Deerslayer
Around here if your Doc says so, you get the permit and rightfully so!

bt- i have no idea why you are having so much problem reading. i will say it for the 3rd time. i got the info from the texas parks and wildlife division. do i need to go slower . all the other readers seened to find it. maybe that is the whole problem. you are having problems unseen here. you need to work on your argument because it is still very lame. you had rather use a weapon that leaves more wounded deer and you feel superior. give me a break. very lame!

Dep
once again Where is your proof? Where is this study? what were the parameters? What all weapons were studied? How was the study conducted. If this is legitimate, where was it publihed? Or did a park ranger tell you his opinion and that was that?
BTW what exactly is a vibration shock?
an arrow guide? No one at the local pro shops seem to know.
One more thing, I didn't start into this thread feeling superior to anyone, but you and you alone have changed that for me!

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I use both the compound and the cross bow and i practice the same with both, i practice from all angles, heights, and only sight in both bows up to 30 yards. For me personnaly i wont shot any further....to many things can go wrong in the woods at a long distance. I wont even practice longer then 30 yards in my yard, because i dont want the temptation of " I hit the target in the yard" to come into play in the woods. I do agree there are strength in numbers however and we as hunters need to remember that

The outdoors is yours, treat it with RESPECT!!!

if you want the study from tpwd contact them. the shock i was referring to was on tv last week. it was described as a shock absorber to get rid of vibration. the arrow holder is a ring with little fingers on the inside. the arrowrests inside it to keep from falling off the rest. now doubt you knowledge of compounds.
mo man can do the same thing for sake of a debate. debate rules do noy have me having to fetch studies for you. i can tell you where and it is up to you.you and the other compounders seem to have a problem with facts and knowing your own equipment.

Well Dep,
since you have chosen not to answer, I went on a web searching the first 50 hits under a search for "deer wounding study" The only one that came up was the Camp Ripley Study.
The most comprehensive study on wounding ever made to date. It found that 87% of bow hit deer are recovered. The study only included conventional bows and no other weapon. The web address is

http://www.nbef.org/ripley.html

Wonder why I didn't find anything about a Texas study? Does one exist? If one does, why arent the results available on the net?
Maybe you can enlighten us on where you found it.

And what are the names of these wonderous new gadgets? Where can they be found besides on your TV? Would the little ring thing you spoke of by any chance perform the same function as the spring clip that keeps the bolt in your crossgun?

Edited by - btbowhunter on 01/24/2002 13:04:40

last time btbozo-i told you the name of who made the study. it is up to you if you want to find it.i have told you several time but you can not seem to read well.

i just looked at the study you referred to and you could not even get that right. it did include all bows. it even ask draw weights. it also said that deer found after a substantiated hit was 45%, not 85%.