[at-l] Deer hunting on the trail.

[halflifelost6@hotmail.com (Rich Bowyer)]

Dave,  I'm just getting caught up today and likely will not finish till 
tomorrow sometime.  If I pontificated I am sorry.  I know I posted at like 
4AM and perhaps my verbage wasn't right.  I had NO intention of implying 
that I would take a sound shot, a pot shot or any dangerous shot.  By poor 
shot I refered to one through brush that would likely cause poor penetration 
or be at a poor angle and this would be at a wounded deer only).  I would 
never just shoot blindly into the woods. I should have noted that my 
experience is with bow, shotgun, and muzzleloader, not with high powered 
rifles.  My hunting here is generally close range through thick woodlands.
SO now I ask you, as one who obviously cares about hunting and safety.  
Would you still recommend I need a safety course refresher?  If you honestly 
think so, I will honestly schedule myself this year.
Rich




>From: "Dave Hicks" <daveh@psknet.com>
>To: "Rich Bowyer" <halflifelost6@hotmail.com>, <stephensadams@hotmail.com>
>CC: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Deer hunting on the trail.
>Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 03:26:33 -0600
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Rich Bowyer <halflifelost6@hotmail.com>
>To: <stephensadams@hotmail.com>
>Cc: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 5:27 AM
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Deer hunting on the trail.
>
>
>SNIP
> >>When a hunter shoots a deer and it is not dead he/she will take that 
>poor
>shot opportunity (through heavy brush etc.) in hopes of putting the animal
>down. <<
>SNIP
>
>Rich
>
>Don't presume to speak for me and/or I suspect for most other hunters -
>albeit I will not be so audacious to speak for most, much less, all 
>hunters,
>as you seem to be willing to do.
>
>I'll not get into a p!$$!ng contest over our respective qualifications as
>hunters -- but I have more deer to my credit that you would be likely to
>credit, as true.  I have taken deer with scoped center fire repeating 
>rifles
>(bolt & lever), single shot rifles, shot guns, revolvers, single shot
>handguns, cap and ball muzzle loaders, flintlocks, recurve bows, and a long
>bow.  About the only legal weapons (of which I am aware, in the various
>States where I have hunted) but have not used successfully are autoloader
>rifles and compound bows.  I personally avoid autoloaders because they tent
>to tempt folk into taking bad quick shots w/o being sure of their target, 
>or
>of their backstop/background.  I avoid compounds for esthetics.
>
>I have also taken a variety of other large game, upland game, and 
>waterfowl.
>
>So, I am "a hunter" - IMHO
>
>Although not currently active, I have been a certified Hunter Safety
>Instructor.
>
>With taht as background, I will state that I have wounded deer (and other
>game), which I spent hours tracking to put down - but I have never taken
>"that poor shot opportunity (through heavy brush etc.)  in hopes of putting
>the animal down," which you pontificate that "a hunter" does.  Trust me,
>this is one hunter that does not and I know a great number of other hunters
>who do not.
>
>Shooting w/o being sure of your target is irresponsible.  Shooting w/o 
>being
>sure of your backstop/background is irresponsible.  In some States, it is
>negligent, in the legal sense of the word.
>
>So, if you consider yourself a hunter and if you "take that poor shot
>opportunity (through heavy brush etc.)  in hopes of putting the animal
>down," please, please take a Hunter Safety Class before you go back into 
>the
>woods.
>
>Chainsaw
>
>
>




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