GUNSICK
6.5 Creedmoor
I don't think I would have the patience for it.
Spear Hunting
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Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
18 days? I can bored after two hours in a stand.
meketrefe
.450/400 Nitro Ex
What absurd way to make an animal suffer unnecessarily.
If that was not enough he had to film it.
If that was not enough he had to film it.
JohnD13
.357 mag
Lends new meaning to 'primative' season. Not my style, don't climb trees any more, and prefer firearms.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Awesome video
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
I would like to spear fish, but I don't think you can in nys.
I know spear guns are illegal here.
Josh Bowmar speared a black bear earlier this year and it caused outrage. I think some places are banning spear hunting because of it. He made a good throw and the bear ran something like 60 yards, less than most do when shot with an arrow. The video is out there.
You can spear certain fish (suckers and something else). You can bow fish for carp and a few others I think.
You can spear certain fish (suckers and something else). You can bow fish for carp and a few others I think.
The response I give people who say primitive ways of hunting are the best ways is this,
If people back then had the option, 100% of them would choose guns. Their spear, atlatl, primitive bow argument doesnt hold water.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Some people like the challenge. It isn't always about taking the easiest way.
meketrefe
.450/400 Nitro Ex
You like the challenge stalk as close as 10-20 yards then hunt with a powerful revolver.
That is challenge enough but will assure a humane fast kill.
In a survival situation I would understand but badly wounding an animal with a spear and making a video
for everyone to see, is just irresponsible and of bad taste. My BIL who is 1/2 native American and
an ethical traditional hunter would be outraged if I show him this video.
We are in the 21st century. We don't pull our teeth ourselves with pliers because we have dentists.
That is challenge enough but will assure a humane fast kill.
In a survival situation I would understand but badly wounding an animal with a spear and making a video
for everyone to see, is just irresponsible and of bad taste. My BIL who is 1/2 native American and
an ethical traditional hunter would be outraged if I show him this video.
We are in the 21st century. We don't pull our teeth ourselves with pliers because we have dentists.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
I've had a traditional recurve for a few years now, I haven't hunted deer with it yet because I feel I need more practice still. If someone is proficient with a weapon and are confident it really shouldn't matter to you. The man made a lethal hit, the animal was recovered. That man was successful with a spear. Because you think it's barbaric or it will outrage your BIL really shouldn't matter. Don't watch the video if you don't like the idea....keep in mind there are plenty of deer shot and wounded during firearms season. Possibly more in my mind then archery.
nfernaays
.45 acp
Well said! Couldn't agree more!
Use to spear fish suckers legally as a teenager. Walking through a creek at night with a lantern in one hand and a spear in the other. I remember it being a hell of alot of fun. We would come home with bags of them for this old lady that use to make fried fish balls with them. I think I remember doing it off townline rd or something like that in Hilton or Hamlin. I would have to ask the guy who owns woodchuck paradise,,,his father use to take us before he passed.
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
Maybe we should let them over populate and die in mass from some disease, or let them be chased for miles by packs of domestic dogs, or coyote's, pulled down and eaten while they are still alive. Huh, anything I do seems tame by comparison.
Robin
Robin
Of course they would choose firearms. They depended on that meat for survival. Now, that's not really the case with the vast majority of us. Most hunters spend more money on hunting than if they just bought the meat in the store. If you argue that someone should use the best tool for the quarry, then you should be arguing against all bows, muzzleloaders, shotguns, slingshots, and anything else that isn't a rifle of significant caliber for the game you're after. Personally, I don't know if I could ever be proficient enough with a spear to be comfortable taking game. That doesn't mean that someone else hasn't spent the necessary time though.
Bushmaster
.308 Win
I too grew up Sucker spearing in Sucker Brook Canandaigua as a kid 8 years old. Use to give Suckers to a lady also for her garden, I remember dogs etc... digging them up as a kid lol. I also been with a bow since 8 years old, pic is me at I think 1967 or 68 with two Carp from bow I shot at dam in outlet by lake shore drive Canandaigua. to this day I STILL have that arrow and that bow reel LOL..
That was my point.
Ive killed a rabbit with a stick. I actually like alternative weapons for hunting.
The problem is, like you said, most people are not proficient enough with spears, slingshots and such to make a clean, humane kill.
Ive shot longbow for 40 of my 45 years, also atlatl and slingshot(real slingshot, with a sling) for 25 years. Im very confident with all three on smsll game but prefer more modern gear for large game.
I watched a guy spear hunting on Pursuit channel awhile ago. He was hunting wild hogs. He is purported to be a "professional" spear hunter. He speared a hog from 20 feet. The hog threw the spear, so the guy stalked the heavily bleeding animal for another 45 minutes. He found the pig laying in a stream. He threw another spear in the pigs shoulder from above. The pig jumped up and ran until it got tangled in some branches. The guy walked up and cut its throat.......professional indeed I thought.
Alot of the throwing weapons are meant to bleed the animal to death, or slowly poison them.
If thats your thing cool, but I hunt for food, not sport.
Bushmaster
.308 Win
Think I seen that one, was it Tim Wells with Cold Steel Spear I think?
Not sure, ill try to find it.