I got to wondering. How many are hunters and how many are just archery shooters?
Edit; shooter meaning you just target or comp shoot-non hunter.
Hunter first.
Shooter second, for fun and fellowship!
Johnny/JAG
Depends on what ya mean by shooter.
In my opinion, you "should" be a shooter prior to being a hunter.
That don't mean ya gotta go to competitions. Just means you need to learn to be a proficient shot before ya hunt.
I guess I'd have to say - I'm a shooter first, and a hunter second, but all my shooting is always in preparation for the hunt.
I agree with you SaltyDawg. I'd hunt more if I had more time; and I do some varminting that feels more like shooting, but I am a bowhunter.
I'm a shooter so I can be a Hunter.......
All of my shooting is in prep for the hunt.
Fortunately, it is my "thing" to do.
I am a HUNTER/shooter...lol
Hunter and stump shooter.
Definitely hunter. I shoot a lot, but I measure each shot against what would have happened. As in "dead turkey!" OR "laughing turkey"
I like to shoot while hunting....RC
Hunter....all my shooting is preparation for my next time in the field.
Good one RC. haha. Met you down at Fort Stewart a few years ago at the place where you get your permits on the base and you were kind enough to come by our camp and give us a few helpful hints on Ft. Stewart.
Thanks
started out just shooting, now I shoot to hunt.
I shoot only because of hunting. I really enjoy shooting but when I'm unable to hunt something, the bows will go too.
Both. Back in the day, I won quite a few local tournaments. Young fellas are catching up to me now. I always considered tournament shooting just practice for hunting, however, and always used my hunting equipment. Never had what I would call a target set up. Still enjoy shooting targets, but hunting is what I live for.
HUNTER
All of the above? :confused:
I am a hunter.
Hunter all the way, cant eat foam
All of my shooting is to prepare me for my next shot at a live animal! :wavey:
I'm either hunting or getting ready to go. So for the next 136 days I'm a shooter.
I like stumpin and 3d a lot. I live to hunt.
Stumpshoot a big bunch to practice for Hunt only.
I shoot a lot, but bow season is why I shoot. Thousands of arrows per year for (hopefully) 2-3 shots at big game each season.
This year could be an extraordinary year with 8-10 shots at big game!
I am an archer who loves to bowhunt ...
Hunter first, but love to shoot.
SHOOT TO HUNT
Definitely......HUNTER.
I'm a predator...therefore a hunter.
Both I love flinging arrows and love the challenge of finding the mark on a target or the game I am hunting.
I'm not sure we should give one higher status than the other, as the opening post does by referring to "just" a shooter. It should be enough that we love the bow and try to shoot it well, whatever the target.
Richard
I spend many hours shooting because I really enjoy it, but it's all in preparation for that magic moment when you have to single out one particular hair and release the arrow.
I love to bow hunt, but I love to shoot too, keeps me in practice for the hunt, I am fortunate to live only 8 miles from our hunting land so I get to go during bow season almost every day. But when hunting season is over, I hate to put down the bow. So we do a number of 3D shoots over the summer.
I enjoy both aspects of archery.
I'm a back yard shooter and somewhat a hunter. But I sold my main deer rifle so I will be hunting with bow and arrow this year. Rifle hunting is to easy and I have developed a passion for hunting only with stick and string.
Both...but the purpose for my shooting is for the hunt.
Hunter who enjoys shooting.
Who has time to target shoot when theres stuff to hunt.I try to hunt at least once a week.Realy only target shoot when tuning. Hunter.
I love to Hunt, but also love the feeling of shooting my bow, regardless of the target foam, stumps or whatever...
I am a target shooter for now but i am a hunter in soul,so every arrow is practice to become a good hunter
"In the end when I can no longer draw the bow or watch the arrow embark it's flight. When alas I possess only the spirit of the Hunter I will hunt, if only in my dreams, because the hunt is born amidst my soul and I...I am a Hunter."
Can't think of any better way to put it.
all word play aside...
I AM A HUNTER.
Every bow purchase, every thought of fletching shape, colors, stain on the arrow shaft, tip/head choice....
It ALL revolves around the question of " What might help me put more meat on the table?"
My name is John Kelley and I am a longbow hunter.
:archer:
I am a hunter, but I try to shoot every day, and often a lot of arrows. I love watching an arrow in flight, at a stump, a leaf, a target and mostly a game animal. I practice to be the most efficient hunter I can, but I get a thrill every time I release an arrow.
Like many people here I believe you should be able to shoot before you hunt. That said I started killing almost as soon as I could shoot. Different times. If it moved and I could see it it got shot at. I started when I was 7 or so. Bugs, birds, bunnies, you name it. Frogs were a favorite. I got a lot more selective with my shots when I started hunting larger stuff. Now I recommend that you be able to shot well before hunting. I'm training my church youth group. In AZ the hunting part is much....... harder than the shooting part.
MAP
I'm a SHOOTER - I love archery and firearms and the challenge of putting the projectile, whether arrow or bullet where I intend it to go. That is the joy for me and a living target is not necessary to that end. Absolutely nothing against those who do hunt - I have hunted in the past and would again if I needed to feed my family. At present, though, I just like to watch 'em fly.
I am a hunter and choose to do so with a bow.
I don't hunt as much as I use to. Health reasons.But I still shoot just about every day.
Hunter first and foremost...I shoot as a means to prepare for hunting....but scores or distances mean little to me other than a process in sharpening my personal skills.
YES!!
Hunter, The equiptment and style I use are chosen with Hunt in mind.
HUNTER.... i dont shoot like i should...
Hunter. I don't care if I score well on paper. Only care if I hit the vitals of the game I hunt.
Both
I do a LOT of both. I am a hunter at heart though.
If given the choice to hunt or shoot 3D (and I could only choose one) I would never shoot 3D again.
I live to bowhunt with my stick bows!
Bisch
Hunter, I shoot often to ensure clean humane harvesting of game animals.
Hunter.
No disrespect intended to target archers. Target archery is an excellent sport to be involved in, I just have to take it a step further.
like to shoot 3d but i love to hunt
I shoot to hunt, but if for some reason I could not hunt anymore I would still shoot.
I'm a hunter. I shoot so I can hunt
This is easy. I am a hunter
I'm an Archer...
I make my own selfbows, help teach 4H kids archery and also go hunting.
I enjoy shooting ....but consider it practice to HUNT!
:^)
Glenn
Honestly, I think there is a "Hunter Shooter", probably one of the best ones I know of is Sam Koger. Sam is absolute death one animals when he draws on them. If you don't believe it just get him to show you his kills scrapbook.
Thats the kind of shooter I want to be. The only way one becomes that kind of shooter is shooting at live animals. Targets may help some but its not the same in my opinion.
Both. Why would it have to be one or the other?
How about you Tim?
You started this thread like many others and never give your preference. :saywhat:
Tracy
Shooter/Hunter, Stump Hunt and 3D shoots to practice for hunting with same equipment used for hunting, J :thumbsup:
And of course, those of us who hunt for gear!
75% Shooter 25% Hunter. I don't get to hunt nearly as much as I would like.
QuoteOriginally posted by K.S.TRAPPER:
How about you Tim?
You started this thread like many others and never give your preference. :saywhat:
Tracy
I am strictly a hunter who practices on a target.I started this wondering how many only target /comp archery shoot, and do not hunt at all. I have noticed there are a few.
hunter all the way! when i shoot at targets i'm thinking about huntin'
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
I do a LOT of both. I am a hunter at heart though.
If given the choice to hunt or shoot 3D (and I could only choose one) I would never shoot 3D again.
I live to bowhunt with my stick bows!
Bisch
^^^^^^ This,
SO
Yes, ultimately I am a hunter, and that is what it is all about for me,
BUT
I'm still a shooter first & a hunter second, because I wouldn't hunt if I didn't think my shooting was good enough for it.