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Originally Posted by Nehkara
While this is true that you never said "ban guns"... It did seem implied at the time of your first post given that you said you view hunting with a gun to be cheating. I do understand at this point that that is not what you meant.
I also understand why MJK would find this so humourous because where he lives and hunts... I mean, I've never been there but from what I understand there is little to no cover. If you tried hunting with a bow or crossbow (maximum effective range of about 40-60 yards), it would be incredibly hard to even ever get an opportunity at something. Up there, long range is the norm. It may be one of several reasons he is using a .243 as well, as that calibre is quite flat-shooting out to about 400 yards, a very nice gun for longer shots (I have one myself as well as a .30-06).
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You nailed it. If I got into bow range I would surely be charged/trampled to death by the herd. There is no cover here. I have also hunted with a bow before primarily because in NL you get to head out a week early before the guns are out. UNless you are sitting in a blind in a tree and wait, bow hunting is very difficult and really not practical for someone like me in Nunavut.
That and the last thing I would ever want is to shoot something like a muskox and only injury it, have it run back into the herd and never know what one I hit. With my rifle the chances of that happening is slim to none. The animal dies quicker and I scare the herd away in the process. Win/win.