highgrit":1gobuqz1 said:It's called people management, not game management any more. The reason for bow only was to keep a little pressure on the deer. The deer are getting into the feed mode now instead of the survival mode. The does are going to take a beating after Christmas, because of the FWC regulations. My question is did FWC do this on purpose? And why?
Black and Good":3aizorou said:I disagree, I've tracked just as many wounded animals that were shot with a rifle as I have Bow. The difference being some of these bow shots these deer will Iive but, with a rifle they dye of lead poison in time. I think it's every hunters responsibility to practice with his or her weapon and make good shots. But, sometimes things happen to make things go a rye it happens to the best of us. I've seen deer running around with their legs blown clean off from a rifle that a bow would have cut and healed up. JMHO :tiphat: B&G
Don't think he could be considered your "typical" bow hunter that shoots a few arrows at a target every week then goes out and shoots at deer. I have no statistics to back me up but would bet half the deer shot with bows are never found.highgrit":3f0333dt said:Here's my daughters boyfriend with a nice buck he shot here last week with a bow. He's a archery only deer hunter, and dang good at it. But this young man will shoot in the 290's out of a possible 300 on targets. And he'll be in the USA high school archery finals in Kentucky again this year. And it also doesn't hurt that his Dad owns a archery shop and they shoot almost every day.
Jogeephus":3t44juyl said:I gagged when I lanced it open. Thing about it was the arrow hit the spine but the was not enough energy to do the job. Bow hunting is not for me. I like to see them drop in their tracks and not run off to bleed out.