Bow hunting should be viewed with the same horror as bull fighting, cock fighting or dog fighting

[Shermann]

5. Ex-bowhunter here

Or, I should say, failed bowhunter. I've been a handful of times with my father. It's really really hard to find and get within range of the deer without them hearing you. Then you have to hope you remain downwind. Then you have to get off a shot and actually hit them.

I've gotten close but never killed (or wounded) a deer. The scales are more balanced than with a hunting rifle where you can pick them off from a much longer distance.

If everybody had to bowhunt for their meat, the amount of meat consumption in this country would fall off a cliff.

Most hunters have respect for nature and put value on and work hard towards clean kills. So I object to hunters being lumped in with those other bloodsport loving maniacs.