slipped cork
8 pointer
Just watched a kid kill a deer with a crossbow on TV. He missed and someone recocked his bow. It was obvious it wasn't the kid. I'm ok with that but I never had anyone put another arrow, bolt or shell in anything I used.
Im confused?
- Thread starter slipped cork
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Meatstick
12 pointer
Ok?
You shouldn't watch that program anymore, I reckon.
slipped cork
8 pointer
Lmao! True.
Little FR
12 pointer
It makes me sick when on a hunting show somebody has to ‘remind’ the shooter to rack the bolt. If your that unpracticed, maybe you ought not be killing critters yet.
That being said. If it was my kid, I would cock the crossbow because I can draw the 180lbs sitting down by hand without a cocking device or rope. It’s pretty much instant. I’d say some smaller people cannot do that. I’d also seat the bolt as in the moment they may ‘clock’ the rail fletch in wrong position.
I cut kids a lot of slack hunting. If your grown, act like it.
That being said. If it was my kid, I would cock the crossbow because I can draw the 180lbs sitting down by hand without a cocking device or rope. It’s pretty much instant. I’d say some smaller people cannot do that. I’d also seat the bolt as in the moment they may ‘clock’ the rail fletch in wrong position.
I cut kids a lot of slack hunting. If your grown, act like it.
rockhousehunter
12 pointer
They all coming out of the wood work this evening Meat lol. The joys of the "off' season. Maybe some think off season means their mental state lol.
keeruss8
8 pointer
The shows are ridiculous now. I stopped watching TV ones years ago. I'll watch a few that are on YouTube occasionally.
web splitter
8 pointer
- Feb 3, 2015
- 724
If you're "ok with that" then what's the point of your post?
Are you just wanting to announce to the world that you've never had anyone do it for you?
I'm confused.
Onthedge
6 pointer
Now I'm confused, are you upset because some kid gets help, and you didn't?
I know guys who's family didn't hunt, and started on there own, and turned out to be good hunters, and they're raising their kids to hunt. I personally don't see the problem.
buckdownpa
Spike
What state and how old was the kid? By law in Pennsylvania any hunter Under the age of 12 is not allowed to load or handle the weapon until it’s time to shoot whether that be gun or Crossbow. So if a 10 yr old shot and missed a deer and didn’t hand it back to the adult to reload they would be breaking the law. Not saying that’s the case on this show but something to consider. If I’m in the tree stand with my nephew he can’t touch the weapon until a deer is in range then I’d hand him the crossbow that I loaded and he could shoot but has to give me the crossbow back. He’s not even allowed to walk into the stand and carry the crossbow or gun not loaded, I have to.
Hoene
10 pointer
WHO OPENED THE GATE.
raidergson
10 pointer
Yeah, I bet that kid didn’t knapp the point either; hunting these days; I’ll tell you what.
xbokilla
12 pointer
- Jun 28, 2012
- 15,407
You are spot on! I don’t like all the modern day hunting hoopla myself but when it’s banned from TV, we’d better get ready, dark times ahead for the rest of us hunters. Plus, as I’ve said on here many times, hunting shows are still better than 90% of the other BS out there.
Yep and if a hunting show inspires just one kid to get off the couch or off their phone and hit the woods then they are a good thing.
