SakibombNM
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- Jul 23, 2014
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Hey fellas,
Being the young buck that I am, I was looking at my Facebook feed earlier in the day and a post by Jim Shockey caught my eye. In summary, he asked "What is the farthest distance that you would take a shot on an animal using a bow and arrow?" Now, what I found interesting is the arguments that this question provoked in the comments section. There were many people urging how they could not fathom shooting at an animal past 30 yards and that by taking a shot like that you are unethical. I'm no Fred Bear, but growing up in the southwest it is my experience that most of my shots come between the 40-60 yard zones therefore the ethics that should be brought into question are really how proficient you are with your equipment. I'm not looking to start any arguments here, but since there is a large amount of western hunters in the forum I'd like to get your opinion on the matter.
Being the young buck that I am, I was looking at my Facebook feed earlier in the day and a post by Jim Shockey caught my eye. In summary, he asked "What is the farthest distance that you would take a shot on an animal using a bow and arrow?" Now, what I found interesting is the arguments that this question provoked in the comments section. There were many people urging how they could not fathom shooting at an animal past 30 yards and that by taking a shot like that you are unethical. I'm no Fred Bear, but growing up in the southwest it is my experience that most of my shots come between the 40-60 yard zones therefore the ethics that should be brought into question are really how proficient you are with your equipment. I'm not looking to start any arguments here, but since there is a large amount of western hunters in the forum I'd like to get your opinion on the matter.