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I don't expect 20 something year olds to respect wisdom. I certainly didn't very often when I was your age. I knew everything about everything.
The thing everybody seems to be missing is the reg. is not about Luminoks. They are a great tool for being able to see your arrow in flight, impact point, and finding it after the shot. ALL good sound archery basics. The reg was written about mounted electronics ie. laser sights etc. Luminocks just happen to fit the criteria ( electronic) The reason for those regs. and the stark reality we must face today is whether we want bowhunting to be a primitive sport with long seasons and limited kills or whether we want just another way to efficiently dispatch game. The amount of individual effort put into becoming proficient at finding, stalking, ambushing, and generally taking game is the real key to hunting success. The use of technological gadgetry to decrease or eliminate this amount of effort is flat-out betrayal of the sport. Look how upset people get about steroids in professional sports. The problems developing are the results of an attitude rather than actions. This attitude is one that not only allows the prostitution of the sport but actually encourages it. It is an attitude that has come about because the bowhunters who really care about the sport are outnumbered by those who think success is measured by the amount of blood drawn or tags filled and are not too particular how it is done
Quote from: demontang on October 17, 2008, 08:04:56 AMI don't think that modern bows should have to hunt with mod rifle. Just because people dont have time to practice with a traditional bow doesn't mean they need to go out when every animal runs at the first hint of a person. You shouldn't be hunting with any weapon if you don't have time to practice.
I don't think that modern bows should have to hunt with mod rifle. Just because people dont have time to practice with a traditional bow doesn't mean they need to go out when every animal runs at the first hint of a person.