's a PH with a backup gun behind the hunter who's using a high power rifle on those critters too.
Uhhh, what Christine said! A Bow and arrow is ALOT more lethal than a small caliber .222 on large game. Rifle hunters toting a .357 Mag still have the back up guns. Those back up guns aren't there because your weapon wont kill the animal. They are there in case you goof up, make a bad shot, and the animal attacks.
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ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Wanna impress me?
Ditch the backup rifle.
Now then.....I'm impressed. No takers? I think THAT would be way up there on the ethics scale. You know.....when the food chains are on a more even keel.
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Well said Jeff! I think if you want to "bowhunt" deadly game that's fine. But if things don't go quite right, you should be ready for the out come. I think if you want to play that game, be a real man and leave the guns out of it. After all, it's supposed to be bowhuntingright?
That isa unique position. Unimpressed by a guy takinga lion by stick and string simply because his guide has a rifle to protect everyones life? lol
Next time you bowhunters are in a treestand, do it without a safety harness if you want to impress me.
Nascar drivers should win a race without all the helmets and seat belts if they want to be impressive.
Safety Precautions are taken for a reason in all aspects of hunting.