The responses on the athletic thread got me thinking. Do you consider BOWHUNTING a sport? Why or why not? If not, what does something have to entail to be considered a sport? Ten years ago I would have said absolutely no. After spending some time with my bow, I would say yes.
Nope, not to me anyway. On another note I see people use the term "career" when talking bow hunting, that one bugs me. Unless your getting paid to do It and It's your job, how can It be a career?
You guys are saying it's not a sport. What's a sport to you? To me bowhunting is very competitive and it has an objective that I train/practice to win (obtain a kill). I'm competiting against other hunters, myself, mother nature and her elements. Now that might have a lot to do w/ the pressure of my hunting area, but that's why I'm asking. You say it's a leisure activity, but can't golf be leisurely? The more I get into bow hunting, the more work and less leisure it is for me. With that said, that doesn't mean it's not realaxing, but I would say with the amount of time I put in for stands, practicing shots, reading, it's anything but leisure.
Archery...sure. Bowhunting...no. One has competitions, the other should not, IMO. If others want to consider it a sport, it doesn't affect my life.
Bowhunting is in no way a sport. Competitive shooting however I consider a sport because you are competing the same rules against another individual for a particular score. Does that make any sense?
Sports have winners and losers that know they are competing with/against one another. Bowhunting/hunting is an activity and, in its purest sense, is a food gathering activity.
If they call golf a sport than bowhunting is. Concentration, form, relaxing at times. Both Golf and Bowhunting have these.
Not a sport......your not competing with anyone.....there is really no winners or losers....Not a sport
If I could only multi quote... This is why I brought this up. For YEARS I never considered it a sport. Then I made the comparision. Bowhunting has all the same characteristics that sports have. I think traditionally it was never defined that way because it was meant for survival. Now the more I do it, the more I think it is more like a sport. Tribal, why don't these rules apply to the state or WMU's and the score is the game you killed? Bruce, The club members I have are all competiting with each other for a deer or a one particular deer. A winner could be as simple as someone who got a deer or the largest deer. Why isn't a person who didnt' get a deer a loser? Mnbowhunter Maybe someone shot and wounded or missed. How is that NOT losing?
So, is it a sport when you are the only person hunting private land? Who would you be competing with then? Or to use your club example: If one guy passes on does waiting for a big buck and the other guy shoots whatever he sees are you competing if you are not following the same rules? In sports the competitors all compete under the same rule book and winners and losers are determined by work ethic, innate skill and luck.
Well, NASCAR is considered a sport..... :D No I don't consider bowhunting (or hunting in general) a sport. To me all sports have winners and losers, with a score deciding the 2.
Sure, missing would suck and all, but you HAVENT lost. you can still keep trying, when you lose your done...thats it. Missing has not ment you lost...just more of a mistake.
If you're the only person on a golf course, is it not a sport? If I'm on private land, there is still pressure from the neighboring property or other animals. Just because someone passes doesn't mean it's not competiting for the same thing. In track you can pass on events and that's a sport. Heck, you can even chose to go to a different even to get more competitition (which I would relate to geographic hunting locations). If I chose not to compete and the other guy jumps, runs, throws, and he beats me, we were given the same exact rules and I lost.
Ok I'll bite on that. Poor choice of words. Because one shot could equal one play in a game. Say I missed a shot and didn't get another all season. I would say I was unsuccessful and lost.
