your thoughts on this....bowhunting a shark....

[Landrover]

When it was posted on here earlier this summer it was AWESOME.........now it is EPIC.........I would love to do the same someday!!!

[Randy]

I'm a hunter & fisher. I'll take'em however I can get'em. Running, swimming or flying or all at the same time.

[CRT]

I would do it in a heartbeat!!!!!

[SaltwaterSlick]

seems to me like you are doing your best to stir the pot for some reason so you can get some kind of agenda done... Obivously, you haven't been around here long... I suggest you post less and observe more.

If you don't like, that's fine... most on here not only like bowhunting, we like fishing and putting the two together... Next subject. This one's pretty much done.

[LloydMcCoy]

Nothing wrong with your opinion. You prefer a rod and reel. He chose a bow and arrow. Both are legal. Non issue. IMO

Yep

[Davoh]

To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this. I didn't want to hijack Jeff's thread about the anti's being all over his page, so I guess I'll mention it here.

It is really hard to find unbiased information about shark populations and ocean ecosystem stability. We know for a fact that fisheries are declining, though no one can say for sure why that is the case. I just wish I could find an unbiased assessment of hunting/fishing's impact on the shark population. The only things I can find are either "ERMAGERD GLOBALCLIMATECHANGE SKYISFALLING SHARKS ARE ENDANGERED HUMANS ARE BAAADDDD!" or "get over it libtard, there's plenty of fish in the ocean" there seemingly is no in between those two extremes.

[Possum Fat]

I'm all about killing sharks. Hard to beat Officer Brodys methods tho.

[WCB]

Does anyone think more sharks are taken by hunter/fisherman than by commercial shark fin fishing boats?? I don't have any numbers but I bet Japan takes way more sharks by themselves than all the recreational fisherman and bow fisherman. Anyone wanna take that bet???

[manwitaplan]

To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this. I didn't want to hijack Jeff's thread about the anti's being all over his page, so I guess I'll mention it here.

It is really hard to find unbiased information about shark populations and ocean ecosystem stability. We know for a fact that fisheries are declining, though no one can say for sure why that is the case. I just wish I could find an unbiased assessment of hunting/fishing's impact on the shark population. The only things I can find are either "ERMAGERD GLOBALCLIMATECHANGE SKYISFALLING SHARKS ARE ENDANGERED HUMANS ARE BAAADDDD!" or "get over it libtard, there's plenty of fish in the ocean" there seemingly is no in between those two extremes.

Red Snapper and Alligator Gar come to mind after reading your post.

That is the problem there is no scientific evidence that can prove how the fisheries are today. Just like no one can tell me how many illegal immigrants are in the USA!

[Davoh]

Does anyone think more sharks are taken by hunter/fisherman than by commercial shark fin fishing boats?? I don't have any numbers but I bet Japan takes way more sharks by themselves than all the recreational fisherman and bow fisherman. Anyone wanna take that bet???

I'd bet money you're right. And realistically there's no way to stop those commercial boats. That said, they don't fish off our coast, so their impact on our waters is minimal. We can only be responsible for the waters we have control of. The main problem is that we cannot get a viable understanding of the local ecosystems, because every study out there is biased towards proving a preconceived notion.

Red Snapper and Alligator Gar come to mind after reading your post.

That is the problem there is no scientific evidence that can prove how the fisheries are today. Just like no one can tell me how many illegal immigrants are in the USA!

Actually, I can tell you that... TOO )_(*^@$%_*ING MANY.

As for sharks and fisheries, its pretty well unanimous among anyone(including commercial fishermen/women), that the fisheries are in decline. All ocean species are on the decline. They just can't agree why.

[WCB]

Sharks swim in many waters. They don't just stay in a small area...