ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
ORIGINAL: RockinChair
ORIGINAL: Ben / PA
I stopped by Gander Mountain today to pick up some more fletching glue. There are a few more things I need, but the "Gander Jam" with Mike Waddell and some country artists is this weekend and there is supposed to be some serious sales. (Notice to all Central PA'ers)
Anyhow, back to my point/ complaint. I get up the register and I see this guy with a cart. In it is a new Bear bow, no accessories, and a ton of Deer Cane. In PA, we have to have any form of bait up and out 30 days before season. (Oct 4th) It just burns me that while I am practicing safe ethical hunting, this moron is buying a new bow, that needs acc and set up as well as shot. And then is gonna go out and chum the waters.
Does this bother other "non bait" staters?
While I agree with you about the baiting, lousy excuse to get in the woods, I stronly disagree with you about someone joining archery and being looked down upon.
Referring to them as a moron reveals that you have quite the superiority complex. My brother, who is not a moron, went out bought a bow about a month before the season last year and was effecient enough to hunt with it the first day. In fact, he made an EXCELLENT double lung shot on a fat doe on about his third hunt, I mean perfect shot.
So instead of thinking of yourself as this big bad hunter, drop the ego for a sec. and welcome someone who just wants to hunt.
Apparently you know nothing about Ben. Maybe you need to get off your high horse cause your doing exactly what your accusing Ben of doing. He was there, you were not. He may have over heard the guy speak. He may have pegged him exactly and PA doesn't need this type of hunter if Ben pegged him.
Obviously I don't, it's rather tough to know anything about anyone through a medium such as this. And, I'm not sure how I'm doing the exact same thing I accused him of doing? If you could illustrate that then I may stand corrected.
But it's just the same vibe I get from hunters who shun crossbow hunters. Many bowhunters think that it is their sport and anyone who does not follow their lead is looked down upon, I have expereinced this first hand a number of times on this site and in thie forum. I guess that's why it hit me so tough. But I don't agree with a lot of hunter's practices but never do I look down upon them. I gave a speech in speech class today saying the exact same thing. When it comes down to it we are all hunters, regardless of whether or not we bait, bowhunt, gunhunt or throw spears.