Black bear killed with a slingbow.

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<tr><td><span class="genmed"><b>pipesmoker wrote:</b></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="quote">somebody should stick up an arrow up his........<br>i only kill to eat,not for fun or sports...</td></tr>
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<span class="postbody"><br><br>He eats the meat. I prefer hunting versus the murder factories that store bought meat comes from.<br><br>As far as not killing even to eat, congrats. It's great that you chose to live that life style, but do you honestly believe everyone should live their lives like you do?<br><br>This was legally done, which means it is done for population control. Too many black bears and some will starve or begin coming into towns. The hunting limits are placed in hopes of preventing either of those 2 outcomes. I used to have problems with hunting before a park ranger told me about why the seasons exist.<br><br>I perfectly agree with your sentiments when applied to poachers. The unfortunate truth is we have made a mess of the world and now these things have to be done to prevent the animals from suffering and/or expanding into towns.<br><br>I'm not trying to convert you, but more point out legal hunting exists for a reason more than mindless killing.<br><br>BTW I only fish and not hunt.</span>

Im not sure what this forum was turning into, but cheif can hunt bears all he wants , deer or anything else, we dont know if he ate it or not so getting upset about someone elses preferance . is to say the least foolish.<br><br><br>that being said Im not sure if I would trust a slingbow Like i saw him use on youtube would afford me any safety if I wounded the animal and it took a notion to strike back.<br>my whole family hunted, and Ive seen a 30-06 just glance off the bears skull, and it keep comming, you dont want that with a highpowered rifle, let alone a slingbow.<br><br>I think that unless you can achieve the standard bow ,FPS speeds, and penetration to equal, then and only then should it be used for hunting , otherwise some idiots will run out make any ole slingbow then wound hundreds of animals potentially.<br>THIS TO ME IS WHAT SHOULD BE AVOIDED. <br><br><br>and just to be clear, it has been proven time and again wild game in northamerica is safer than beef or pork in america. <br>so if you eat game eat more , and less beef pork and chicken in America and Canada. And dont eat any in england.<br>wild game is more safe. less hormones and no one gets mad cow from a deer or bear.

What an impressive and extremely courageous hunt!<br><br>Also, i respectfully disagree with those who say we should not hunt; killing other animals is part of the human species omnivorous nature and contributes to our survival (obtaining food, eliminating dangerous vermin and combatting parasites), our advancement (understanding nature and developing new technologies sometimes involve killing animals) and even our sanity (maintaining a sense of connection to nature).<br>I honestly believe that the lack of interest in (or even outright opposition to) survivalism is the leading cause of both the steady drop in global I.Q. and the frequent lack of independence on an individual scale throughout most of the "westernized world"; this is extremely disturbing as it feels as if the majority of humans are slowly turning (or being turned) into cattle, which brings to mind vivid images of a frightening future comparable to scenes from "The time machine", "1984" and "Logan's run" where people are forced, under threat, the be subject to the terrifying whims of nature and the aggression of those with nothing left to lose.<br><br>I'm not wanting to start a fight or an argument, i'm just saying that we should have more respect for hunters and survivalists. Saying that "he deserves to get an arrow up his ..." or that "he deserves to be hunted" crossed the line and was extremely disrespectful towards someone who was simply acting in accordance with his (human) nature, and by extension was disrespectful towards all human beings who wish to live a natural and independent life.<br>After all this forum is place to discuss slingshots (and other weapons), not a place to pass highly subjective judgements.<br>