My First Bow Kill!!!!
05-14-2004 | 02:27 AM
#41
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RE: My First Bow Kill!!!!
Hey SH91, Well done brother.
STUFF ME DEAD!!! Will some of you guys lighten up!! I have a ball when I'm hunting and the day I don't do it for pleasure I want one of you guys (preferably SH91 coz I know he can hit a squirell so I shouldn't be a problem) to come to Australia and end this mortal life of mine!
Man!! Me and I can garentee many other hunters still get buck fever from time to time. And ya know the only way to prevent it coming on? You guessed it, shoot stuff, especially live game!!!
SH I encourage you to keep shootin squirells cos it will only make you a better or should I say more accurate and efficient hunter.
Stalkin Steve
I eat what I shoot...I don't do it for pleasure....never have and never will....
there are other ways of getting rid of the problem rather than using a live animal as TARGET PRACTICE
SH I encourage you to keep shootin squirells cos it will only make you a better or should I say more accurate and efficient hunter.
Stalkin Steve
05-14-2004 | 03:04 AM
#42
Nontypical Buck
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
RE: My First Bow Kill!!!!
Ok, I'm not one to usually jump in on stuff like this, but I feel obligated to.
First off, I never read anywhere in SH91's post that HE laughed at the kill. It clearly states that his neighbor friend was laughing his head off. Maybe this means you should direct your flame at his neighbor?
Secondly, why is it so bad to laugh after one heck of a shot on a very small target (or any target for that matter)?! I know after every animal I shoot, I laugh histerically! Does it mean that I disrespect the animal? NO! It is just the way that I express my happiness. BTW, I also do a little jumping up and down and let out a couple "yee-haws". I fully respect the animals that I take and thank the Lord each and every time I get the chance to.
Thirdly, varmits are varmits, no matter how you put it. If you have to kill em, kill em. Do it with a bow, be proud that you were able to stay true with the shot.
Fourthly, Everybody needs to lighten up. Adults as well as kids. Yes it is wrong to disrespect your elders, but to sit and condemn a kid for shooting a chipmunk?! C'mon.
Fifthly, Whoever said that they don't hunt for pleasure is full of B.S.! Bottom line. Whenever Hunting starts to be boring and no fun at all, it's time to hang up the bow. Why do it if you don't enjoy it? (of course there are circumstances that some people absoutly need the meat) Obviously the killing part of hunting is not fun, but to be able to look at your trophy and feel the sense of acomplishment is absoutly undescribable.
SH91, relax bud. Be proud of your shot. Keep shooting. These guys are full of great advice and OPINIONS. Take what you will with a grain of salt, but always listen, think, then respond. I could see where your anger was coming from. Expressing it the way you did probably wasn't the best way. The reality of your story is aparent in your first post. You could have sugar coated it by leaving out some details, but you didn't. I agree with putting the chipmunk out of its misery and not letting it suffer. You will learn how to write better, more compelling stories as you go.
Everybody else, Think about when you were 12..... It may enlighten you as to what this young man was going through the day that he killed the chipmunk. Maybe you weren't killing nusience squirrles, maybe you were stomping on crickets or palmetto bugs (if your from down south) and were having the time of your life.... Think about it.
Enough of the flame. For some reason this thread got me fired up.
Be safe out there,
-BJ
First off, I never read anywhere in SH91's post that HE laughed at the kill. It clearly states that his neighbor friend was laughing his head off. Maybe this means you should direct your flame at his neighbor?
Secondly, why is it so bad to laugh after one heck of a shot on a very small target (or any target for that matter)?! I know after every animal I shoot, I laugh histerically! Does it mean that I disrespect the animal? NO! It is just the way that I express my happiness. BTW, I also do a little jumping up and down and let out a couple "yee-haws". I fully respect the animals that I take and thank the Lord each and every time I get the chance to.
Thirdly, varmits are varmits, no matter how you put it. If you have to kill em, kill em. Do it with a bow, be proud that you were able to stay true with the shot.
Fourthly, Everybody needs to lighten up. Adults as well as kids. Yes it is wrong to disrespect your elders, but to sit and condemn a kid for shooting a chipmunk?! C'mon.
Fifthly, Whoever said that they don't hunt for pleasure is full of B.S.! Bottom line. Whenever Hunting starts to be boring and no fun at all, it's time to hang up the bow. Why do it if you don't enjoy it? (of course there are circumstances that some people absoutly need the meat) Obviously the killing part of hunting is not fun, but to be able to look at your trophy and feel the sense of acomplishment is absoutly undescribable.
SH91, relax bud. Be proud of your shot. Keep shooting. These guys are full of great advice and OPINIONS. Take what you will with a grain of salt, but always listen, think, then respond. I could see where your anger was coming from. Expressing it the way you did probably wasn't the best way. The reality of your story is aparent in your first post. You could have sugar coated it by leaving out some details, but you didn't. I agree with putting the chipmunk out of its misery and not letting it suffer. You will learn how to write better, more compelling stories as you go.
Everybody else, Think about when you were 12..... It may enlighten you as to what this young man was going through the day that he killed the chipmunk. Maybe you weren't killing nusience squirrles, maybe you were stomping on crickets or palmetto bugs (if your from down south) and were having the time of your life.... Think about it.
Enough of the flame. For some reason this thread got me fired up.
Be safe out there,
-BJ
05-14-2004 | 04:47 AM
#43
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: USA
RE: My First Bow Kill!!!!
ORIGINAL: PAHUNTER21
Ok, I'm not one to usually jump in on stuff like this, but I feel obligated to.
First off, I never read anywhere in SH91's post that HE laughed at the kill. It clearly states that his neighbor friend was laughing his head off. Maybe this means you should direct your flame at his neighbor?
Secondly, why is it so bad to laugh after one heck of a shot on a very small target (or any target for that matter)?! I know after every animal I shoot, I laugh histerically! Does it mean that I disrespect the animal? NO! It is just the way that I express my happiness. BTW, I also do a little jumping up and down and let out a couple "yee-haws". I fully respect the animals that I take and thank the Lord each and every time I get the chance to.
Thirdly, varmits are varmits, no matter how you put it. If you have to kill em, kill em. Do it with a bow, be proud that you were able to stay true with the shot.
Fourthly, Everybody needs to lighten up. Adults as well as kids. Yes it is wrong to disrespect your elders, but to sit and condemn a kid for shooting a chipmunk?! C'mon.
Fifthly, Whoever said that they don't hunt for pleasure is full of B.S.! Bottom line. Whenever Hunting starts to be boring and no fun at all, it's time to hang up the bow. Why do it if you don't enjoy it? (of course there are circumstances that some people absoutly need the meat) Obviously the killing part of hunting is not fun, but to be able to look at your trophy and feel the sense of acomplishment is absoutly undescribable.
SH91, relax bud. Be proud of your shot. Keep shooting. These guys are full of great advice and OPINIONS. Take what you will with a grain of salt, but always listen, think, then respond. I could see where your anger was coming from. Expressing it the way you did probably wasn't the best way. The reality of your story is aparent in your first post. You could have sugar coated it by leaving out some details, but you didn't. I agree with putting the chipmunk out of its misery and not letting it suffer. You will learn how to write better, more compelling stories as you go.
Everybody else, Think about when you were 12..... It may enlighten you as to what this young man was going through the day that he killed the chipmunk. Maybe you weren't killing nusience squirrles, maybe you were stomping on crickets or palmetto bugs (if your from down south) and were having the time of your life.... Think about it.
Enough of the flame. For some reason this thread got me fired up.
Be safe out there,
-BJ
Ok, I'm not one to usually jump in on stuff like this, but I feel obligated to.
First off, I never read anywhere in SH91's post that HE laughed at the kill. It clearly states that his neighbor friend was laughing his head off. Maybe this means you should direct your flame at his neighbor?
Secondly, why is it so bad to laugh after one heck of a shot on a very small target (or any target for that matter)?! I know after every animal I shoot, I laugh histerically! Does it mean that I disrespect the animal? NO! It is just the way that I express my happiness. BTW, I also do a little jumping up and down and let out a couple "yee-haws". I fully respect the animals that I take and thank the Lord each and every time I get the chance to.
Thirdly, varmits are varmits, no matter how you put it. If you have to kill em, kill em. Do it with a bow, be proud that you were able to stay true with the shot.
Fourthly, Everybody needs to lighten up. Adults as well as kids. Yes it is wrong to disrespect your elders, but to sit and condemn a kid for shooting a chipmunk?! C'mon.
Fifthly, Whoever said that they don't hunt for pleasure is full of B.S.! Bottom line. Whenever Hunting starts to be boring and no fun at all, it's time to hang up the bow. Why do it if you don't enjoy it? (of course there are circumstances that some people absoutly need the meat) Obviously the killing part of hunting is not fun, but to be able to look at your trophy and feel the sense of acomplishment is absoutly undescribable.
SH91, relax bud. Be proud of your shot. Keep shooting. These guys are full of great advice and OPINIONS. Take what you will with a grain of salt, but always listen, think, then respond. I could see where your anger was coming from. Expressing it the way you did probably wasn't the best way. The reality of your story is aparent in your first post. You could have sugar coated it by leaving out some details, but you didn't. I agree with putting the chipmunk out of its misery and not letting it suffer. You will learn how to write better, more compelling stories as you go.
Everybody else, Think about when you were 12..... It may enlighten you as to what this young man was going through the day that he killed the chipmunk. Maybe you weren't killing nusience squirrles, maybe you were stomping on crickets or palmetto bugs (if your from down south) and were having the time of your life.... Think about it.
Enough of the flame. For some reason this thread got me fired up.
Be safe out there,
-BJ
well put PA!
05-14-2004 | 06:05 AM
#44
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RE: My First Bow Kill!!!!
[Well, I eat what I shoot...I don't do it for pleasure....]
Well all I can say is I've hunted for 20 some years now and have NEVER met anyone who HAS to hunt to survive. I'm almost certain that's not the intented message from that quote but it sure sounds like it. Like I said in my previous post if we would all stand up to the people who want to destroy OUR sport and quit letting the MINORITY make the rules for the MAJORITY, this country would be much better off. So quit pondering over what the ENVIROMENTALIST, PETA, and other groups of there kind think about what we do for enjoyment because we out number them by a lot, I just wish they would do something to wake the sleeping giant and be put in the place where they belong.
Well all I can say is I've hunted for 20 some years now and have NEVER met anyone who HAS to hunt to survive. I'm almost certain that's not the intented message from that quote but it sure sounds like it. Like I said in my previous post if we would all stand up to the people who want to destroy OUR sport and quit letting the MINORITY make the rules for the MAJORITY, this country would be much better off. So quit pondering over what the ENVIROMENTALIST, PETA, and other groups of there kind think about what we do for enjoyment because we out number them by a lot, I just wish they would do something to wake the sleeping giant and be put in the place where they belong.
05-14-2004 | 06:58 AM
#45
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RE: My First Bow Kill!!!!
Squirrelhunter-
Tough shot you pulled off. Not far off from how I started 20 + years ago with a bow. I think you have received enough advice on how you should think and act after you kill something, so I'll give you something I learned from my similar experience.
Ask Dad or Mom to get you some judo or blunt tips. Those field tips just punch a hole and will never kill anything, as you found out with your first bowkill. Same thing happened to me. Plus, if you are going to be flinging arrows at that other chipmunk .. you'll end up needing a lot of new arrows soon if you don't get some decent blunts. You'll also be able to practice on pine cones and other stuff.
Tough shot you pulled off. Not far off from how I started 20 + years ago with a bow. I think you have received enough advice on how you should think and act after you kill something, so I'll give you something I learned from my similar experience.
Ask Dad or Mom to get you some judo or blunt tips. Those field tips just punch a hole and will never kill anything, as you found out with your first bowkill. Same thing happened to me. Plus, if you are going to be flinging arrows at that other chipmunk .. you'll end up needing a lot of new arrows soon if you don't get some decent blunts. You'll also be able to practice on pine cones and other stuff.
05-14-2004 | 07:05 AM
#46
Dominant Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Blossvale, New York
RE: My First Bow Kill!!!!
I'm not going to beat on anyone with this one. I will say I took out a half zillion little and lesser critters in my youth. I took out a lot of things I wouldn't consider whacking today. I think it's a progression of many folks. You want to shoot a tweet... have at it. In todays world of being Politically Correct, the laws etc... it's probably best not to advertise it though. I'm positive all the little buggers I killed as a kid help me in my quest to eliminate all the North Vietnamese in I Corp and probably aided in my woods savey immensely. Congrats on a great shot. I've shot enough tweets to feed the world but I wouldn't think of it today. You too will come to that point someday. I'd venture to say that most every kid has whacked something they wish they could take back. Chipmunk taste better with a pepperoni pizza under it.
05-14-2004 | 07:48 AM
#47
Typical Buck
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Southwest Minnesota
RE: My First Bow Kill!!!!
Squirrelhunter,
Don't let some of these guys get you down, I don't know of any one that didn't shoot tweety's with the BB gun, and I shot and shot at plenty of critters with my bow when I was a kid.
I grew up in a small town of around 100 people, mostly older retired people they always were after me to take care of the rabbits in town so I shot them with my bow and a .22 IN TOWN I was always careful where I was shooting. I don't think that was such a good Idea (the .22). I now live out in the country a I'm sure my kids will shoot their share of sparrows, starlings and whatever else offers them a shot.
Keep practicing but just don't post it, some here are perfect!
Oh Yea I forgot. How many people eat the coyote, badgers, skunks, coon, crows, prairy dogs, or any other varments they kill?
Although racoon is pretty tastey but a little tough! seriously!
Don't let some of these guys get you down, I don't know of any one that didn't shoot tweety's with the BB gun, and I shot and shot at plenty of critters with my bow when I was a kid.
I grew up in a small town of around 100 people, mostly older retired people they always were after me to take care of the rabbits in town so I shot them with my bow and a .22 IN TOWN I was always careful where I was shooting. I don't think that was such a good Idea (the .22). I now live out in the country a I'm sure my kids will shoot their share of sparrows, starlings and whatever else offers them a shot.
Keep practicing but just don't post it, some here are perfect!
Oh Yea I forgot. How many people eat the coyote, badgers, skunks, coon, crows, prairy dogs, or any other varments they kill?
Although racoon is pretty tastey but a little tough! seriously!
05-14-2004 | 04:43 PM
#48
Typical Buck
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From: Houston, Texas. Member since 04/05/2
RE: My First Bow Kill!!!!
Davidmil hit it exactly. I have killed just about anything that chirped and sqeaked in my youth, starting when i got my first pellet gun. Thier was a time early when i realized that killing something just for the satisfaction of killing it was wrong. Maybe it is a right of passage that we all go through...from some of the replies on this topic, some of us have never GRADUATED.
You wanna kill chipmunks? Kill all you want, do something with it, eat it, make a glove or a hat, but dont kill a living thing just to kill it?
I hope you dont consider this reply a kick in the head...It isnt. But you dont get a pat on the back from me.
Take care and good hunting
You wanna kill chipmunks? Kill all you want, do something with it, eat it, make a glove or a hat, but dont kill a living thing just to kill it?
I hope you dont consider this reply a kick in the head...It isnt. But you dont get a pat on the back from me.
Take care and good hunting