This whole article is a crock. There is nothing ethical, by any stretch of the words definition, with sport hunting, let alone using an arcahic and inefficient method such as a bow. Of course all these Robin Hood wannabes will say thye are proficient. And many will point to abilities on closed range, preferably indoors to support their delusion. However, in real life, with a live target in an outdoor setting it's totally different. Study after study, by various hunting based agencies prove that the actual kill and recovery ratio is one to one. In other words, for every two deer hit by an archer only one is actually recovered. The others suffer and die needlessly. As for hiting a deer with an arrow and it not knowing it. That's patently absurd. It goes to the myth that game animals cannot feel pain, which I have had both hunters and game officials try and convince me. having worked with animals all my life I know all creatures feel pain. Archery is not as, let alone more efficient than rifle. Rifle are bad enough when in the hands of a "sportsman" shaking with adreneline, let alone a bow. The odds of hitting a deer and it going down immedietly are in the Powerball winner range. Almost every archery related piece I have ever read, in major hunting magzines agrees on this point. Bottom line is archery seasons need to be abolished, not promoted.
Posted on July 20 at 2:04 p.m.
This whole article is a crock.
There is nothing ethical, by any stretch of the words definition, with sport hunting, let alone using an arcahic and inefficient method such as a bow.
Of course all these Robin Hood wannabes will say thye are proficient. And many will point to abilities on closed range, preferably indoors to support their delusion. However, in real life, with a live target in an outdoor setting it's totally different.
Study after study, by various hunting based agencies prove that the actual kill and recovery ratio is one to one. In other words, for every two deer hit by an archer only one is actually recovered. The others suffer and die needlessly.
As for hiting a deer with an arrow and it not knowing it. That's patently absurd. It goes to the myth that game animals cannot feel pain, which I have had both hunters and game officials try and convince me. having worked with animals all my life I know all creatures feel pain.
Archery is not as, let alone more efficient than rifle. Rifle are bad enough when in the hands of a "sportsman" shaking with adreneline, let alone a bow.
The odds of hitting a deer and it going down immedietly are in the Powerball winner range. Almost every archery related piece I have ever read, in major hunting magzines agrees on this point.
Bottom line is archery seasons need to be abolished, not promoted.
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