MtnMan wrote:You know they won't stop at bow hunting.
bigpete wrote:Well,they've succeeded. Bow hunting in SA will be banned
Oldbloke wrote:bigpete wrote:Well,they've succeeded. Bow hunting in SA will be banned
Well, that's pretty sad for all the bow hunters out there. Bastards just keep chipping away.
What about spears?
bradley33 wrote:wonder the reasoning here.Bows, thousands year old technology are so lethal compared to rifles that can fire a bullet max 3km?
Oldbloke wrote:Claim your 10% aboriginal. Lol
bigpete wrote:bradley33 wrote:wonder the reasoning here.Bows, thousands year old technology are so lethal compared to rifles that can fire a bullet max 3km?
Its not about them being dangerous to people,they've used the excuse that they're not humane for hunting animals.
bigpete wrote:Oldbloke wrote:Claim your 10% aboriginal. Lol
Well....actually....I'm about 1 16th I believe
Oldbloke wrote:
You can still sneak over the border to Vic the hunters and shooters paradise.
bradley33 wrote:Oldbloke wrote:
You can still sneak over the border to Vic the hunters and shooters paradise.
I think both Vic and SA allow crossbows too.
Oldbloke wrote:bradley33 wrote:Oldbloke wrote:
You can still sneak over the border to Vic the hunters and shooters paradise.
I think both Vic and SA allow crossbows too.
Cross bows are prohibited in Vic. But if you join a club you can get them.
bigpete wrote:As far as I'm aware they're not prohibited in Victoria but then rules may have changed.
Here in SA they'll be thrown in with normal bows.
Ridiculous,the stigma attached to crossbows is. Theyre bulky,heavy,loud,slow to load,and in the grand scheme of things often not that much more powerful than a good compound bow. The only thing they have going for them is the fact you don't have to draw back to shoot and they're a bit more accurate in most people's hands.
on_one_wheel wrote:The last time I used a crossbow it was dark and I didn't notice my thumb was sticking up in the strings path.
Anyhow it almost took the top of my thumb off about half way along the thumbnail.
I didn't even cry
Crossbows are cool but they suck in many ways, they definitely shouldn't be restricted so heavily though, it's a joke.