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02-01-2004, 11:25 AM
#22
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RE: How do you feel about P & Y changing the let-off rule?
As I said I did buy a 70% let off bow. I said I was happy with the rule being changed. I gave it some thought. I really don't care. It would be nice to have my name in the book, but I don't really care about it. It's kinda like hunting for sport to me.
02-01-2004, 11:43 AM
#23
Boone & Crockett
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RE: How do you feel about P & Y changing the let-off rule?
It would be nice to have my name in the book
02-01-2004, 01:37 PM
#24
Boone & Crockett
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RE: How do you feel about P & Y changing the let-off rule?
Founded in 1961 as a nonprofit scientific organization..............The Club advocates and encourages responsible bowhunting by promoting quality, fair chase hunting, and sound conservation practices. Today it fosters and nourishes bowhunting excellence and acts in the best interest of our bowhunting heritage everywhere. The Club promotes and participates in improving sound wildlife conservation and wise use of our natural resources.
Through its Records Program, the Club encourages quality bowhunting by awakening interest in outstanding examples of this continent's big game animals. The Club records for posterity scientific data on North American big game taken with bow and arrow. It conducts ongoing recording periods and every two years presents appropriate recognition to the finest specimens submitted. These biennial presentations honor the quality of individual examples of North American big game species and promote the ideals of fair chase.
Through its Records Program, the Club encourages quality bowhunting by awakening interest in outstanding examples of this continent's big game animals. The Club records for posterity scientific data on North American big game taken with bow and arrow. It conducts ongoing recording periods and every two years presents appropriate recognition to the finest specimens submitted. These biennial presentations honor the quality of individual examples of North American big game species and promote the ideals of fair chase.
Had the club been formed in 1990 instead of 1961 then there would have been no problem with high let off bows. The only reason that rule existed in the first place was because 65% was the let off of bows at that time. Then you have a bunch of old farts that feel they're skills with their 65% bows are somehow superior to the rest of us and feel the need to not keep promoting the bowhunting sport and only promote what they feel is apropriate.
02-01-2004, 01:42 PM
#25
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RE: How do you feel about P & Y changing the let-off rule?
ORIGINAL: Charlie P
The original reason for P&Y was to honor the animal not the hunter. Today I believe this has been lost.
The original reason for P&Y was to honor the animal not the hunter. Today I believe this has been lost.
There is a benefit to the changing of the rules. Some people couldn't hold a 65% let off bow for that long. It's kinda like kicking the weak out of the sport.
02-01-2004, 04:06 PM
#26
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RE: How do you feel about P & Y changing the let-off rule?
You know that if they were truely for the promotion of the bow hunting sport and for "scintifically" honoring the animals taken then the 65% let off rule was bogus in the first place
Then you have a bunch of old farts that feel they're skills with their 65% bows are somehow superior to the rest of us and feel the need to not keep promoting the bowhunting sport and only promote what they feel is apropriate.
Funny thing this letoff deal........most archers that shoot 80-85% letoff bows I know, jack their poundage up.
Yup, glad they changed it.
02-01-2004, 08:51 PM
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RE: How do you feel about P & Y changing the let-off rule?
I would enter my trophy in the book if I ever had a chance to take an animal of that maturity. As for the time being I am not going all out to have my name in a book just because I hunt. Once again, I would do it if I had the chance to take an animal of that size.