Dog shot by bow hunter in Ohio...

[Renaldo the Red's Mom]

Anyone good at tracking down the name if police haven't released it publically? Let's start a letter writing campaign to the guy. I think he needs to hear from the public that we see through his BS. I think he shot that dog because it spooked the deer he wanted to hunt. You have to see what you're shooting at, and I hardly think you can confuse a black lab with a deer.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/11/pet_dog_shot_by_bowhunter_i...

[Darrell]

If the dog was where the owner claims, with the rule that hunters must stay at least 200 feet away from roads and boundaries, here is what we have:

Assuming a powerful archer capable of drawing a 70 pound pull compound bow to 30 inches, one can launch a light weight arrow at roughly 300 fps. Further assuming a 200 ft travel distance, the arrow would be in the air for 2/3 seconds. In 2/3 second, the arrow would have a drop height of 7 feet. Since the dog in question is at most 18 inches in chest depth, with the kill zone being roughly 2/3 of chest depth, an accuracy of + and - 6 inches while allowing for 84 inches of drop is required. The shot would be somewhat amazing if the bow had been sighted in for 200 ft at the start.

Since most bow hunters ambush their targets in a range of 30 - 35 yards and sight their bows accordingly, I would suspect that the dog was shot near the sighted range for maximum accuracy. If sighted for 100 ft (21.36 inches of drop), to shoot the dog from 200 feet would require shooting 41.28 inches above the aim point corresponding to the kill zone of the dog.

Trust me, getting a kill by attempting to shoot approximately 4 feet in the air above the sighted aim point correspondingly above a one foot kill zone would be quite remarkable. Bring in Robin Hood! (and the fact that the hunter claimed that the dog acted aggressively towards him suggests purposeful intent to kill the dog -- not a mistaken deer). A blood trail should reveal the point of the kill, and thus which person is lying about the position of the dog relative to the property.

[Darrell]

BTW, I buy archery supplies from a guy in Ohio who brags on his business website about getting a deer with his bow from 8 yards away. (200 feet is 8.33 times that distance)

Face the facts: the hunter intentionally shot what he knew to be a dog at a position on the range where hunting is illegal.

[the donald]

you never shoot without knowing what your sure your shooting at.#1 rule period

[Darrell]

donald:

The hunter claimed the dog was acting aggressively towards him. This eliminates any question of the hunter not knowing what he is shooting at.

[the donald]

i don't beleive him. its to convenient of an excuse

[Darrell]

perhaps, but it demonstrates that he knew he was shooting a dog and not a deer -- and that was my point.

[the donald]

yes your right darrell.

[Renaldo the Red's Mom]

Darrell,
Thanks for this great explanation. I emailed the reporter and asked him to please pass along the info you've given to the authorities.
It's worth the chance that they don't know all this already.
Thanks for taking the time to write all this.
Adele