A quick (depressing) vent

[Otter]

I was fishing in Medicine Bow this past weekend.  Bow season was open for deer and there were plenty of road hunters.  I saw a couple guys in a tepee (thinking they may be traditional shooters) and stopped by soot the breeze.  They were not traditional by any sense of the word.  Here are a few of their comments that make me sad that don't understand the enjoyment of the hunt and are simply going through the motions.

"This bow is so fast, I can’t even see the arrow fly!"

"I drove through the campground and saw him.  I got out of the truck to start my stalk but the kids playing in the next site wouldn’t be quiet!"

"The bow rack on my 4 wheeler can hold an arrow separate so I can get the shot off quicker."

"This new silencer on my 4 wheeler let me drive within shooting range.  About 80 yards."

I've never been an anti-compound guy.  To each, his own.  But regardless of that you shoot, it's getting harder and harder to find people who share our values.

Thanks for letting me vent.

[Scott J. Williams]

I have heard the same types of things more times than I care to remember.  This is the bane of our sport, and when a guy with wheels talks like that, the regular person who isn't a hunter will think we are all like that.  I am willing to bet that it was illegal for that guy to shoot within so many feet of that camp anyway....We must police our own...

[Shakes.602]

THAT  is just Plain Sickening to Hear.