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Originally Posted by California Tanker
I'm quite certain that the game animal in question cares a great deal whether or not their potential executioner is efficient with his weapon. I just don't see how a legally blind person could be accurate enough to kill with one shot.
The only problem would be a moving target or firing multiple shots. I wouldn't think that a blind hunter would ever do either of those.
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Well as a fairly decent marksman (best was 3 shots in a dime at 110yard with my 17hmr) I'd say that the true test of a good shooter is steadiness, not necessarily sight. If a spotter tells the shooter that his lazer dot is on target then as long as the shooter is calm and steady he'll hit the mark.
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The other forms of hunting that you mentioned are practiced by a very small percentage of hunters, and the vast majority of those who do participate in bowhunting or use black-powder are much more highly-skilled shooters than your average hunter, so that doesn't apply to this argument.
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Blind hunters will be by-far an even smaller percentage of hunters than primitive weapon hunters. And I would think that they would take the whole thing very seriously and practice at shooting ranges before venturing into the woods.