Thats why I have to laugh when I hear (or read) someone say something like "anyone who doesn't tune their bows and practice on a regular basis doesn't belong in the woods"
That's where BF and I are in complete, utter disagreement. I feel the same way about guns too. Just because people manage to bring home deer doen't mean they didn't wound and lose 20 others before they managed to put one down.
I've had a belly full of hearing, "I stuck several, but I got this one." [>:]
A good hunter knows how to shoot. He practices enough IN HUNTING CONDITIONS to know his limitations. He stays within those limitations. He also knows the land he hunts on and how the deer use that land.
The really good bowhunters I know do most of their practice while scouting. They take a couple of judo points and stump shoot while doing their scouting. They scout their hunting area a couple of times a month; spring, summer, fall and winter. You rarely see them in a pro shop. They'll come to the range every month or so and check their sights, maybe shoot with some friends, and they're gone again.
Even as retro as I am, I'm a flaming techie compared to them.
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