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Re: Bowhunting Elephant?
28/08/08 08:03 AM

We all have personal preferences.

The older I get, the less interest I have in backed-up hunting in a general sense. As hard as I try, I simply can't get revved up at the notion of hunting critters alongside a fellow who will take care of things if I foul up. My least-prized trophies are those shot in the presence of another guy who was holding a gun.

Now, mind you, I am not condemning the industry, individuals or traditions of this sort of hunting and in fact I sort of applaud it, as it has had wonderful results for the maintenance of game populations of many species. I am merely stating my personal preference in hunting. I like to scout, hunt and kill by my lonesome, or with friends as a team, but not as a backed-up shooter.

This leads to one of my biggest problems with bow-hunting elephant, the topic at hand. The one thing I know about it is that it is almost exclusively rifle-supported hunting in total and in spades.

Meaning, the whole affair is somewhat meaningless TO ME, even less so than when done with a rifle, as the fellow with a rifle has a much better chance of clinching the deal himself, by himself and without any assistance from the Second Gun. With a bow {tho it may be technically, highly lethal ballistically-speaking} I bet many, many large dangerous critters arrowed are killed with a rifle. Sticking a critter with an arrow all the while being fairly certain a gunshot will follow would personally leave me completely empty.

If a rifle is used to make a kill possible with a bow {by hobbling or crippling it}, that is a different thing, and it is completely shameful in my opinion.

Those who possess the skill, work within their own known limitations, use a proven, sufficiently-lethal bow and take on an elephant alone with said bow have my utmost respect. I suppose such fellows are exceedingly few, if they exist at all.

I am still wondering how many safari-hunted elephant die with a bullet from the pro in them...

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Bowhunting Elephant?	AspenHill	27/02/07 03:45 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Scott	05/03/07 10:55 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Bramble	25/08/08 07:59 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	ArcherIII	27/04/07 03:56 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	EricD	01/05/07 05:28 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	ArcherIII	01/05/07 09:29 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	AspenHill	01/05/07 10:50 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ben	24/08/08 09:58 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Bramble	24/08/08 11:05 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	500grains	25/08/08 04:11 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ben	25/08/08 04:31 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Bramble	25/08/08 09:12 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Omnivorous_Bob	27/08/08 03:20 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ben	27/08/08 05:28 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Bramble	28/08/08 07:27 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	9.3x57	28/08/08 08:03 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	rscott	28/08/08 01:08 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Mike_Bailey	28/08/08 05:20 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Bramble	28/08/08 10:50 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ripp	28/08/08 11:21 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	9.3x57	29/08/08 12:04 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	JabaliHunter	29/08/08 04:20 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	rscott	29/08/08 01:31 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	JabaliHunter	29/08/08 07:29 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	bigger_is_best	29/08/08 05:56 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ben	29/08/08 07:29 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	9.3x57	29/08/08 08:23 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ben	01/09/08 07:13 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	9.3x57	01/09/08 07:35 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ben	28/08/08 05:19 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ben	26/08/08 07:14 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Ben	24/08/08 11:36 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	JabaliHunter	25/08/08 12:26 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	larcher	01/05/07 04:26 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Double_Trouble	27/02/07 04:22 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	larcher	27/02/07 06:56 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Marrakai	27/02/07 09:34 PM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	500grains	01/03/07 05:43 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	9.3x57	25/08/08 09:55 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	larcher	02/03/07 07:12 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	John303	04/03/07 12:09 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	AspenHill	04/03/07 01:15 AM
Re: Bowhunting Elephant?	Marrakai	04/03/07 02:58 PM

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