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Flint and feathers 2008
hawkbow:
Kdub, hope your little brother gets tha chance to make meat and feathers.. good luck .. Hawk a/ho
recurve shooter:
dude, it took me eight shots to kill one of those stinkin birds with a rifle, (not my best shooting of cource, almost dark and on foot litterally chaseing it through underbrush ::)) it takes conciderable skill to kill one with a bow. nice work friend.
hawkbow:
Shooter....That "stinking bird" was a beautifull and proud warrior of the forest... I hope you will reconsider your words regarding the majestic wild turkey, I am an advocate of hunting with honor and respect. I know you are young and probably meant no disrespect towards the animal or the spirit of the hunt, but still your words bothered me.. As far as shooting eight times at any of the creatures on this great earth,in my opinion you owe it to your intended prey to practice continually and only take shots which are within your effective range... I imagine some animal rights activist standing in the forest and watching you chase the bird down blasting away like a madman. you dishonor yourself , the turkey and all of us as hunters and brothers of the bow with actions like that. I have done stupid things in my youth while hunting , fortunately my mentors, taught me the error of my ways and I was able to learn to enter into the wild lands with honor and respect.. I do not write these words to you to didrespect or dishonor you. I write them in the hope that you will see there is a better way, and will hopefully walk the good road while in pursuit of your prey.. Hawk a/ho
huntertrapper:
well put mr. huston, if i was someday attacked by a bear and badly beaten i could still not disrespect it, would i probably after i healed hunt it, yeah i think that would be big medicine, but i never will ever disrespect animals, i think shooter meant stinkin animal as in cunning or smart and hard to get....
sailordad:
i must say that i totally agree with hawk on this.
one should always use patience and respect when hunting any critter,and always show all of them respect in the hunt even if it means not taking a shot. not taking a shot at times,when all you have is a bad shot available,can prove that you are great hunter instead of taking many shots and looking foolish( no disrespect intended ).
a clean ethical kill or miss always feels better than taking lots of shots,wounding a critter and still having it get away.
patience is a virtue,this is especially true when hunting.
Tim
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