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Honest Question: Cow hunts.
04-30-2008 | 12:26 PM
#61
Nontypical Buck
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From: Manassas, VA
RE: Honest Question: Cow hunts.
I would not shoot a cow with archery tackle......if a farmer asked me to put a cow out of its misery, I would only agree to do so with the most powerful gun I could get my hands on, one that would kill the cow upon impact or shortly thereafter.
04-30-2008 | 12:35 PM
#63
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RE: Honest Question: Cow hunts.
ORIGINAL: killadoe
I think about shooting one everytime I see one... I pick out the vitals and everything.. However I probably wouldnt do it, all my life my family has had cows and I dont think i could actually co whtrough with it. Do I think about it, YES, would I do it, probably not..
Of course if you Double Dog Dared me to then it might be on... hahaha (jk)
I think about shooting one everytime I see one... I pick out the vitals and everything.. However I probably wouldnt do it, all my life my family has had cows and I dont think i could actually co whtrough with it. Do I think about it, YES, would I do it, probably not..
Of course if you Double Dog Dared me to then it might be on... hahaha (jk)
04-30-2008 | 12:39 PM
#64
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RE: Honest Question: Cow hunts.
[quote]ORIGINAL: quiksilver
So I have an honest question for you guys:
Let's say a local farmer approaches you and says "Ya know what? I'm taking a half-dozen beef cattle to the slaughterhouse this weekend. Since their collective fate is already sealed, if you want, you can come out with your friendsand shoot them with your archery tackle, as long as you pay forany meat that you ruin." "I'll show you which six to shoot, then you guys can help me load them up."
The gears start turning in your mind. You'd love to do some penetration testing with a few different broadheads and just work on your shot placement with a live target. You've never harvested an animal that large before... Hmmm....
So this wouldn't be "hunting" per se, but moreso ethically taking an animal that was alreadytabbed to be butchered.
[/quote I MENT THIS WAS SO FUNNY
So I have an honest question for you guys:
Let's say a local farmer approaches you and says "Ya know what? I'm taking a half-dozen beef cattle to the slaughterhouse this weekend. Since their collective fate is already sealed, if you want, you can come out with your friendsand shoot them with your archery tackle, as long as you pay forany meat that you ruin." "I'll show you which six to shoot, then you guys can help me load them up."
The gears start turning in your mind. You'd love to do some penetration testing with a few different broadheads and just work on your shot placement with a live target. You've never harvested an animal that large before... Hmmm....
So this wouldn't be "hunting" per se, but moreso ethically taking an animal that was alreadytabbed to be butchered.
[/quote I MENT THIS WAS SO FUNNY
04-30-2008 | 12:44 PM
#65
Fork Horn
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Virginia
RE: Honest Question: Cow hunts.
I didn't read through all the post but I know that most slaughter houses won't / can't accept animals that arrive dead. Tell your farmer to check on this before he goes wasting 6 good heads of beef.
04-30-2008 | 12:54 PM
#66
Giant Nontypical
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From: IL
RE: Honest Question: Cow hunts.
WOW! no thanks! actually sounds unneccassary to me, a rifle shot to the head perhaps, really theyre domesticated so to me its not hunting it would be like shooting your dog with yoru archery tackle......I'll just take him to the vet if he needs to be put down, I wont take him to the woods and use my bow and arrow.
pay for any meat you damage? pssssh, is he joking? tell him he should give you a quarter for not slapping him around for such a stupid question.
pay for any meat you damage? pssssh, is he joking? tell him he should give you a quarter for not slapping him around for such a stupid question.
04-30-2008 | 01:11 PM
#69
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From: Crab Orchard, WV
RE: Honest Question: Cow hunts.
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
Hi, I'm Michael Waddell with Gander Mountain and Realtree Outdoors! Today, on Realtree Roadtrips, we're headed to the Matterhorn Ranch, in Fayetteville, Arkansas to hunt Black Angus Cattle. The staff here at Matterhorn Ranch is top-notch, and we're really hoping to get into some great bullhunting action over the next few days!
Fayetteville, Arkansas is home to the Boone & Crockett Club's world record Black AngusBull.
For our first morning's hunt, the staff here at Matterhorn Ranch has us set up over an active feed trough. We're hoping to intercept a mature bull on his way in for a bite to eat. We've got a steady wind out of the Southwest, and we've got our Advantage Max-1 HD blind set up downwind of the main travel corridor. This really is a perfect setup to key in on a great bull!
Matterhorn Ranch is in year 3 of a Quality Cow Management initiative, and it's really paying dividends. Just last year alone, they produced SIX Pope and Young Caliber cows!
After a fewaction-packed days of hunting, we were able to glass several great bulls, but we just couldn't get them into range.
So, we opted to go with the new Primos "***** Steer" decoy system. The ***** Steer is the best cow decoy on the market today, with unparalleled realism and rugged quality.
It wasn't long before the ***** Steer drew in a great bull, and my arrow struck true. We had a great bull down, and we couldn't be happier.
All in all, it was a tough hunt, but the staff here at the Matterhorn Ranch really rolled out the red carpet for us. We're definitely hoping to come back in Heifer Season later this summer!
I'm Michael Waddell, and from myself and the rest of the crew here at Realtree Roadtrips, good luck and god bless!
Hi, I'm Michael Waddell with Gander Mountain and Realtree Outdoors! Today, on Realtree Roadtrips, we're headed to the Matterhorn Ranch, in Fayetteville, Arkansas to hunt Black Angus Cattle. The staff here at Matterhorn Ranch is top-notch, and we're really hoping to get into some great bullhunting action over the next few days!
Fayetteville, Arkansas is home to the Boone & Crockett Club's world record Black AngusBull.
For our first morning's hunt, the staff here at Matterhorn Ranch has us set up over an active feed trough. We're hoping to intercept a mature bull on his way in for a bite to eat. We've got a steady wind out of the Southwest, and we've got our Advantage Max-1 HD blind set up downwind of the main travel corridor. This really is a perfect setup to key in on a great bull!
Matterhorn Ranch is in year 3 of a Quality Cow Management initiative, and it's really paying dividends. Just last year alone, they produced SIX Pope and Young Caliber cows!
After a fewaction-packed days of hunting, we were able to glass several great bulls, but we just couldn't get them into range.
So, we opted to go with the new Primos "***** Steer" decoy system. The ***** Steer is the best cow decoy on the market today, with unparalleled realism and rugged quality.
It wasn't long before the ***** Steer drew in a great bull, and my arrow struck true. We had a great bull down, and we couldn't be happier.
All in all, it was a tough hunt, but the staff here at the Matterhorn Ranch really rolled out the red carpet for us. We're definitely hoping to come back in Heifer Season later this summer!
I'm Michael Waddell, and from myself and the rest of the crew here at Realtree Roadtrips, good luck and god bless!
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