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could_use_a_snack t1_ixzjaxw wrote

Reply to comment by Raeandray in TIL that many pro archers use surprise release mechanisms to prevent themselves from anticipating and reacting to the impending impact. by broogernavn

I'm assuming this is for targets that don't move. Randomly firing arrows don't sound like a good hunting tool.

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Raeandray t1_ixzllek wrote

In my experience you don’t try to shoot a moving target if you’re actually hunting an animal. Way too hard to not hit something vital. Good hunters don’t want to wound an animal taking a subpar shot.

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frothy_pissington t1_ixznmg9 wrote

And “good hunters” seem to be a shrinking demographic...

Deer season started two weeks ago.

Guys have been filtering back to work.

So many stories about booze, drugs, hookers, 4 wheeling, guns, and wounded animals “that weren’t worth tracking”, very few stories about habitat, conservation, and a general appreciation of the outdoors as something to be enjoyed in solitude and preserved.

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froggertwenty t1_iy0dvdg wrote

You must be right. The GOOD hunters I know would not be TALKNG about the booze, drugs, and hookers. What happens at deer camp stays at deer camp.

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An_Lei_Laoshi t1_ixzo2at wrote

What's 4 wheeling? English isn't my first language

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DownstairsB t1_ixzokhr wrote

4 wheeled recreational all terrain vehicle

Edit: i love the 3 different perspectives answering this question

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shrubs311 t1_iy0z75m wrote

>Edit: i love the 3 different perspectives answering this question

yes it's hilarious, i also appreciate the person asking thanking all 3 individually

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mythslayer1 t1_ixzp2ym wrote

A massively overpowered 4 wheel machine that is ridden by drunk assholes tearing up the land.

They are not allowed on most public land because of the damage they can do.

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StoneTemplePilates t1_iy07xde wrote

Lol, sounds like you just live in the wrong part of the country for it. There are tons of places that off-road vehicles can be enjoyed responsibly and are completely legal on public land.

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mythslayer1 t1_iy4kqoi wrote

Many states do not allow 4 wheelers or utv in state forests (which is what we hunt). Federal does not either as far as I know.

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StoneTemplePilates t1_iy4p089 wrote

Ok, and many states do allow it, and in fact have designated recreational areas for just that purpose so I'm really not sure what your point is. As far as federal land, have you heard of the bureau of land management? They have literally thousands of miles of backcountry roads where you can go and drive whatever you want on.

Sounds like you're just a killjoy who has some weird issue with motorsports.

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tagrav t1_iy0v077 wrote

listening to this old guy at disc golf tell me all he keeps is the backstrap really pissed me off.

trophy hunters are fucking wankers.

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CarrotJuiceLover t1_ixzqxmi wrote

I’m going to piggyback off of u/Raeandray and say a bow in modern times is more comparable to a sniper rifle. You don’t want to shoot a moving target, you wait until you have a clear stationary target.

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could_use_a_snack t1_iy0ernp wrote

Probably should have said living target that could move. Seems like a bad idea to not have my shot happen when I want it to.

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CarrotJuiceLover t1_iy0gzj5 wrote

Well a typical archery shot takes about 5-8 seconds. You wait for a living target to stop (typically to survey food on the ground) until you have a clear shot behind the shoulder blades, through the heart and lungs. In that amount of time you can settle your shot, aim, and wait for the surprise release to go off. Keep in mind you can also adjust the sensitivity and trigger point of a surprise release device, so that it doesn’t go off too unexpectedly.

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TurChunkin t1_iy0qz5o wrote

The "surprise" part is down to a few milliseconds of difference. I use one for hunting, and killed a bull elk my first year bowhunting using this style of release!

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