Bow hunting cruel, women say

Chardon Township- Two women who believe killing deer with bows and arrows is too cruel have offered to hire sharpshooters with rifles to thin herds in the Geauga County Park District.

[David Russell]

I have found bow hunting to be an extremely quick and humane way to control the deer population. I have respect for the ethical bow hunter and believe in bow hunting as a wholesome activity. While I share these women's concern for the humane treatment (and harvesting) of these animals, I feel their anti-bow hunting stance is ill-informed. Perhaps they have overly anthropomorphised these animals?

Also, I have often noticed the most outspoken (if uninformed) animal "advocates" have the unfortunate tendency to make villains of the humans doing the hunting, while ignoring the benefits of this wonderful food source and wholesome family activity.

I would hope these well-intentioned anti-bow hunters would consider studying the facts in a more objective way.

[Anonymous]

I have been bow hunting deer for quite a few years and i have never once have had a deer run over a hundred yards after shooting it. I am also a michigan deer hunter, and last november during gun season my dad shot a deer with his 30'06 and it went over five miles before we found it. That just goes to show how effective a skilled bow hunter really can be.

[Rachel mi]

Bow hunting is cruel to relationships!!!!! By boyfriend is OBSESSED with sitting in a tree at the ass crack of dawn to wait for an overgrown vegetarian to come along that he calls a monster and then shoots at it. He does this everyday at least once most of the time twice and it drives me nuts!

[Jessica M]

Bow hunting is cruel -55% of deer shot by bow hunters are never recovered. Sharp shooting is just as cruel, and totally negates the concept of 'fair chase'. And hunting does not lower populations, if it did then the deer populations would have been controlled over 20 years ago! By only shooting bucks, you are ensuring that DOES will make up for the lost bucks, and increase the herds, not reduce them. If hunters really cared for and respected the animals they hunted, they would advocate non lethal ways of thinning the population, not kill the natural predators off, and purposely manipulate the herds so that hunters can have enough living targets to shoot.

[bowhunter4life]

people dont just shoot bucks jessica m you dumb a** .get your f****** facts right.we hunt for food.its a sport a lot of time spent in the woods.and rachel mi you should support what your boyfriend loves.you all piss me off so bad.do you actually think hunting will be banned theres more hunters out there then you tree hugging ass*****.do every hunter a favor and shut the hell up.i love animals they are delicious.i alsothink that you all should get together and f*** yourselves

[Alan]

Bow hunting is not cruel if done at a reasonable range. I don't personally bow hunt, but my dad has for years. I prefer a modern rifle or flintlock rifle. Now, around here we have lots of Amish who bow hunt both in and out of season, and they take much too long of shots, injuring many deer. I shot a nice 8-point last year that had a healed-over arrow head in his neck. I'm sure the work of the local Amish.

[baker]

this is my first year hunting and i shot a 5 point buck with my bow. it only ran about 30 yards.