To all of you Bow hunters

[Saxman]

...a good sight...

What do you need a SIGHT for? Use the arrow.

If you're going to shoot a bow, SHOOT the bow. Don't rely on cheap mechanical tricks.

[CAP1]

What do you need a SIGHT for? Use the arrow.

If you're going to shoot a bow, SHOOT the bow. Don't rely on cheap mechanical tricks.

when i was a kid, i used to have one of those cheap k-mart special fiberglass bows. i was pretty good with it.

 wheni got back into archery a few years ago, i was kinda intrigued by the compound bows. the speed of the arrow, the ability to hold, due to drop off, and the sights.

 even with sights, you still need skill. it's definitly harder to shoot a longbow without sights...although i've seen guys that have sights built into the bow itself........

 but what it comes down to, is that it's just a different skillset.

[Reschke]

I would not buy a compound bow from a pawn shop unless they were willing to take it back with a full 100% refund if something were to go wrong within a week or so...or if they would consent to letting me shoot it and have the thing checked out by a bow shop for any problems.

[CAP1]

I would not buy a compound bow from a pawn shop unless they were willing to take it back with a full 100% refund if something were to go wrong within a week or so...or if they would consent to letting me shoot it and have the thing checked out by a bow shop for any problems.

lots of energy stored in those limbs when that bos'w drawn.



i'd not hesitate to buy used......both of my bows are.......but i think i'd only be willing to do so from a well respected sporting goods or archery supplier.

[Flench]

I got a Horton crossbow form thesportsmanguild a few year's ago for around $250.00 and love it . Never go back to my old bow . The only thing that I don't like is with my old bow I can shot 4 arrow's before I could shoot 2 with the crossbow .

[CAP1]

I got a Horton crossbow form thesportsmanguild a few year's ago for around $250.00 and love it . Never go back to my old bow . The only thing that I don't like is with my old bow I can shot 4 arrow's before I could shoot 2 with the crossbow .

and crossbows are loud as hell.......

[Reschke]

Modern crossbows are not for hunting. You may as well be using a rifle in my opinion.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

What do you need a SIGHT for? Use the arrow.

If you're going to shoot a bow, SHOOT the bow. Don't rely on cheap mechanical tricks.

If you shoot that well, then fine. A sight on a hunting bow is not a cheap mechanical trick anymore than it is on a firearm. And my ego isn't so big and so in need of stroking that I need to prove myself as an instinct shooter. I understand my limitations, imposed on me by my age, and the time I get to devote to practice. I'm only human, and my bow practice gets a limited amount of my time. I work, I race, I hunt, I fish. I never claimed to be Byron Ferguson, I'm a decent shot with a properly rigged average compound bow. So, I'll keep using my sights, since I owe it to the prey to make a quick clean kill with an accurate shot.

[john9001]

so, nobody hunts with a spear anymore?

[Flench]

so, nobody hunts with a spear anymore?

I know of one guy that doe's . That man on the Savage Wild Show ...
CAP1 , your are right about them being loud but you only get one shot most of the time anyway ..It's not as loud as my 270 ..My choice for making a true accurate kill .

[mensa180]

Javelins, and I don't mean the missile.

[CAP1]

Javelins, and I don't mean the missile.

isn't it a little unfair to use a car to hunt?

[Tac]

pfft. I put a big lance to the front end of my Vespa and I JOUST my prey down.

rest of you shooting stuff... bunch of pssies... 

[CAP1]

pfft. I put a big lance to the front end of my Vespa and I JOUST my prey down.

rest of you shooting stuff... bunch of pssies... 

 

i'm still waitin to see if anyone gets it. 

[Reschke]

so, nobody hunts with a spear anymore?

I know several people down here in Alabama that hunt with an Atlatl; let me tell you something those dudes are friggin weird also.

FYI ---> http://www.hollowtop.com/atlatlbob.htm

There is even a push that I am all for to allow Primitive weapons hunting to extend into February down here. That would only allow TRUE blackpowder/muzzel loader weapons (not pistols of any type), bows and spear/atlatl. Crossbows would only be allowed by special permit for permanently disabled hunters.