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Muzzleloader Hunting
Is this where muzzleloading is going?!
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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Milek" data-source="post: 2878344" data-attributes="member: 111516"><p>In spirit, I agree on the primitive definition. However, what has been overlooked in all the discussions on this thread is that hunting, no matter what type or weapon, is still an endeavor which relies on ethics. While advances in technology in ALL facets, black powder, archery, crossbow, smokeless modern rifle, handgun, have truly blurred the lines that distinguish them, there is another aspect. These advances have also made it much easier to cleanly harvest game at the ranges originally envisioned with each. For years, I have watched hunters push the limits of the equipment they had- conventional bow hunters taking 50 yd shots, compound bow hunters taking 80 yard shots. Straight walled handgun hunters (which I am part of) taking 150 yard shots, conventional smokeless rifle hunters taking 1100 yard shots. Not to go on, but the same is true of muzzle loaders. These have resulted in many wounded animals, or less that clean kills. It doesn't matter what regulations are passed, unless a hunter limits his shots to what is reasonable for his equipment, this will always be true- and you can't legislate ethics. I hunt with a crossbow- just got a super fast model- and shots will be no longer that 50 yards, I hunt with handguns and modern cartridge rifles- but limit myself to ranges I consider 99% sure of a single shot, clean kill. Not tooting my horn here, but just saying- if all hunters felt the same, the distinctions really wouldn't matter. However, if it weren't for pushing the envelope, we also wouldn't have the improved optics, projectiles, powders, rangefinders, etc- that most of us benefit from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Milek, post: 2878344, member: 111516"] In spirit, I agree on the primitive definition. However, what has been overlooked in all the discussions on this thread is that hunting, no matter what type or weapon, is still an endeavor which relies on ethics. While advances in technology in ALL facets, black powder, archery, crossbow, smokeless modern rifle, handgun, have truly blurred the lines that distinguish them, there is another aspect. These advances have also made it much easier to cleanly harvest game at the ranges originally envisioned with each. For years, I have watched hunters push the limits of the equipment they had- conventional bow hunters taking 50 yd shots, compound bow hunters taking 80 yard shots. Straight walled handgun hunters (which I am part of) taking 150 yard shots, conventional smokeless rifle hunters taking 1100 yard shots. Not to go on, but the same is true of muzzle loaders. These have resulted in many wounded animals, or less that clean kills. It doesn't matter what regulations are passed, unless a hunter limits his shots to what is reasonable for his equipment, this will always be true- and you can't legislate ethics. I hunt with a crossbow- just got a super fast model- and shots will be no longer that 50 yards, I hunt with handguns and modern cartridge rifles- but limit myself to ranges I consider 99% sure of a single shot, clean kill. Not tooting my horn here, but just saying- if all hunters felt the same, the distinctions really wouldn't matter. However, if it weren't for pushing the envelope, we also wouldn't have the improved optics, projectiles, powders, rangefinders, etc- that most of us benefit from. [/QUOTE]
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