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Let’s talk hunting and ethics. Bow hunter Dan Pickar and Todd Helms, a rifle hunter, swap stories and opinions on hunting ethics and fair chase in this Eastmans whiteboard video. How do you define an ethical hunt? This is a question every hunter should consider. Leave a comment with your thoughts.
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Get real ! Ethical hunting is a demise and anyone that tries to ride the fence does so for self gratification. Let’s face facts it’s become a joke ! The only only challenge is drawing tags aka like trying to win a lotto anymore – that’s the challenge!
My son at age 14 shot his first elk 4 years ago with one of my custom rifles using my Kestral and a Sig scope, the shot on that 4×5 bull was 870 yards and it never knew what hit it, dropped in its tracks ! Childs play so simple !
Getting big trophy unit tags is the pinnacle now. I love my $700 kennetrek boots and my $2800 of Sitka and kuiu pants and shirts / jackets etc cause it’s great gear and makes hunting all day and sometimes 2-3 days simple compared to just 30 years ago.
Even my archery gear is a joke – 330 fps, $22 arrows and $14 broad heads each but they are near perfect !
Both my ATVs and my Polaris SXS make it so easy to access things and every trailhead in perfect comfort ! Ethical – that was 35 years ago ! Modern hunting is drawing “trophy units” Running 40 miles a day to get in shape for back country hunting, competing in 90-100 yard shot archery events with a $3000-$4000 bow and $300 release and $400 of arrows at ski resorts in summer then post it on u tube or some garbage personal promotional website/social media !
That’s today’s wonderful ethical commercialized hunting
loved the pod cast my friend and i hunt bow, muzzle loader and rife but i enjoy bow hunting the most as dan said to get close to the animal we are planning to go to colorado this year this is our second time going out there we are driving out from Massachusetts since we are retired now love when the elk are bugling
and hopefully go out next year since we have 4 points. Trying to get drawn for flat top wilderness since we are getting old hopefully we get drawn