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Honest Question: Cow hunts.

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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:42 AM
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It's funny that you would ask because everytime that we drive past a cow in the field I always say that I would love to shoot one with my bow just to see what it would do.
It would die, I hope I did not ruin it for you
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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:43 AM
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Well I dont really know if it is ethical in the minds of most Beef Eaters aka people sitting from the cheap seats. But I dont know that I would shoot a cow just to shoot a cow. I will say that I really do not know how they are butchered though. Can anyone enlighten?
Small time farmer butchering beef by themself is going to use a .22 Hornet or Magnum between the eyes. A slaughterhouse uses a pneumatic bar to pierce the brain, resulting in an instant death.
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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:43 AM
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Definitely not for me. As far as driving by fields and thinking about shooting cows, I can't say I get the urge to shoot just to be killing a "domesticated" animal.
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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:43 AM
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I think cow hunting is silly. It is just killing to kill.
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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:44 AM
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I could shoot one, The first one or two would likely be easy the rest would soon wise up and be just like hunting buffalo
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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:46 AM
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I don't think they would be as prone to spotting you as say a giraffe. But far More dangerous thou.
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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:48 AM
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Default RE: Honest Question: Cow hunts.

THe smalltown locker we bought our beef from had an old .22 right next to the gate. Clamp 'em in and crack.

I don't think I'd jump at that chance though, dragging a 800 lb cow to the truck? No way.

Of course if one was messing with my turkey decoys....
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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:50 AM
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THe smalltown locker we bought our beef from had an old .22 right next to the gate. Clamp 'em in and crack.

I don't think I'd jump at that chance though, dragging a 800 lb cow to the truck? No way.

Of course if one was messing with my turkey decoys....
what if you had a cow decoy...that would bring them in...i bet quik has one
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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:51 AM
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They'd never see you coming in this:


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Old 04-30-2008 | 09:52 AM
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it depends on whether we could paint one of like a giraffe before hand - would add a little more challange to it then
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