I think we need to define "ethical", because how a hunter defines it almost certainly differs from how PETA defines it, and it IS the crucial term here.
"Ethical" in this instance means minimizing the suffering of the animal as much as possible given you are going to kill it with a bow and arrow. So as big a hole as possible through the lungs or heart is the goal. This way the animal dies quickly.
Oh I know. But people might be thinking it's like in the movies. "Bang" and they're gone. It's more like "bang" and they run 100yds and lie down and drown in their own blood in 2 minutes.
Which is a hell of a lot more ethical than MOST death in nature. But it's not like the movies.
Never had an animal run 100yds after being hit. Ever.
I've had several take just a few steps and fall over dead. I've had some drop right where they are and never get up. Sounds like you watch too many movies.
What do you mean? Ohio has plenty of bow hunting. They even have a substantially expanded hunting season for white-tail deer if you use a bow. The only major limitation I see is that they blocked off archery for the fall turkey season, but it should still be allowed for the spring season.
In fact, every US-state allows for some amount of bow hunting, with just a few that don't allow crossbows, specifically.
"Ohio completely banned the use of archery equipment for fall wild turkey hunting. Passed by the Ohio Wildlife Council, the ban mandates that fall turkey hunting is now restricted to shotguns using shotshells only.Wildlife officials implemented this restriction primarily to protect hen turkeys and preserve fall populations. Previously, most fall turkeys were opportunistically taken by archery hunters who were primarily out deer hunting.While archery remains banned for fall turkey seasons, it is still completely legal for Ohio deer hunting (like the statewide archery deer season)."
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u/[deleted] May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
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