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<blockquote data-quote="grit" data-source="post: 148824" data-attributes="member: 4112"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>I'm not cheating myself out of another experience. I can get as close as I want with a rifle in my hands. Had the same "breath blowing down my back" experience a few years ago and couldn't whirl around quick enough with the gun in my hands so I just let the elk breath down my neck.</p><p>And besides, if I got all equipped up for archery, then all my expensive guns would have to stay home! Then I'd be paying double to experience the same thing. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p>Well... You can sure experience the same thing with other weapons in your hands. But, this is not a once in a while thing. This is every animal. Really, it's the whole experience. Nice weather, few people, undisturbed game... There are other advantages too. A huge extended season is a big one. I start hunting in August. I like to take the horses way in on the bowhunt. No people! I hunt with my handgun and blackpowder as well. I like bowhunting the best though. I find it more exciting. Thank god not everybody does.</p><p></p><p>I love my rifles, bows, handguns... You don't ever hunt with one without thinking about what you could do with another. From a time and money standpoint, one obsession is surely enough! You are certainly doing more with this one than I do with any one of mine. I enjoy the variety. The different skills necessary.</p><p></p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p> Well, that would be the result of choosing an inferior weapon now wouldn't it? Seriously though, I would love to have a handgun only hunt too. But the easiest way would be just to throw us all into one hunt and we choose what we want to hunt with.</p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>No. Imagine if we said everybody who wants to rock climb in A.F. canyon only has these nine days to do it. There are just too many people. And we'd have to make the bowhunters, black powder guys, and handgunners wear orange... I would love to see a handgun season too. Don't know when they'd fit that in the mess too though.</p><p></p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p>Yeah, but they won't break both shoulder blades of a bull elk at 1300 yards! Now that's what I call devestation! </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>No argument from me! Rifles, especially some of yours, are truly awesome! </p><p></p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p> What about 70? That is considered LRH for bows by most guys I think. You'd probably get an ethics debate going over it whether you could do it or not. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>I know. As far as a target, I am 100% confident at seventy and further. My furthest bow kill is 74.5 yards. It's just like the debates on here. Some say 500, some 600....</p><p></p><p>Some of us keep pushing. Soon we find yesterdays limits far behind. And, we do things others say are impossible, unethical, dangerous... Some say it can't / shouldn't be done. Some learn how, and do it. Not disregarding the limits, but with a greater understanding of them. Better skills, better equiptment, more judgement.</p><p></p><p>Back to factions among factions. I'm **** sure you have the experience, skills, and equiptment to do much more than I can with a rifle. But, I sure as hell don't question what you do because I can't do it (yet).</p><p></p><p>Now, there is a whole batch of folks running around trying things they heard about. Folks who don't invest in equiptment and skill. Folks who don't excercise the self discipline and judgement we all should with a weapon in our hands. Seems most the examples I hear about folks shouldn't do this because... offer nothing more than an example of an idiot doing something to let other folks know he's an idiot.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, this is the way it ought to be. Friendly exchange of ideas. Nice talkin' to ya. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grit, post: 148824, member: 4112"] [ QUOTE ] I'm not cheating myself out of another experience. I can get as close as I want with a rifle in my hands. Had the same "breath blowing down my back" experience a few years ago and couldn't whirl around quick enough with the gun in my hands so I just let the elk breath down my neck. And besides, if I got all equipped up for archery, then all my expensive guns would have to stay home! Then I'd be paying double to experience the same thing. [/ QUOTE ] Well... You can sure experience the same thing with other weapons in your hands. But, this is not a once in a while thing. This is every animal. Really, it's the whole experience. Nice weather, few people, undisturbed game... There are other advantages too. A huge extended season is a big one. I start hunting in August. I like to take the horses way in on the bowhunt. No people! I hunt with my handgun and blackpowder as well. I like bowhunting the best though. I find it more exciting. Thank god not everybody does. I love my rifles, bows, handguns... You don't ever hunt with one without thinking about what you could do with another. From a time and money standpoint, one obsession is surely enough! You are certainly doing more with this one than I do with any one of mine. I enjoy the variety. The different skills necessary. [ QUOTE ] Well, that would be the result of choosing an inferior weapon now wouldn't it? Seriously though, I would love to have a handgun only hunt too. But the easiest way would be just to throw us all into one hunt and we choose what we want to hunt with. [/ QUOTE ] No. Imagine if we said everybody who wants to rock climb in A.F. canyon only has these nine days to do it. There are just too many people. And we'd have to make the bowhunters, black powder guys, and handgunners wear orange... I would love to see a handgun season too. Don't know when they'd fit that in the mess too though. [ QUOTE ] Yeah, but they won't break both shoulder blades of a bull elk at 1300 yards! Now that's what I call devestation! [/ QUOTE ] No argument from me! Rifles, especially some of yours, are truly awesome! [ QUOTE ] What about 70? That is considered LRH for bows by most guys I think. You'd probably get an ethics debate going over it whether you could do it or not. [/ QUOTE ] I know. As far as a target, I am 100% confident at seventy and further. My furthest bow kill is 74.5 yards. It's just like the debates on here. Some say 500, some 600.... Some of us keep pushing. Soon we find yesterdays limits far behind. And, we do things others say are impossible, unethical, dangerous... Some say it can't / shouldn't be done. Some learn how, and do it. Not disregarding the limits, but with a greater understanding of them. Better skills, better equiptment, more judgement. Back to factions among factions. I'm **** sure you have the experience, skills, and equiptment to do much more than I can with a rifle. But, I sure as hell don't question what you do because I can't do it (yet). Now, there is a whole batch of folks running around trying things they heard about. Folks who don't invest in equiptment and skill. Folks who don't excercise the self discipline and judgement we all should with a weapon in our hands. Seems most the examples I hear about folks shouldn't do this because... offer nothing more than an example of an idiot doing something to let other folks know he's an idiot. Anyway, this is the way it ought to be. Friendly exchange of ideas. Nice talkin' to ya. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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