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Old 11-05-2003 | 09:32 AM
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Default RE: I worry that its brutal...help me please

Unfortunately, the possibility of wounding is far greater for an accomplished bowman than an accomplished rifleman. I say accomplished because there are people who don' t practice either and expect to be spot on when an opportunity presents itself. Even a perfectly rehearsed shot, can go wrong. Deer jumps the string, miscalculate a yardage, perhaps you don' t see a twig in the waning light etc. These minor things don' t effect a bullet TO THE SAME DEGREE as an arrow.
All we can do is know our limitations and take as many precautionary steps as possible before loosing an arrow. Get a range finder and know how height from a treestand effects that yardage. Or simply pace out yardages and hang scent wicks or toilet paper or something at those yardages. When the light is available look at your shooting lanes for anything that could influence an arrow flight. Most importantly know your ability. Your ability doesn' t change with Rack size. You hear people say " if I saw a monster buck, I' d try a shot at 50 yards" . That' s just wrong, these trophies (and all deer) need the respect that you will make your best efforts to do all the right things. A bowhunter also needs to have tracking abilities and patience to allow the animal a chance to bed down before we go charging in to see if we " got it" . For the most part we will see and pass on more opportunities than we actually take, because something wasn' t right. Animals do not have feelings of a human, and that is hard to comprehend sometimes. They truly are in a life and death struggle everyday, not just while we are out there. Respect the animals and your ability, if you know in your heart that it' s time to squeeze that release, than you have done your homework. The rest is your decision and we can not help you with that. But just by you asking the question, shows me a lot about your desire and I would welcome you as a bowhunter in my woods.
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