Hunting - Crossbows

[Windigo]

so I am thinking of restarting my hunting expeditions. And I am thinking cross bow. They are legal in the province now and I am looking forward to trying something new. Advice from anyone who has some to share would be appreciated.

[Grimnirsson]

I am not a fan of hunting...and hunting with a cross bow...you are a good shooter with that weapon, aren't you? You won't experiment with it...just trying to kill something...to get some experience with the cross bow...

[Dolan50]

Yes,that could put quite a damper on any future hunting expeditions if you only wound the animal and spend the rest of the day chasing it down trying to put it out of its misery.
That is,unless you enjoy that sort of thing....

[Grimnirsson]

Hunting in the USA is a bit different I know as some like hunting in full military camo guns ablaze with MGs...of course here's the European pussy speaking when it comes to hunting real man style and all...  ::)

[Windigo]

Hunting done right is more respectful of the animal and its specie in question being harvested, than some poor domestic critter living in confined conditions on some damnable factory farm being hormone up and never really living.

Hunting supports habitat... dollars to supermarket chains supports what exactly?


* see Bison, I do have a redneck core.

[Grimnirsson]

Hunting done right is more respectful of the animal

I doubt a crossbow or a MG or something like that is 'hunting done right'...just sayin'

[Dolan50]

I've only hunted once with my uncle when I was 13 years old.
I shot a deer and only wounded it,my uncle made me track it and finish the job and explained to me the whole time I was doing it how important it was not to treat hunting as a sport and how cruel it would be to leave the animal wounded and suffering.

After we finally caught up to the deer a few hours later,I was actually very sad about what I had done to this animal,and haven't hunted again since.

I'm sure I could hunt again in an emergency,but I never could do it as a sport.

[Windigo]

Hunting done right is more respectful of the animal

I doubt a crossbow or a MG or something like that is 'hunting done right'...just sayin'

So what is hunting done right in your books?

[Grimnirsson]

Crossbows, Bows, automatic weapons, dynamite etc. are not part of it...

[Windigo]

Crossbows, Bows, automatic weapons, dynamite etc. are not part of it...

blackpowder musket?

[Grimnirsson]

You know what? Go hunting...use whatever you want to kill, to practice, to experiment, to have fun, whatever...if you start such a thread here you can not really expect that all replies are 'Wow! You are da man, with a crossbow!! Awesome, you da killa, you cool' ... just go and shoot whatever seems to make a move (be careful some things that move are just trees in the wind)...you'll go hunting anyway so why do you post about it here? Getting 'advice'? What kind of helpful advice?  'You know, you take that crossbow and try to aim and try to kill...it's easy. If you are not good with crossbow, you try again...just shoot until animal dead...or at least not moving anymore...easy'

::)

[bayonetbrant]

Crossbows, Bows, automatic weapons, dynamite etc. are not part of it...

blackpowder musket?

strangulation

[Dolan50]

HaHa.

I'd like to see some of the He Men around here go out and hunt a grizly bear with just a knife or bare hands and strangle it.
That would certainly make for an interesting hunting story.

[LongBlade]

Hunting supports habitat... dollars to supermarket chains supports what exactly?

The people who work there and the people who shop there.

[Windigo]

Hunting supports habitat... dollars to supermarket chains supports what exactly?

The people who work there and the people who shop there.