Take for example a guy who buys a bow and doesn' t practice or learn anything about bowhunting and throws a mechanical head on a low power setup to fly well. He goes out and sticks a deer who knows where and never finds it. Shouldn' t this guy have been all set and become a better bowhunter because he got some experience?? or would he have been better off with a good mix of knowledge and better skills to handle that " experience" ???
Atlas, I wouldn' t/couldn' t consider this guy as having been experienced. This person doesn' t even qualify as a " bowhunter" .
Let me ask you something.......I hunted 22 days last year and will most likely do the same this year. 44-45 days in the woods. I am willing to bet that there are guys that don' t hunt that much in 10 years............who is more experienced?? One guy has 10 years in the field yet less or equal time. See how " experience" is such a bad measuring stick??
Last year I hunted over 75 days in various states. I have bow hunted solo in wilderness areas for more than two weeks at a time where talking face to face with another human was a welcome luxury. I agree with you that time spent on a stand doesn' t magically qualify one as experienced. It is the chain of events that transpires prior to, during, and following the hunt that time that quantifies experience.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion. I respect that for sure and have no problem with it. However, the way you attacked deer hunter 21 was very condescending.It was as if he was some ignoramus that didn' t care what the results of his mistakes were. By his account, he thought he made a good quartering away shot and waited the appropiate amount of time, 30 minutes to and hour before taking up the trail. Up to that point he wasn' t aware that anything was wrong. Yet you berate him saying he " pushed the deer all over the woods after making a bad shot" . That type of communication is non-productive, it helps no one. Combine these statements with only one bow kill under your belt and it borders on the epitome of narcissism.
10 years from now I will be the same guy.....the only difference will be I will have a bunch more bowkills under my belt.......same knowledge base an opinions......
...Heh heh...Do me and yourself a favor. If you keep a journal put todays date in it with your above quote. Ten years from now open it up and read your words. You are in for a surprise my friend, hopefully it will be a pleasant one. I mean that.
I do wish you well..