is this really hunting?
01-12-2008 | 10:08 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Central Minnesota
RE: is this really hunting?
ORIGINAL: Ridge Runner
ok guys I'm here, a mod told me about this thread, so lets get ready to rumble, I'm a 47 year old 60% deaf ex-bowhunter, so many deer running around and I'm just looking for a challenge. anyone with an accurate rifle can do this, done properly its not hard.
Va you think I can't kill a deer at over 700 yards? ya want some phone numbers of folks who have been present when it was done?
any of you who use compound bows are just as guilty as I of using modern technology to your benafit, I bow hunted for 20 years, gave it up due to lack of time and not really any challenge to it, yep in oct here you can almost walk up to a deer and shoot it, come november its a different story.
Its not really hunting? ya think? when do you start preparing for next season? I allready have, I'm on the range every week testing loads and bullets, now is my prime time, temps and bar pressure are simular, so now is when I work on it hard. Do you have any idea how much you limit yourself when you take up this endeavor? I need a deer unspooked, and then I need 2 minutes to prepare for the shot, after I get most of my measurements, most just walk away, during the rut you get a ratio of about 4% of available shots, to shots taken, I challenge each and every one of you to take a buck during peak rut at 500 yards.
RR
ok guys I'm here, a mod told me about this thread, so lets get ready to rumble, I'm a 47 year old 60% deaf ex-bowhunter, so many deer running around and I'm just looking for a challenge. anyone with an accurate rifle can do this, done properly its not hard.
Va you think I can't kill a deer at over 700 yards? ya want some phone numbers of folks who have been present when it was done?
any of you who use compound bows are just as guilty as I of using modern technology to your benafit, I bow hunted for 20 years, gave it up due to lack of time and not really any challenge to it, yep in oct here you can almost walk up to a deer and shoot it, come november its a different story.
Its not really hunting? ya think? when do you start preparing for next season? I allready have, I'm on the range every week testing loads and bullets, now is my prime time, temps and bar pressure are simular, so now is when I work on it hard. Do you have any idea how much you limit yourself when you take up this endeavor? I need a deer unspooked, and then I need 2 minutes to prepare for the shot, after I get most of my measurements, most just walk away, during the rut you get a ratio of about 4% of available shots, to shots taken, I challenge each and every one of you to take a buck during peak rut at 500 yards.
RR
01-12-2008 | 10:12 PM
#12
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Jefferson County, Missouri
RE: is this really hunting?
this is why i dont consider this hunting, its more like shooting. and there is a big difference in being able to shoot a deer at 60 yards with a bow, and shooting one at 1000 with a rifle. i respect how much work you do to do this, but i would keep it on the range. where do you hunt that you can walk up on a deer in october, theres no way i could do that anywhere
01-12-2008 | 10:22 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: is this really hunting?
At what point does the hunter lose nearly allrespect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
01-12-2008 | 10:23 PM
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RE: is this really hunting?
ORIGINAL: IAhuntr
At what point does the hunter lose nearly allrespect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
At what point does the hunter lose nearly allrespect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
01-12-2008 | 10:30 PM
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From: HENDERSON KY USA
RE: is this really hunting?
ORIGINAL: xXxrory7xXx
completely agreed
ORIGINAL: IAhuntr
At what point does the hunter lose nearly allrespect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
At what point does the hunter lose nearly allrespect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
01-12-2008 | 10:33 PM
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From: Louisiana
RE: is this really hunting?
ORIGINAL: IAhuntr
At what point does the hunter lose nearly all respect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
At what point does the hunter lose nearly all respect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
Until you try to shoot tiny targets from great distances, you will never understand what a challenge it is to pull that off.
01-12-2008 | 10:43 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Spring Grove, Pa. USA
RE: is this really hunting?
ORIGINAL: xXxrory7xXx
completely agreed
ORIGINAL: IAhuntr
At what point does the hunter lose nearly allrespect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
At what point does the hunter lose nearly allrespect for a living creature and the 'thrill' become more important than the ethics? At 1000 yards it has simply become a game, not a hunt imho.
If you're well-practiced at those ranges,there's absolutely nothing unethical about long range hunting
01-12-2008 | 11:01 PM
#20
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From: HENDERSON KY USA
RE: is this really hunting?
Ethics is taking a shot that each individuall thanks he/she can make PERIOD.
It is unethical when you take a shot you do not think you can make but do it anyway but not my choice to make that decision for that person.
It is unethical when you take a shot you do not think you can make but do it anyway but not my choice to make that decision for that person.