>If you want to be a
>consistent at bowhunting, it has
>to become your passion.
>You have to learn to
>love hunting and learning, much
>more than shooting or killing.
>
>
>Most of the wise mouth rifle
>guys who continually knock bowhunting
>do so because they are
>incapable of making the necessary
>adjustments to become a proficient
>bowhunter.
>
>Above all else one has to
>learn patience and persistence, and
>that's not an easy chore
>for most good rifle hunters
>who are capable of easily
>sneaking within one hundred yards
>of a wild critter and
>dropping him in his tracks.
> Or if conditions are
>right, being able to pull
>off consistently 2 or 3
>hundred yard shots.
>
>What defeats most guys is the
>challenge of learning to close
>the distance to 30 yards
>or less and then not
>even getting the shot.
>
>The dedicated hunter program is full
>of rifle and muzzleloader guys
>who aren't' capable of doing
>it just with a bow.
> I know this will
>bring out sme negative comments,
>but in most cases, that
>is a simple fact.
>That's' why I always call
>it the un-dedicated hunter program.
> Most are not dedicated
>enough to just do it
>with a bow and need
>the other weapons to cover
>their tag.
>
>However once you learn the methods
>needed to be successful at
>bowhunting, it's really not that
>tough, to get a close
>shot, at a respectable animal.
> But it takes using
>your head and many years
>learning how to do it.
> There is far more
>involved than sneaking to 100
>yards, placing your rifle on
>your shooting sticks and pulling
>the trigger.
>
>But for those those persevere and
>learn, the rewards and satisfaction
>are unmatched.
>
>I rifle hunted for many years,
>but once I gave up
>my rifle for good, I
>finally started to learn how
>to hunt. When you
>can shoot the distances, shot
>by today's rifle hunters, there's
>really no incentive for most
>to learn, more than how
>to shoot a gun.
>
>Bowhunting is about learning about yourself,
>the animals you hunt, the
>country they live in, and
>the smallest part, once the
>other stuff is done, is
>keeping it together, at a
>very close distance, where the
>smallest mistake means you don't
>even get the shot.
>
>Once you have experienced the sweet
>taste of bowhunting, little in
>the hunting experience will ever
>compare.
>
>
>
>
>
>Bowhunting is for those that are
>willing to learn and pay
>the sacrifice necessary which means
>not filling your tag most
>of the time. Its
>for those that learn to
>value the journey more than
>the destination. Most rifle
>guys can't do that.
>
>Have a good one. BB
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