As has been said before "Any animal taken with a bow is a Trophy PLain and simple" We are handycapping ourselfs by hunting with the bow in the first place. We HAVE to get much closer than most gun hunters. Sometimes we are looking the animal eye to eye and the first to flinch loses. Most gun hunters don't even think about how close they can get.
And last but not least, the string gun dosn't have a great deal of knock-down power, so we must be good trackers as well as good shooters in addition to being good woodsmen and paying attention to a large number of details......... (I could go on but then I am preaching to the choir <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>)
Even a rabbit or Squrriel is a trophy when taken with the bow!
rant off!
Greg
"Getting close to the game is the joy of Bowhunting for me, the harvest is a bonus."
Live 15 ft Python after eating a small Antelope!