i totaly agree with you on that.

i go to the range with a friends dad, him and his buddie have been hunting sence the 70's, between the both of them they have shot 2 deer.

they are all about guns, and target shooting. they only hunt for the experience of getting drunk and shooting off their semi auto assault weapons during hunting season. they will start convo's about hunting then quickly turn them into well my 223 will out shoot your 7mm and my 30-06 is a much better gun for hunting then your 243. if you are gonna hunt with a 243 you need to have at least this many rounds in the gun, type conversations.

with not logic on hunting at all, they look at every huntin situation as if they were at the range with their buddies just shooting off 30 rounds at a time.

i made the mistake of going hunting with them once. it was late hunt. the best time of the season imo, bunch of guys out trying their hardest to fill their tags.
we were at a clearcut and seen a spike about mid way in the clearcut. and they all decided it would be a fun game to see who could shoot it first. and it was sickening. 10 rounds through that deer out of 3 guns. all of which were semi auto 30-06's. then for the next year they bragged about how that deer dropped dead in its tracks and they were the best hunters/shots in the woods. W/E end of story its pissing me off. just an idea of some peoples ideas of what huntin is.

i really dont mind the "gun guys". and to me military rifles are ok for hunting. to a certain point. obviously a ak47 with a 20 round clip is just retarded. or some super sniper rifle is just to rediculous in some cases. i know i dont really like to see guys walking around with ak's and sniper rifles when im out busting brush or walking through some timber.

but in certain cases they are fine.

i know that its all to temping to just open up on a deer in the brushif oyu have a semi auto, or take rediculously long shots if you have a sniper rifle.

example. my uncle, he has been hunting sence the 60's shoots a browning 30-06 semi auto, 5 rounds clips. he will shoot the entire clip at a deer, even if the first shot hits. last year he used is winchester blot action 30-06 and missed a deer. he drove the hours back to the house to get his semi auto that way he wouldnt miss. NOW in that case he would not be someone that should be hunting with a semi auto military rifle. the opporunity to put more rounds in a clip would just be scary for him to have. wether legal or not.

now my dad is all about accuracy, and i have never seen him take more then 2 shots at a deer ever, either he misses and shoots again or he misses and just lets the deer take off. he shoots a enfield 303 british with 10rounds clips, sure he could put 10 rounds in it, even though not legal. but he only puts 1 round in at a time. NOw in his case i wouldnt care if he used an ak 47 or a single shot ruger no.1

it all on the person shooting the gun, and their hunting ethics.

some people are ok with semi auto's, and some people shouldnt even be allowed to touch a gun, and they are still out hunting which really bugs me.

each person get their own views and opinions on this subject, and in their own way they feel they are right.