Shooting Bear FAILURE- Prompts Attack, Hunter Injured

[Stinky Coyote]

Hunting methods vary, for many reasons, from type of game to terrain and more, baiting, dogs, spot and stock, ambush. Tools as well, traditional archery, spears, compound bows, crossbows, pistols, rifles, black powder, shotguns. The beauty of this is all the choices in game as well as methods as well as tools. The tricky part is not dividing and conquering from within by developing snobby attitudes about your own choices and opinions as the best and only way for everyone else too. So as hunters, fisherman and outdoorsmen we need to stay mindful of these things. We need to understand we are happy to find choices that suit our desires at the time, while not looking down upon someone else’s choices at the time. You never know when you might want to try something new and you’ll be glad the options were available.

It’s common in fishing for fly fisherman to look down on bait fisherman. It’s common for bow hunters to look down on crossbow hunters and gun hunters. Common for spot and stalk or ambush hunters to look down on bait or dog hunters. Common for hunters who only kill for food and look down on predator or varmint hunters...despite the overall concept of wildlife management where you should maintain appropriate levels of all wildlife not just the ones we like to eat.

That’s a negative aspect to being an outdoorsman, or human really, as we do this it in all walks/levels of life. Just be aware and support the choices.