If you shot a sheep in head because you think it's a hare...you did not positively identify your target FULLSTOP... Thermal,spotlight,scope,binos,or open sights don't matter.YOU failed to do your...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 09:52 PM
I think your last paragraph is the problem. I have no problem with the Hunter that goes out once a month to shoot a meat animal, all I'd say to that person when you shoot your one in a group of 5...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 01:17 PM
Yeah I get that 100% But hunters need to step up when you can get to the tops with your kids and see mobs of deer running around that arnt frequenting farmland I believe there's the issue. It's...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 01:16 PM
The example of ducks and semi autos is relevant, but maybe not as intended. Some areas did have crashed populations but I believe that was more due to land use changes than semi auto shotguns. The...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 12:44 AM
Yep there an aspect of "disconnect" about thermals v binos, the difference is spending hours looking through binos to see nothing & 5 minutes through a thermal to see nothing and knowing it's time to...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 12:17 AM
I want to use a thermal because I'm a shit hunter who hasn't shot a deer in his last 5 outings. They are great for giving you a direction to point your binos and give you an idea if it is worth...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 12:16 AM
I’m over the tyranny of the collective trying to control my recreation. They can but out. If something is legal then it falls to my individual choices on how I proceed. And I will worry about what...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 12:13 AM
While we're at it, we should debate the use of anything bigger than 308, suppressors, binoculars and spotting scopes, dogs, quads, compound bows, topo maps and smokeless powder. Hell, why do we even...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 12:12 AM
It would be a labour of love to re-handle a ten dollar knife. I prefer to accept them as they are and just use them.
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 09:50 PM
Isn't ethics a wonderful thing , it is whatever we decide it is ? So what is the diference ? between using a thermal monocular and using a dog .
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 05:08 PM
Always been the same with spotlight shot deer...it's not really a trophy....sort of deal. The hard won small set of antlers means so much more than the one that you "cheated" to acquire. It's almost...
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 10:30 AM
I use thermal about 60% of my hunting time as there's so many deer around in morning and evening light before dark.About trophy's,I'd never put a thermal shot deer on the wall and claim it as...
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 10:28 AM
I don’t think there is a line. Ethical hunting belongs to the individual, not to the hunting community. But we should all obey the law.
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 10:28 AM
So I take it from the comments so far, it's OK to use a thermal to get your animal/trophy? But from other discussions, not a helicopter? Where's the line?
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 10:28 AM
We would have wallaby coming in the windows without them.
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 10:27 AM