I'm not into hunting, I like guns but not to do any harm to animals. If you are not wasting the animal then I understand, I was curious though which is a quicker kill and or less painful. I know my Uncle prefres a BO.
2007-08-12 09:12:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
lol my bad I ment humane
2007-08-12 09:37:12 · update #1
Do you know how exactly a bow or a shotgun kill animals? An arrows point will start cutting vessels and if you hit the heart/lungs, it suts them wide open, and they pretty much die from blood loss, and the split lungs/heart doesnt help it live either. A shotgun kills by brute force, in which when it hits the animal it sends them into shock because its a big chunk of lead that hits very hard. They die from that and the blood loss too. Some say shotguns are more humane than rifles and bows, but i cant possibly see that. I think bows are the most humane, and the most challenging.
2007-08-13 03:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by Aaron 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This entirely depends on the hunter's skill level. Pretty much every hunter aims for a double lung pentration/ heart shot, bascially the same shot. And if your skilled enough it wont matter what you are using. A slug or a arrow succesful hit will cause death in just the same amount of time. Of course though shotgun has better chance than an arrow of being fatal than a missed arrow. So for your answer, good hunter no difference. Inexperienced overconfident bad shot hunter, the shotgun would be more "humane".
2007-08-12 16:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is more human? Using your bare hands. What is more humane? As in causing less pain? I would say the shotgun, because not everyone is going to be proficient with a bow and arrow.
2007-08-12 16:17:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bow and arrow or firearm in the hands of any hunter who practices regularly and knows the capability of either one will have no problem delivering a kill shot humanely*. One of the Whitetail Deer that I harvested with my bow only went a distance of eight*(8*) feet before expiring*.. A bow and arrow or firearm are lethal in the hands of any hunter who prepares for the kill shot and knows without a doubt he has prepared in advance to deliver it*
2007-08-12 16:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Both will kill an animal in a humane manner.
2007-08-12 16:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would pick a high powered rifle over the 2. a bow and arrow is a slower death since you usually have to let them bleed out and die. a shotgun is ok, but the rifle more knockdown power, further distance, means quick kill.
2007-08-12 16:21:32 · answer #6 · answered by watch_out 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Either is fine as long as you have good aim and make a kill shot!
2007-08-13 10:58:49 · answer #7 · answered by Huntermom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shotgun is more humane than the bow
2007-08-12 21:32:35 · answer #8 · answered by Dioxippus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no matter what weapon you use, if you practice with it and are good with it , you will humanely kill your prey.
2007-08-13 05:48:33 · answer #9 · answered by bghoundawg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is more human??
I don't know....but, I personally don't think anything is 'humane' about killing animals or people for the sheer sport - or war - of it. -RKO- 08/12/07
2007-08-12 16:22:00 · answer #10 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋