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I actually agree with you on that. Determine the goal, choose the optimal means of achieving that goal, then execute the plan. The same argument could be made when it comes to fly fishing...sort of.

Not really, in my view there is a big difference between fishing and deer hunting!

One difference with fly fishermen is that lots of them tie their own flies. If you do that, then you are really engaged in an artistic endeavor where the fish are just the judges of your efforts.

Ah the taste of fresh fish, absolutely divine!

The same might be true for bow hunters who make their own equipment,

I don't agree that such a comparison can be made except in the most savage of contexts.

though the deer aren't judges of the realism so much as evidence of the effectiveness.

Did you enjoy writing that phrase???

There are few bow hunters that make their own bows, though, whereas there are lots of fly fishermen that make their own flies.

Would you make your own bow if you had the skills?

Aside from that, fly fishermen are still pretty similar to bow hunters.

I wouldn't call such a comparison pretty, pretty ugly would be more apt.

It's the same activity as the general fishermen or hunters, it's just a bit specialized.

Are u sure abt that?

There's nothing unusual about that, though. For pretty nearly any activity that can be mastered, there are a few people who impose some kind of restriction on it to increase the challenge.

Killing deer was never going to be much of a challenge.