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I know many of you aren't into this, but this is something I'm pretty proud of. Last week I was lucky enough to get a clean shot at a mature doe. The arrow went right through her, and she died very shortly after. It's always nice to make a good ethical kill. I don't think anyone enjoys animals suffering, and I think hunters do their best to take well placed shots. For those of you who are against this, I want you to consider this: This animal never lived a day without freedom. It didn't grow up in a cage, it was never force fed anything, and it went wherever it wanted whenever it wanted. It lived a good life, and now my life and my friends lives are enriched by the meat she provides us.
Anyways sorry for the long post! Just wanted to share something I thought was pretty cool.
NorfolkBoy
As a Bowhunter I heartily agree. Nice shot.
ironjudas
People don't understand the necessity of hunting for healthy populations of flora and fauna. Most hunters don't want the animal to suffer.
SPCFlack141
Cheers on the good kill.
420blaizeofgloryhahaha
Keep hammering
justadeepspacetree
Very cool OP! Ethical hunting and complete use of a kill is something you should be respected for. Its those scrum bag poachers that suck.
ooteriot
Oo yeah bubbles
flaminggiraffe
1/2 Additional point to any upset parties: the meat was not polluted with many small pieces of metal, a through and through in the right
flaminggiraffe
2/2 spot guarantees a quick and low pain death, and bow hunting eliminates the noise pollution of guns, among other pluses. Good job OP!
BonoboHandshake
Good shot, as long as you respect when things are in season, care for he environment and use the whole deer, you do you, man.
SnuggleMantis
Hunters are our top environmentalists in the US. Whether they mean to or not, keep up the good work!
ArthurMichael
I'm Canadian, but we mean to! Also we enjoy eating.
SnuggleMantis
My bad! Probably the same deal there as well since I assume there are licensing and tag fees. If not deer are still a great resource.
biobitch
True that, Ducks Unlimited is one of the biggest contributors to wetland conservation
Bigemedic
I have no problem with ethical hunting. I enjoy a good venison too.
ROBOTvsMAN
Smart. Put ketchup on the arrow to flavor the meat early!
GreenOnions3
Good kill. I don't hunt being a city guy but any meat eater is ok with animal killing.
ArthurMichael
I think if you eat meat you should be OK with the killing process. Personally I hate the way farmed animals are treated. This is better.
GreenOnions3
Yes. Industrial farming is horrible, but the best we have at massive scale. Hoping for innovation.
evildadunit
Bambi doesn't go to the old deer's home. She gets taken out by a snarling pack. +1 for a clean death
Bibulus
Bambi was a male deer
evildadunit
You're right. Last movie I saw in a theater with my dad.
wormfood
Exactly. It's not like these animals are going to grow old and die at home surrounded by family. They are going to get sick or get eaten.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
The snarling pack and the mountain lion would keep them from being overpopulated in the first place though.
ExtraRains
Many deer are killed in the UK because no predators kill them off. They would literally destroy forests if they weren't controlled.
nj23dublin
Some people are going to get offended while eating chicken or a hamburger..
Fuckweasel
Thank you for this. I felt anger at this while also thinking about the turkey sandwich I'm about to eat for lunch. Time for self-reflection.
ThisIsJustToComment
Good attitude OP. Thanks for giving the animal dignity. We must not forget these skills...and manners.
nothingtodoandalldaytodoit
"Doe". Okay, sure.
magundi
What dignity when he's just excusing killing a defenseless deer? For shame both of you.
MyNamesMace
So happy that my and your ancestors never hurt an animal ever since the beginning of everything ever
magundi
We have evolved to not be so self-serving as to kill animals when it's no longer needed to survive.
Seymour974
My name is Oliver queen . I spent 5 years on a deserted island
shrouwoods
Vegan upvote here.......
jeandolly
Animals should not be killed like this you murderer ! First, they should suffer in cramped cages, filled up with hormones and crappy food.
cheesecakeonthelanai
Shouldn't animals be able to do whatever they want? They don't belong to anyone, no one has the right to kill them for fun
DrTacticalKeyboard
I was so ready to reign down with the rage of a thousand suns... than I read the second half and had a good chuckle
ArthurMichael
That's exactly what I'm against, and why I love hunting so much.
pushyourluck
Do you make deer jerky?!
SpeckledOne
Mmmm dear jerky.
bomacca
Isn't a gun more ethical? Like you said it wasn't an instant kill. Honest question, wanting information not looking to criticise.
Amazinglyaverageman
Guns can be quicker. Depending on what type and where you hit them. Now bow hunting can be just as effective - given its a good shot
bomacca
Good to know, thanks
ArthurMichael
Guns kill by shock power that shuts down the animal's organs. Bows kill by blood loss. It's more about placement of shot though
Phlapjack923
I've had to shoot my fair share of injured deer at work. Always hate doing it. But I can say guns are not always fast either.
ArthurMichael
Bows can actually be more deadly, but both ate extremely effective
spideyatlaw
I'm an animal rights freak. Rescue. Fight against cruelty. Dog fights. Etc. I support hunting (not big game) but hunters (generally) hunt
spideyatlaw
For the right reasons. They respect the animal. Use the meat and fur. And those animals lived their lives free. So right on OP.
ArthurMichael
Thanks! Ironically I think being for animal rights is what pushed me to hunting.
TimeToFinallyChangeMyUserName
I prefer not killing animals at all, but if you have to, then rather this way than in a factory...
PatioPants
Not much of a hunter myself but this is really impressive. Nice shot and good explanation +1
cxspeed
I never have a problem with this type of a kill. Hunting for sport is for assholes.
Cheomesh
I don't have an issue with hunting for sport, either. Something's still going to eat that carcass.
Sypher11701
I grew up a hunter. We hunt for sport most of the time and even then we always use the meat. True sport hunters kill less than harvesters.
Cyberwere
I think you might mean hunting for trophies. Killing an animal only to take the head to be mounted or something similar is horrible
JustusPost
It's still for sport. Hunters hunt for fun, but they always use the meat. Most hunters are very ethical about it all, and it is sport.
feryooday
Unfortunately the ones who aren't ethical are really revolting examples of people.
MathiasMorgan
Nice shot. Have an upvote arrow for your through shot arrow!
CaptainAcorns
Impressive shot OP, but it's easier when you paint the arrows red before
cakeresurfacer
Beyond it living a good life etc, they're over populated in some areas to the point of being a danger. I'm 1000% culling to a healthy level
wooejia
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Vanbytheriver
Are you talking about humans or deer?
AttackOfTheSpaceBat
In some rural places deer run the risk of inbreeding if they aren't being hunted which causes a deformed and weak population. (1)
nipplepanties
Especially because we as humans gave reduced most natural predators
TucoBenedictoPacificoJuanMariaRamirez
My hometown will pay people to hunt, 2:1 ratio of deer to people.
lucillethelooseseal
I love in Michigan. This is half the point of hunting season. The government wants you to hunt! It trims down the population.
barehandaflyingaidsrat
AXE CULLS
theimgurappsucksballs
So long as they don't suffer unnecessarily, I understand the need to keep numbers in check
lpooptoomuch
Texas Hill Country area has so many deer, I drive in constant fear of a kamikaze deer
IAmTheBadW01f
1000% culling doesn't sound like a healthy level....
colreee
Exactly. Not to mention the population control helps prevent crop damage in some parts of the country
PetrificusTotalus
...so are humans...
MisterLemons
I have a friend that makes his own jerkey with his kill. The dude uses everything, right down to the bones for his garden.
Zantek2
Oh, man, my grandpa on my mom's side used to make this fantastic deer salami. I could eat that all day. It was really good.
MisterLemons
That sounds goddamn delicious.
Zantek2
Oh, it was. He's sadly stopped making it 'cause he's getting a bit too old to go hunting by himself anymore.
only90skidswillgetthis
Curious - what determines a good level? What would nature do without man hunting deer?
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
The issue in a lot of areas is we have culled most of the predators, so the deer and such populate to much and eat down all the forage. It
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
causes a die off.
Cheomesh
Other predators.But very often you have a boom of prey, a boom of predators, and then either the prey food is overtaxed or the predators 1/
Cheomesh
get too good and the whole chain collapses. Life is full of localized extinction events. 2/2
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Mostly though the issue is lack of predators. We have killed most of them off.
Cheomesh
Yep, turns out we don't like wolves so much.
cdanea
only prbl with culling is the numbers are made up. based on old theories that noone will ethically replace today. we keep goin on inertia
AlfredodeBuzzare
Some deer might think the same about humans
BriBriTheShyGuy
here in wv in wood county we just passed an act that allows us to hunt on private property on sundays any time of the year.
Pseudosim
Yup. Theyre part of the reason bullbars are a big thing back east.
yaboibaal
When do we cull the human population to a healthy level? kappa
yaboibaal
That makes it seem like I'm bothered by the hunting. I'm not, I just hate people.
lucillethelooseseal
Interesting book about this called "unwind". In the future the world is overpopulated so instead of abortion, parents can "unwind" (1/2)
lucillethelooseseal
Their teens that misbehave (do drugs, party, etc) and have their body parts donated.
yaboibaal
Sounds pretty interesting
Cheomesh
We keep trying but the UN gets in the way. Pesky "human rights" and such.
SpecimenSpiff
I'll do it later, gahh.
Sirsir94
1000% of them might be overkill tho
feryooday
We should also be supporting predators to keep populations down.
akom
paishokitten
Our predators could do with some culling also actually. I see more coyotes than deer anymore.
feryooday
Depends on the location and predator, sure. I think predator-down ecosystem control is pretty well accepted now though.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Coyotes rarely take adult deer. We need the wolves and bears and mountain lions.
feryooday
We displace predators, kill them when they come near livestock, and then watch the ecosystem start to flounder.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
This^
paishokitten
Yeah, I'm not sure what naturally preyed on deer in Oklahoma, but we need more of them and less coyotes.
TheGr8ness
http://imgur.com/1l2vb
feryooday
Image doesn't exist?
TheGr8ness
Theeeeere she goes
TheGr8ness
longielongable
They breed the deer and release them like fish in a stock tank. The "overpopulation" is artificial. Not that I care. Slice me a deer mcnuget
HongKongBingBong
People need to nut the fuck up laws of nature aren't forgiving hunter/prey weak/strong that's it. otherwise nice shot dude
BecauseRonCadillacIsFrickinEpic
Natural Law = Negan's Law;
skywards
What irks me is that people always switch between referring to nature's brutality and mankind's compassion or superiority when justifying 1/
skywards
their choices and actions. Pick a side, either you support darwinist principles or you claim to be more than an animal. 2/2
Rantaf
Fuck you, dude. I support darwin AND I like schools, hospitals, elderly care, vaccines etc. It's not that fucking black and white. Smdh.
skywards
I support Darwin's theories too but we as humans chose to not play by the laws of nature so they are rrally a bad excuse for our actions.
shhep
So I can't be against people who fuck around and as a result don't get a clean kill, making animal suffer a hell lot? Fuck off buddy.
shhep
PS, not talking about OP. He got a clean kill, doesn't matter by what means.
SwaglortSeal
I think the comment is taking into account the already clear statement about an ethical and clean kill made by OP in the original post.
ArthurMichael
Thanks buddy!
shhep
Hunters are needed in the environment. Needless cruelty from our side, isn't.
DownvotesMakeMeMoist
Hunting I'm okay with... Meat 'production' not so much. I'd eat meat if I killed it myself (and I have done).
DownvotesMakeMeMoist
Just not a fan of the whole 'dont see it don't think about it' paradigm that this world is currently in regards to meat.
Datdudez
Commercial production can be pretty sad. We raise the chickens/turkeys we eat. They live a good life and are killed quickly and cleanly.
Datdudez
Our beef/pork we buy from a farm that does the same.
Datdudez
Deer don't die of old age. It's either nasty diseases, starvation, or being ripped apart alive by a predator. A clean kill is so much better
BendersCasino
Damn coyotes...
Zachakx
Its pretty easy for the hunter to say. Being a survivalist myself I don't forget this fact.
420blaizeofgloryhahaha
Keep hammering
ArthurMichael
Is this a Cameron Hanes reference? He's one of the reasons I got into bowhunting in the first place
420blaizeofgloryhahaha
You know it my man
yay4me
I thought you could only shoot bucks.
HikariShade
Depends on the area. Some places have a serious over population problem with deer and there are no limitations on a cull.
ArthurMichael
Also you can apply for a doe OR buck license as long as you're a resident
ArthurMichael
We're in an area in northwestern Ontario. You can apply for a surplus tag here which is specifically for a doe.
theproofisinmypudding
Hello from North Bay!
MathiasMorgan
In Georgia you can take 2 bucks & 10 doe throughout the season. Does commonly have twins in their later years. Exponential population growth
ArthurMichael
Holy crap.
Golduneye
Nature is like a tomato garden. Don't trample the garden to get the tomato but you still can get a tomato when you need or want.
hotrevolver
I just love an analogy
CynicalDeino
Now I just want pasta
RaichuFisher
I love it when people explain things using tomatoes...
Edgezard
well when a mommy tomato and a daddy tomato love each other very much...
RaichuFisher
Finish that. I dare you.
Edgezard
the daddy tomato sticks his stem into the mommy tomato, and badabing badaboom that's where baby tomatos come from.
RaichuFisher
+1 for commitment to that. = )
rawrfrawrf
I like that the analogy is specific to tomatoes. No other vegetables!
CrimsonGhost107
Tomatoes are fruits chief.
jcod
Knowledge is knowing tomatoes are fruits. Wisdom is not putting tomatoes in a fruit salad.
sendmeyourfrenchies
Tomatoes are both fruit and vegetable.
CrimsonGhost107
Humans are both mammals and fish.