By ya'lls own admission you don't practice much nor do you have much time or love for shooting your bows. What the hell ARE you then
I don't know if this is directed at me or not.....but I will admit I don't practice as much as I would like (I never said I don't practice much). But is the amount of time enough? Yes and no....I have already admited to passing on shots because I wasn't confident in the shots (I say yes, cuz I know my abilities and no cuz I couldn't make the shot without a shadow of a doubt). Personally I think it takes a lot of respect for myself and for the animal to be able to this.
Not much love for the sport.....lets see, I bow hunt and then I bow hunt. I shotgun hunted 1 season and I didn't like it at all. So I am back to my bow season, my first true love and currently my only. I passed playing sports that I loved in highschool because it interfered with bow season.
Like others have said, shooting your bow in your own back yard by yourself gets pretty boring. The closest place that has any kind of league is 35-40 miles away. Our local shoot is once a month with any others being atleast 40 miles away.
Is it a bad thing to want to be more efficient ?
That is never a bad thing. But how efficient is effecient enough? Who is going to make this call? Your buddies, some guy where you buy your tags, the government or yourself? The answer is always going to be yourself.
Is it bad to want to own a bow thats easy enough to master that allows you to pursue other hobbies ?
Also never a bad thing, why else do these companies keep coming up with new stuff. More accurate, faster and
reliability. Reliablity is why any manufacturer redesigns 90% of their products!
Is accuracy paramount in bowhunting ?
Deffinatly.....but the shooter needs to know where their accuracy runs out and how to overcome not letting those shots fly that are not within their abilities!!!!
Do you have to "love" archery to bowhunter ?
No!! Why do I love bowhunting? Seeing the animals in their own environment and not running from 3 counties away after being bombarded with slugs. Watching the sun come up and go down. Watching the squirells run and play. Watching the hawks search for food. Listening to the birds chirp as the sun comes up. Getting the opportunity to take a shot at the animal that has no idea that they are even being watched. The list goes on and on.
BUT......You have to love bowhunting enough to take enough time to prepare yourself for the Archery aspect of it. But once again comes back to how much time is needed. This is going to have to be up to the individual to make that decision.
And by the way Bob......you sure stirred the pot good with this post!!
Keep up the good work!
