Image of suffering deer ignites debate – The Denver Post
December 31, 2008 · Print This Article
There’s nothing quite like a deer walking around with an arrow sticking through its head to jump start the lingering conversation about bowhunter education.
The full details of last week’s Elbert County episode perhaps never will be known. Was the errant shot fired by a licensed hunter who flunked the ultimate sportsmanship test? By a poacher on a shoot-and- run?
The emotional electricity generated by such a visually shocking event raises certain concerns about bowhunting and the way it is viewed — both from inside and outside the sport.
Colorado Bowhunter Association spokesman Paul Navarre defends archers as “the most ethical, passionate and law-abiding group of hunters out there,” an assertion that indeed may be true. He further makes the point that certainly applies to the wounded doe deer that ultimately was euthanized by officers from the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Click Below For Full Story!
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I never hesitated to post this article from the Denver Post. We should never apologize or hide from the fact that we are hunters. We do not know the details of who and under what circumstances this deer was shot but unfortunately this happens in the deer woods. When this does happen and goes public especially with graphic pictures, hunters get scorned once again. My point of posting this article with pictures is to remind ourselves that not only do you owe it to the animal to take a good shot but you also have a responsibility to every other hunter as well. Remeber this if you are ever tempted to take a questionable shot either with your bow or gun.