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Old 09-10-2009, 07:37 AM
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Steve863
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My own experience finds that even a well placed bow shot is a far cry in lethality compared to a well placed rifle shot. Sure some might drop instantly, but I don't think it's stretching the truth to say that most bow shots don't result in instant drops. A deer running up to 100 yards could be 3 properties away in the type of environment being described here. To each their own, but one of the biggest reasons I enjoy hunting is to get away from civilization so hunting in this fashion is surely not my cup of tea. I even think many hunters who only hunt in these type of environments never get to fully appreciate how hard hunting can be in other more rural and remote areas where one may not see any game for days at a time. We shouldn't forget that deer in an urban/suburban setting aren't exactly in the type of environment nature intended them to be in.
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