Bowhunters revere game.Dear Bowhunter, As a bowhunter of 15 years, I really enjoyed Dwight Schuh's column, The Wild Side, titled "Respect For The Game" in the August/September 2008 issue. As a female hunter and an avid animal lover, I find it challenging to describe to people why my biggest passion in life is bowhunting Bowhunting is the practice of taking game animals by archery. Technique In contrast to a rifle hunter, who may shoot effectively from ranges in excess of 200 yards (about 180 m), archers will usually restrict shots to 45 yards or less, depending on factors such as . Dwight did a nice job of explaining that most of us hunters love and revere Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc. as a city 1914. the very animals we pursue. I hope to pass on the importance of reverence as did Dwight's article. Jana Waller, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, via e-mail |
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