Good Luck Vermont Bowhunters

MikeVT · 10-06-2006, 10:28 AM

Good Luck to any Vermonters headed out tomorrow. Shoot straight and wear a safety harness.

Big G · 10-06-2006, 06:25 PM

And good luck to you. Man....I have been counting down the
days and now it's here. There are a couple of small bucks hanging
around. I promised my kids I would save them for youth weekend.
We are in a no doe zone so this should be fun....
Good Luck All,

G

Contrast · 10-08-2006, 08:14 PM

Any of you have any luck? I saw a few bowhunters out this past weekend in Newfane VT. What area of VT are you hunting?

MikeVT · 10-09-2006, 12:05 PM

I hunt in Bennington County, Zone P. Saw a few does, but I let them walk. Not much deer movement yet, should pick up in the next couple of weeks.

Big G · 10-09-2006, 05:41 PM

Not much here... Just some yotes. Saw 2 does at noon on Sat.
while hanging a stand. We are in a no doe zone. Thats O.K.
My kids hunt youth weekend so I don't need to shoot them.

Mike, I think you are correct about the movement. We have
a bunch of rubs around my land....140acres. Trouble is in a
few weeks our season is done. It would be nice to hunt the
rut with a bow.

G

MikeVT · 10-10-2006, 09:40 AM

I agree Big G, I usually have the most sucess the last week of the season.I wish they would move all the seasons back 3 weeks and let the bowhunters in the woods during the rut. Then you would see many more mature animals in the woods. Just my opinion.

VT Ridges · 10-10-2006, 05:05 PM

There is nothing stopping you from hunting with a bow later in the season in Vermont. You can use your bow during rifle season.

Rick James · 10-10-2006, 07:48 PM

This will be the first season in a looooong time that I won't be hunting VT. I grew up just south of Rutland in Clarendon and Shrewsbury and shot a lot of deer there in the early and mid 90's but the last few years have been tough. Unfortunately the hunting is so tough up there I won't go back I don't think since I own in PA and hunt a nice piece in central NY as well. I hope the AR's do well up there so I can justify coming back, not many things are prettier than the first full week of Oct in VT. I wish you guys the best of luck. I miss seeing moose during archery season.........

Big G · 10-10-2006, 09:34 PM

Vt. True you can. With all the rifle hunters that hunt on and around
my land it makesfor veryhard bowhunting. Now if I was to post
it and keep all other hunters off it that would work. At least the deer
would be less pressured and easier to pattern. I won't post it though...
I hunt other places that are not......

G