What defines a great bowhunter??
01-22-2007 | 07:20 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: What defines a great bowhunter??
I like dukemichaels definition,it speaks to taking responsibility for your own results.
Any definition of greatness has to include some basis of measurement,the question wasn't what makes a great bowhunting ambassador,it was what makes a great bowhunter.
You can be a great hunter and be a miserable sob.The hunters I most respect are the ones for whom the entire experience comes from passion,and the ones who consistently kill the most challenging animals in their area.In addition to that if they are generous with their time and experience they are just that much more respected!
Any definition of greatness has to include some basis of measurement,the question wasn't what makes a great bowhunting ambassador,it was what makes a great bowhunter.
You can be a great hunter and be a miserable sob.The hunters I most respect are the ones for whom the entire experience comes from passion,and the ones who consistently kill the most challenging animals in their area.In addition to that if they are generous with their time and experience they are just that much more respected!
01-22-2007 | 07:25 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: What defines a great bowhunter??
ORIGINAL: davidmil
Well I'll probably never be declared a great hunter. Why, because I really don't care if I am. I don't hunt for anyones acolades or kudos. I don't hunt for a "BOOK" buck. I don't measure them. I don't compare them. I shoot a lot of them, but I don't do it for any of the above reasons. I hunt for me. I do what gives me joy and pleasure. I do what is just my thing. I do it for the pure fun and enjoyment. The problem with hunting today is there are just too many people telling everyone else what they should and shouldn't do. I chose not to do that. It's suppose to be fun. I shoot some, I let some walk. I don't do any of it for anyone else. I'll never make it.
Well I'll probably never be declared a great hunter. Why, because I really don't care if I am. I don't hunt for anyones acolades or kudos. I don't hunt for a "BOOK" buck. I don't measure them. I don't compare them. I shoot a lot of them, but I don't do it for any of the above reasons. I hunt for me. I do what gives me joy and pleasure. I do what is just my thing. I do it for the pure fun and enjoyment. The problem with hunting today is there are just too many people telling everyone else what they should and shouldn't do. I chose not to do that. It's suppose to be fun. I shoot some, I let some walk. I don't do any of it for anyone else. I'll never make it.
01-22-2007 | 08:43 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: What defines a great bowhunter??
And really, what in the world does sportsmanship have to do with bowhunting. We're not competing with anyone, not part of a team... we hunt for ourselves. We can be law abiding... but sportsmanship?????
01-22-2007 | 09:20 PM
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RE: What defines a great bowhunter??
ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY
What if they are just laying spikers down left and right? I mean button bucks layed out like followers at a Jim Jones revival. Wouldn't that prove greatness?
What if they are just laying spikers down left and right? I mean button bucks layed out like followers at a Jim Jones revival. Wouldn't that prove greatness?
Rack size is your criteria for being a "great" hunter??
Who is Jim Jones?
01-23-2007 | 04:58 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: What defines a great bowhunter??
[blockquote]quote:
ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY
What if they are just laying spikers down left and right? I mean button bucks layed out like followers at a Jim Jones revival. Wouldn't that prove greatness?[/blockquote]
It could...........depends on the setting.........for a meat hunter, someone donating to shelters or someone who doesn't give a hoot about antlers I would say that sounds pretty great.
Rack size is your criteria for being a "great" hunter??
Who is Jim Jones?
ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY
What if they are just laying spikers down left and right? I mean button bucks layed out like followers at a Jim Jones revival. Wouldn't that prove greatness?[/blockquote]
It could...........depends on the setting.........for a meat hunter, someone donating to shelters or someone who doesn't give a hoot about antlers I would say that sounds pretty great.
Rack size is your criteria for being a "great" hunter??
Who is Jim Jones?
Chris....you can call me "Jonestown Jeff"......and I'll think about you when the spikes and does start parading by on the way to the kool-ai......I mean....acorns.
How many do I have to shoot to be great, this year....lol?
01-23-2007 | 05:42 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: What defines a great bowhunter??
ORIGINAL: atlasman
It could...........depends on the setting.........for a meat hunter, someone donating to shelters or someone who doesn't give a hoot about antlers I would say that sounds pretty great.
Rack size is your criteria for being a "great" hunter??
Who is Jim Jones?
ORIGINAL: MOTOWNHONKEY
What if they are just laying spikers down left and right? I mean button bucks layed out like followers at a Jim Jones revival. Wouldn't that prove greatness?
What if they are just laying spikers down left and right? I mean button bucks layed out like followers at a Jim Jones revival. Wouldn't that prove greatness?
Rack size is your criteria for being a "great" hunter??
Who is Jim Jones?
01-23-2007 | 05:46 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: What defines a great bowhunter??
Yeah....he herded up a bunch of spikes and does and made them eat mildewed corn because he heard the QDM guys were gonna expose him for thefawn spooner he was.
Rumor has it he was dealing in crossbows, too.
Rumor has it he was dealing in crossbows, too.
01-23-2007 | 06:00 AM
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RE: What defines a great bowhunter??
I dont think there really is a way to define a great bowhunter. I would by how the person is and like how there life was and everything they went throught. Like fred bear,everyone knows his name and has books about him. He is a great bow hunter and no one will every compare to him.