tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355676422692222642.post3580457978028047410..comments2023-05-02T07:49:48.688-07:00Comments on Three Elk Meadow: Hunting or Shooting?Three Elk Meadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05666174848518142957noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355676422692222642.post-82982369409150958532017-01-19T03:24:27.921-08:002017-01-19T03:24:27.921-08:00The basic factors of accurate field shooting are s...<br />The basic factors of accurate field shooting are sight picture and trigger squeeze. But alone they are not enough. <a href="https://issuu.com/jjoe12/docs/how_to_improve_your_rifle_shooting_" rel="nofollow">Source</a><br />Liam Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567333126725915439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355676422692222642.post-64361490493966982372015-10-20T10:31:58.398-07:002015-10-20T10:31:58.398-07:00This is excellent! When you're hunting, you...This is excellent! When you're hunting, you're shooting with respect.Junior Imaginative Authorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134641942345452876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355676422692222642.post-10769666882691184232015-10-20T09:27:13.646-07:002015-10-20T09:27:13.646-07:00Long range shooting is not my cup of tea when it c...Long range shooting is not my cup of tea when it comes to hunting. But, I don't fault the hunters who become proficient and can consistently hit their targets at long range. Unfortunately, in my experience only a small percentage of the people who buy these guns take the time and effort to attain proficiency. I'm not willing to lump these hunters into the ranks of shameful lazy slobs - I'll reserve that judgement for the violators, and for all hunters with all weapons who try to kill game beyond their level of proficiency, be it a traditional archer with a longbow taking 35 yard shots, or Joe Sixpack shooting 300 yards at an antelope who won't shoot at a 300 yard target in front of his buddies for fear of ridicule.Beau Pattersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355676422692222642.post-51604007528360565632015-10-20T07:12:58.764-07:002015-10-20T07:12:58.764-07:00Walt, you're a true piece of work in the best ...Walt, you're a true piece of work in the best way. I've witnessed this, and it bothers me a great deal. I graduated with a guy in Cody who is now the long-shot master of America. That kind of thing may be for those unwilling to put forth the effort, but not me. My type of hunting involves wandering through the elk woods, smelling that smell, and making my blood pressure rise. It's about seeing the cow elk's head watching me, freezing in my tracks, then attempting to squeeze off a shot without spooking her. The shot is secondary to the feeling, to being part of something greater than yourself, to being one with nature. Keep writing my friend, and I hope the 'long-shotters' run out of ammo.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205291251189600382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355676422692222642.post-59137160609936338372015-10-20T06:54:15.345-07:002015-10-20T06:54:15.345-07:00Great piece, Walt!Great piece, Walt!todd tannerhttp://castingwest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355676422692222642.post-8593242696157036612015-10-20T05:51:52.498-07:002015-10-20T05:51:52.498-07:00Thanks, buddy. I know way too many folks who think...Thanks, buddy. I know way too many folks who think this stuff is cool. It's not, and it gives folks who hate hunting the opportunity to paint us all with the hypocrisy and breach of hunter ethics involved.Walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616254536888535897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355676422692222642.post-36974805771673849912015-10-20T05:38:45.436-07:002015-10-20T05:38:45.436-07:00Amen Walt! This phenomenon or whatever it is has ...Amen Walt! This phenomenon or whatever it is has been bothering me more and more each year. It went beyond the pale recently when I talked to a very upset hunter (yes, he was a hunter) who had spent time and effort to get within a couple hundred yards of an elk and some knucklehead started shooting (yes, a shooter) at the elk at over 800 yards. No telling if he hit any of them but his blasting blew the elk out of the area and ruined an entire day's hunt. We used to brag about how close we could get to an animal before taking a shot, didn't we?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361560686509374717noreply@blogger.com