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CODE OF A BOWHUNTER

The person who hunts with a bow feels to be successful he must be able to loose an arrow, hit a deer and possibly be able to drag a deer out of the woods. He may loose four or five arrows in a hotspot where he's attempting to take a deer. If he's bagged a deer during bow season, when gun season arrives, he lays down his bow and picks up his gun, never to touch his bow again until next year's bow season.

The bowhunter has a strict code of ethics and realizes three things can happen when he looses his arrow. He can miss, he can wound, or he can kill quickly. For him to shoot, he must know for sure he can kill quickly.

He pays attention to detail. He derives pleasure from having his tree stand where he can see deer but they can't see or smell him. He finds excitement in the hunt itself whether or not he looses an arrow. He's had a successful season if he has the opportunity to take several deer but has turned those deer down and refused to shoot because the animal he wants to harvest never has come within range.

Bowhunting to him is an exact science. Everything about his equipment has to be tuned, tightened, silenced, sharpened and maintained. He enjoys working with his equipment as much as hunting. He's an archer who derives pleasure and satisfaction from shooting accurately -- whether his target is life-size styrofoam animals, paper bull's-eyes or a live deer.

He hunts all season long and enjoys being able to predict accurately where, when and from what direction deer will come to his tree stand. The hunt for him is to find the deer and predict when and where the deer will be within bow range. Actually taking the shot at the animal is just a continuation of sharpening his archery skills.

The bowhunter's season lasts all year long whether he's shooting targets in his backyard, scouting the woods during the off-season or sitting in his tree stand waiting for a deer to appear when the season arrives. The bowhunter is what the name implies -- both a bowman and a hunter.

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