Boars in Pickering

Not that it matters but high end air rifles are still shooting a bullet , just air powered , and an arrow is a bullet on a stick . For what it’s worth I would MUCH rather be shot with gun than an arrow .


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mimico_polak said:
Why no more bullets? More challenging?
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could be a variety of reasons. more challenging, less noisy, easier to practice, cost (no bullets), noise, by-laws in certain areas restrict firearms but say nothing about bows.
also, bow hunting season starts earlier so you get less competition.
 
crankcall said:
Not that it matters but high end air rifles are still shooting a bullet , just air powered , and an arrow is a bullet on a stick . For what it’s worth I would MUCH rather be shot with gun than an arrow .


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Yup. Arrows suck. I've seen deer staggering around with arrows sticking out of them out this way.
 
Wingboy said:
Facebook link. Tissue please.
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Cute pig. Lots left out of that story. To start with they blamed the injury on a human arrow or bullet with no apparent wound. Maybe it just slipped on a rock. It's tusks disappeared at the animal sanctuary with no mention. It's hard to save every animal, especially those that are invasive and can have dire consequences if they escape.
 
mimico_polak said:
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It kinda freaks me out -- he hunts alone, from the ground, and sometimes for big stuff. I think meeting a 1300lb bull moose or 500lb bear at 10 yards would make me **** myself. He 2 weeks ago he was on a solo hunt, he bagged a 500lb black bear on a thru and thru shot with a crossbow at 10 yards from the ground.

His view is the hunt is fairer, but mostly the adrenaline rush is unbelievable.
 
Mad Mike said:
It kinda freaks me out -- he hunts alone, from the ground, and sometimes for big stuff. I think meeting a 1300lb bull moose or 500lb bear at 10 yards would make me **** myself. He 2 weeks ago he was on a solo hunt, he bagged a 500lb black bear on a thru and thru shot with a crossbow at 10 yards from the ground.

His view is the hunt is fairer, but mostly the adrenaline rush is unbelievable.
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Oh I'm sure it is. Good for him, but solo trips like that can def turn ugly fast.
 
crankcall said:
Not that it matters but high end air rifles are still shooting a bullet , just air powered , and an arrow is a bullet on a stick . For what it’s worth I would MUCH rather be shot with gun than an arrow .


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I don't worry much about the projectile, it more about what happens in the event of a missfire. A moose or bear could run or charge -- you never know. Miss with a 308 at 10 yards solo and you get another couple of chances about 1 second apart. Miss with an arrow... could be Indiana Jones time.
 
Mad Mike said:
I don't worry much about the projectile, it more about what happens in the event of a missfire. A moose or bear could run or charge -- you never know. Miss with a 308 at 10 yards solo and you get another couple of chances about 1 second apart. Miss with an arrow... could be Indiana Jones time.
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Good argument for carrying a sidearm but JT is more worried about optics than safety. One of my brothers friends was trapped in a tree while bowhunting with a pack of coyotes below that wouldn't leave. He was up there for hours and they were just waiting for him to come down. Phonecalls brought a shotgun into the mix and they left quickly.
 
GreyGhost said:
Good argument for carrying a sidearm but JT is more worried about optics than safety. One of my brothers friends was trapped in a tree while bowhunting with a pack of coyotes below that wouldn't leave. He was up there for hours and they were just waiting for him to come down. Phonecalls brought a shotgun into the mix and they left quickly.
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Good thing it wasn't a bear...


 
GreyGhost said:
Good argument for carrying a sidearm but JT is more worried about optics than safety. One of my brothers friends was trapped in a tree while bowhunting with a pack of coyotes below that wouldn't leave. He was up there for hours and they were just waiting for him to come down. Phonecalls brought a shotgun into the mix and they left quickly.
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He has a carry permit, but it's a bit tenuous when hunting as the rules say long gun only. He does pack when solo, I think where he lives there is a big of give as long as he's not hunting with a 45.
 
Wow awesome! I’ve had black bear meat before….delicious!
 
Scariest thing i have ever seen was a skinned bear hanging from a tree. It looked like a human.
 
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Wingboy said:
Scariest thing i have ever seen was a skinned bear hangng from a tree. It looked like a human.
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You are right, i,m not going to post those pics as they are frightingly similar.
 
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