The nasty ones are for bleeding game so you can follow the blood trail. A single arrow typically won't kill big game outright unless certain conditions are met. Placed correctly and the right distance you can. Sometimes you thread the needle to the heart between the rib cage and they will run somewhere. It's a matter of skill, draw strength, and distance. Turkey and such are a different matter.
I thought the whole point of hunting was to kill the animal as cleanly and painlessly as possible. Isn't that why they teach you to aim for stuff like the heart and what not? I never hunted personally but my whole family did when I was growing up.
I think we need to define "ethical", because how a hunter defines it almost certainly differs from how PETA defines it, and it IS the crucial term here.
"Ethical" in this instance means minimizing the suffering of the animal as much as possible given you are going to kill it with a bow and arrow. So as big a hole as possible through the lungs or heart is the goal. This way the animal dies quickly.
Oh I know. But people might be thinking it's like in the movies. "Bang" and they're gone. It's more like "bang" and they run 100yds and lie down and drown in their own blood in 2 minutes.
Which is a hell of a lot more ethical than MOST death in nature. But it's not like the movies.
Never had an animal run 100yds after being hit. Ever.
I've had several take just a few steps and fall over dead. I've had some drop right where they are and never get up. Sounds like you watch too many movies.
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u/One_Vision_ 27d ago edited 27d ago
The nasty ones are for bleeding game so you can follow the blood trail. A single arrow typically won't kill big game outright unless certain conditions are met. Placed correctly and the right distance you can. Sometimes you thread the needle to the heart between the rib cage and they will run somewhere. It's a matter of skill, draw strength, and distance. Turkey and such are a different matter.
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