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PoorSoulInJersey · March 8, 2009, 09:30 AM

I wouldn't give it a second thought. Maybe the guy actually does prefer to work on stalking skills than hunting skills. Believe it or not, not everyone wants to make a head shot at 3000 yards.

I know enough bow hunters who have to get close to make a shot to know that the "getting close" part is a lot freaking harder than just getting good at shooting a rifle.

Art Eatman · March 8, 2009, 11:28 AM

Well, a heckuva lot of bow-hunters have gotten into it purely because of the challenges inherent in that style of hunting. At one time I was danged good with a bow--but my shoulder dislocates too easily for any serious-pull bow. For whatever reason, recoil doesn't bother my arthritis.

I know one guy who's gone even farther with it. He spent a winter in the Rockies, going in with elk/deer permits, his 60-pound recurve bow, hunting knife, salt and the clothes on his back. Later, he did a canoe trip on the Rio Grande's Lower Canyons, with the same gear. In August, for two weeks. But walking a pasture with him was intriguing: He'd find something to eat, on, under or around just about every bush. Unending nibbling on some sort of "veggie".

James R. Burke · March 11, 2009, 06:38 PM

Sounds like a good sportsperson. We all have are limits, and I respect the ones that know them. No doubt some are better at long range shooting, and knowing there limits on shot placement, and a one shot kill. Some people think they can shoot great at anything they see, and those are the ones that probalbly can't hit squat.

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March 8, 2009, 09:30 AM	#51
PoorSoulInJersey Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 220	I wouldn't give it a second thought. Maybe the guy actually does prefer to work on stalking skills than hunting skills. Believe it or not, not everyone wants to make a head shot at 3000 yards. I know enough bow hunters who have to get close to make a shot to know that the "getting close" part is a lot freaking harder than just getting good at shooting a rifle.

March 8, 2009, 11:28 AM	#52
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Well, a heckuva lot of bow-hunters have gotten into it purely because of the challenges inherent in that style of hunting. At one time I was danged good with a bow--but my shoulder dislocates too easily for any serious-pull bow. For whatever reason, recoil doesn't bother my arthritis. I know one guy who's gone even farther with it. He spent a winter in the Rockies, going in with elk/deer permits, his 60-pound recurve bow, hunting knife, salt and the clothes on his back. Later, he did a canoe trip on the Rio Grande's Lower Canyons, with the same gear. In August, for two weeks. But walking a pasture with him was intriguing: He'd find something to eat, on, under or around just about every bush. Unending nibbling on some sort of "veggie".

March 11, 2009, 06:38 PM	#53
James R. Burke Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2009 Location: U.P. of Mich/Quinnesec Posts: 1,897	Sounds like a good sportsperson. We all have are limits, and I respect the ones that know them. No doubt some are better at long range shooting, and knowing there limits on shot placement, and a one shot kill. Some people think they can shoot great at anything they see, and those are the ones that probalbly can't hit squat.