When I receive criticism about TOO, it often centers around "group think" and "no spice". As I was road scouting tonight wondering if I should really be in a tree based on what I saw last night, I realized I didn't feel right bow hunting in this weather due to the high probability of losing blood quickly after the shot. Not to mention holding a bow steady in these winds after spending a few cold, wet hours on stand may be a daunted task! All while suffering from buck fever!!! I'd like to trust my auto pilot, but I'm not so sure if I could...
So that leads me to this question; one that is sure not to conform to group think or lack any spice. In your opinion, is it unethical to bow hunt in conditions like we are experiencing right now. For a frame of reference, we currently have 20-25 mph winds and a steady, soaking rain has been falling all day.
My answer is such: It is not illegal to be hunting in this weather, therefore it becomes a matter of PERSONAL ethics. What one person deems acceptable, some one else will chastise. We owe it to the animals we pursue to end things as quickly, efficiently, and as humanely as possible. We also owe them every ounce of effort in recovering them post-shot by exhausting our resources to find them, or not finding them as the case may be. For me, hunting in these conditions is not worth the possibility of losing blood and it is an almost certainty that you would in a short amount of time. These conditions warrant staying home or scouting, not being in a stand trying to kill deer in my opinion.
So that leads me to this question; one that is sure not to conform to group think or lack any spice. In your opinion, is it unethical to bow hunt in conditions like we are experiencing right now. For a frame of reference, we currently have 20-25 mph winds and a steady, soaking rain has been falling all day.
My answer is such: It is not illegal to be hunting in this weather, therefore it becomes a matter of PERSONAL ethics. What one person deems acceptable, some one else will chastise. We owe it to the animals we pursue to end things as quickly, efficiently, and as humanely as possible. We also owe them every ounce of effort in recovering them post-shot by exhausting our resources to find them, or not finding them as the case may be. For me, hunting in these conditions is not worth the possibility of losing blood and it is an almost certainty that you would in a short amount of time. These conditions warrant staying home or scouting, not being in a stand trying to kill deer in my opinion.