ORIGINAL: PreacherTony
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I never understood the mentality of "getting that first kill under your belt"
I'll tell you why, Tony....
I've said it before.....you could build a Wal-Mart between "seeing/passing" on a deer and actually putting one on the ground. I waited and waited......"saw" and "passed".....and when the time came when I "thought" I was ready.....I found out I wasn't. There is NO substitute for putting a deer on the ground.....especially if you've never done it.
I'd advise anyone who's never shot a deer with their bow to take one at the earliest opportunity. Find out what it entails....before the one that you really want slips through your grasp becasue you were ill-prepared.
I would advise against your advice
.... you haven't cleared it up for me .. your reason makes no sense .... I guess a lesser fawn can be the sacrificial lamb so he can be "ready" when the one he wants comes by
there is no respect for the animal or the sport with that mentality
Like I said, if the kid WANTS to take a fawn for his first ..... GO FOR IT! I'll hoop and hollar with him!!!
To take it to put the initial notch in your belt is disgusting to me ....
You know Tony that opinions that differ are far from welcome here.
To some the act of deer hunting is a treasured way to enjoy what the wooded world has to offer,sights ,sounds and even smells that can't be experienced any other way. The rewards make the sacrifices seem trivial.The memories made will last a life time,and can be shared with like minded folks around camp fires for generation.
To others it is a zero sum balance that comes for being blinded to all but the act of killing.
All to many fail to see the forest for the trees.