People that just dont get it.

Ok how many people gets this kinda of crap about bowhunting.

" Oh you bow hunt them poor animals, all you do is wound them" , like we are out there shooting them with BB' s

And my favorite is when I am bragging and people say " Wow you really killed that thing with a bow?" Like they dont think that it can accually kill something.

I do love explaining the differinse in the size of a broadhead vs the size of a bullet. Even though bows dont get quite the concusion of a bullet.

A good example of all of this is a good friend of mine that I would love to bow hunt with me cant. His wife doesnt beleive that they can do the job and the animal suffer. So ever time I get something I make a point to let her know especially this year cause both my deer and elk happen to hit the ground in their tracks never to move again.

sorry bout the odd post just felt like bsing to people that understand.

Being a teacher, I get this type of reaction a few times a year, mostly from the girls. Often I hear " You shot Bambi! How could you shoot Bambi?"

I usually reply that I promise if I see a cartoon-like deer with huge eyes, playing with other cartoon animals come through the woods, and they are all speaking English, I won' t shoot!

The one I hate, is " Did you catch anything yet?"
Makes me cringe, and is just entrapment for me to be a smartass!
Charlie

It' s tough if not impossible to convince a non believer buddy...

As far as your buddy and his wife he has an H.O.H. problem and there is probably nothing you can do about that either...

H.O.H......Head Of Household...

Actually, I believe that bowhunting is the most humane way to take a deer. With a rifle, there is great hydrostatic shock to the animal' s tissues as the bullet transfers its tremendous energy to flesh which is predominantly made up of water. That is why there is bloodshot meat all around a rifle wound. The effect is akin to dropping a rock into the water....it causes waves throughout the area. A bullet' s impact works the same way.

A broadhead, on the other hand, has little shock. That is why the meat is edible right up to the wound. The broadhead damages by cutting. Try shooting a rifle bullet into a bag of sand. The bullet will expand and will stop within the sand. Shoot a sharp broadhead into the same sandbag, and it will go completely through the sandbag.
That brings me to my point. A broadhead wound is made very quickly and rapid bleeding ensues. Recall times you have cut yourself with something sharp. Typically, we do not feel any pain as we are cut. The same is true with a wounded deer. The deer simply bleeds until the remaining blood cannot meet the oxygen needs of its body. At that point, the animal tires and lays down....and bleeds to death. In reality it simply " goes to sleep" ....never to awaken. You cannot get more humane than that.

Clint

Ya I get the bambi one alot too. The " Did you catch anything yet?" that one I think is just hilarious.

The ones that i said I have even gotten from rifle hunters suprised that a arrow can do the job so efficiently.

I agree with you Jimimac execpt for the H.O.H. its not really the case he just doesnt want to make her mad and is satisfied with rifle/muzzleloader.

Clint you have a very good point. And I have believe you fully I have always beleived the idea about a sharp broadhead theary. Thats why I have never used a serrated blade even though they look mean. They tear the meat and a torn wound heals faster then a sharp clean wound.

I' m with ya on this man! I hate that. I tell them: " Ah no. Deer are actually relatively fast on their feet and with all this camo on and these heavy boots, I can' t ever seem to get the edge and catch up to them to tackle them and choke them to death."

I' ve been getting this lately from the tree huggers at work, which is surprising to me - after a few minute debate, they always say, " well, at least you are hunting them with a bow, it' s more fair that way." I' ve heard this a lot. Seems that they think shooting " innocent deer" with a gun is just plain unfair.

I' ve killed more with a bow than a gun. It is fun to mess with gun only hunters. They don' t think a stick and string can do the job. " you have to have a MAGNUM such and such. In reality I don' t think they can imagine being able to get that close to a deer. Most non hunters (at least they say so to my face) are at least glad if you are eating the deer and feeding the family, not just putting a rack on the wall.

I usually point out one thing to non-believers. " If the indians had compound bows, sights, and straight aluminum arrows, we probably wouldn' t be speaking english now!" Especially when you look at the flintlocks and such before repeating rifles came into being.

thats funny! my girlfriend says it all the time now as a joke! she' ll say, " how was hunting, did you catch anything?" then i say, " oh, i didnt catch anything. i only catch stuff when i go fishing." then she says, " well did you shoot anything?" then i say, " nope" then she says, " well do you want me to get naked for you?" and then I say, " HECK YA!"