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Felony Convictions: More Deer Bowhunters?

Posted On: February 8, 2010 | By: mike hanback

I saw the other day where a guy was making this argument:  One reason the number of bowhunters is inching up in some areas is because shady characters with felony and/or domestic violence convictions cannot buy, own or use a gun, thus if they  want to hunt deer they have to bowhunt,

I don’t know if I buy this. In fact I don’t believe I do. Surely there aren’t so many convicted bad guys amongst us buying bows and bow licenses to make a noticeable up tick in the archery the numbers…are there?

But it makes for an interesting discussion, what do you think?

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South Dakota Arrowhead Buck

Posted On: February 5, 2010 | By: mike hanback

Got this from my friend and outfitter Pat West in South Dakota:

Hey Mike: Had to share this with you. I have never seen it before, nor heard of it.  Here’s a picture of a mule deer we killed last rifle season--a 4x4 that is 28" wide and scores 184. This big guy had a full arrow sticking out of the left side of his head. After examining further, the skin on his head had begun growing around the broadhead that was stuck under the base of his horn, but not in the skull. 
 
We heard that someone had hit a deer in the head with an arrow on the neighbor’s property, but did not recover him. We assumed he was dead. Well, as you can see, he was alive. He was not rutting like the other muley bucks, just hiding out and surviving. You never know what you are going to find in the outdoors.—Pat

Things go wrong and bad shots happen. Some people will say I shouldn’t have posted this because it gives us bowhunters a bad image, but it is reality and we deal with reality here. Let it be a lesson and a reminder: Take good, close, ethical shots so you never hit a deer like this.

I am surprised the buck didn’t snap the arrow off; a whitetail would have. I am glad the rifle hunter shot him. comment

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2-Inch Toy Gun Lands NY Boy in Principal's Office

Posted On: February 4, 2010 | By: mike hanback

From this article at nydailynews.com:

An irate Staten Island mom blasted a grade school principal Wednesday for treating her son like a pint-sized Plaxico Burress after he brought a 2-inch-long toy gun to school.

"This principal is a bully and a coward, and needs to be held accountable," said Laura Timoney, 44, after her teary fourth-grader was nearly suspended for playing with the tiny toy at lunch.

"The school should be embarrassed. This is a common-sense issue."

Patrick was hauled into the principal's office, scolded and apparently had to sign some kind of conduct statement. Say what?

Patrick, whose dad is a former NY police officer, was allowed to stay in school, but that didn’t make things better for Ms. Laura. "I was in disbelief," the still-fuming mother said. "Why didn't anyone step up with an ounce of common sense and put an end to the harassment of my child?" 

My Lord, what is this politically correct, zero-tolerance society coming to? comment

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