Accomplished weekend warrior bowhunters.
 

Buckeye you got me thinking a little so I thought I would add a twist to theaccomplished bowhunter.

The most of us work an requires us to be at work at least 4 or5 days a week an only get a couple days off a week to hunt. The most of us also get a few weeks vac. to hunt an use for other activities.

As foras thepeople that have limitied days to hunt what would youconsider an accomplished bowhunter.

RE: Accomplished weekend warrior bowhunters.
 

No one has even responded to this post, if you are looking at Chuck Adams and the likes of Fred Bear as accomplished bow hunters. I think you are talking about Pros in the sport anpioneers of the sport. To me an accomplished bow hunter is some one that buys aHUNTINGLICENSE an at the end of each year has accomplishedusing up most of the tags that is on there license and used them taking Quality animals for the most partan repeats this year after year in a respectable manner.

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I'd say it is someone who gets out and hunts as much as time allows. They also must follow all laws and practice once and a while to ensure ethical shots in the woods. They need to respect the animals they hunt and use varying tactics to harvest animals consistently that they feel are trophies. To me, that is a accomplished bowhunter.

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I look at an acomplished bowhunter (or any hunter for that matter) as someone who respects the animals they hunt and enjoys the time they spend in the woods.I dont believe they necessarily have to shoot the biggest deer on thier property every year, but they shouldnt just be out there to kill something. Just my .02

RE: Accomplished weekend warrior bowhunters.
 

bow huntert,

It is definitely relative, and it should be. I mean, if you are looking for someone around you as a role model, it's usually going to be from the weekend warrior ranks. Not just with bowhunting, I have a few people in mind who have the ability to hunt a lot of different animals (versatile), it seems to come naturally to them (they don't spend time on HNI :D like me), always seem to kill more and better quality than most other hunters, are not hung up on every gimmick that comes down the pike, are ethical and respect the sport (don't get drunk the night before, take poor shots, let game go to waste, etc.)

You can't compare that kind of person to a "professional hunter" whose livelihood is hunting and who goes to some of the best places to hunt on earth.

RE: Accomplished weekend warrior bowhunters.
 

That is what I was trying convey thanks for the help.

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An accomplished bowhunter is someone that probably doesn't worry about things like being considered accomplished bowhunter.

You must posses a minimum skill, and pass on shots that you don't posess the skill to make. Other than that, bowhunting is mostly a solitary sport, and you don't have to prove a thing to anyone. I don't care if you hunt 10 years and don't get a deer.

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That's exactly the way I feel. When I first started bowhunting.....I was worried about what people thought about the way I hunt. I don't give a rat's ass, anymore. I sleep fine.

RE: Accomplished weekend warrior bowhunters.
 

Read Buckeye's post for my answer ...... it's ALL subjective...

RE: Accomplished weekend warrior bowhunters.
 

Weekend warrior and accomplished hunter don't seem like 2 terms that go together to me.