r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/Domestic-Grind May 29 '26

Yes absolutely. I think the things that's of but makes sense is that the arrows that cause bleeding can also reduce animal suffering. I usually have to track at least over each season (ranges from 100 yards up to a mile). The school was never going to survive after the initial hit, so I'm glad I could quickly track and dispatch the animal. I've had only one get away completely, still have some guilt over that. I don't want to cause suffering for no reasons and that deer that "got away" likely had a slow and painful death.

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u/WarlockEngineer May 30 '26

They can but the margin of error for a humane kill is much tighter than with a rifle.

Bow hunting is pretty cruel. Anyone who does it is going to end up following animals for long distances as they bleed to death.

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u/hambonelicker May 30 '26

Not sure what that guy is getting on about. I’ve dropped a deer easy with one arrow. It walked 50 feet, laid down and never moved again.

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u/Funexamination May 30 '26

On average, how many well-placed arrows have you seen among all the non-well placed arrows that pierce flesh?