Question:
Below is a reprint of an E:mail note I received, and my response. I
would like to know what others think, and preferrably generate some
discussion on how we as HUNTERS can come to some consensus on how we
should view those whose hunting methods differ from our own.
Answer:
Don't worry about others IDEAS of whats right.Approach hunting in a LEGAL
AND ETHICAL manner that reflects good upon the sport in general and
you'll be doing whats best for the sport.
We as a group get hung up on terms like traditional,modern,gun,bow,gadget
junkie etc and put one another down for his or her CHOICE of equipment.
I hunt mostly with a bow should I feel BETTER than a gun hunter,NOOOOOO.
You read articles in bowhunter mag with statements like 'WE had to hunt
behind rifle hunters,or I saw a monster at 50 yds(pass the shot as one
should)but add a extra sentence like (would have been duck soup with a rifle)
A PUT DOWN!!!!!!!We as humans can't resist the temptation to feel superior
at times!Rifle hunters do like wise(I had to hunt behind a bunch of buckskins
that got the deer all busted up etc. etc. and on and on.
I could ask Mr ST. Charles when is the last time he took a deer with a
spear and point that he knapped himself,but then I'd have fallen into
the same trap:):)
I say again approach hunting in a ethical and legal manner.If you do
you will have taken the time to become efficient with what ever weapon
you chose to carry afield.
