hunt w/bow during rifle in pa?

[xibowhunter]

i just read on another forum that in pa we can bowhunt during rifle season , i' m going to check the book , i read it once where it seemed like this was a true statement , does anyone know if we can or not ?

[MikeE51848]

Sure, they' re legal, and so are in-lines, flintlocks. The question is why would you?

[TreePhantom]

Yep. I will sometimes. In Special Reg. counties you have a 50 yd. archery safety zone vs. a 150 yd. w/ a gun.

[Bbearfax]

I had a friend that always sayes he is going to use his bow during gun seasson and this guy is a hard core bow hunter. But he always changes his mind opening morning of gun season. I could see using a bow if there was a deer that would make P&Y but not B&C and you had been hunting him hard and were very very close to conecting. But other wise you might be setting you self up for dissipointment.

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[04tundra]

Mike,

Some folks like a challenge. I' ve never used a gun since 1991. But my freezer has been full. It' s not about putting everything in your favor.

[xibowhunter]

i was thinking during the second week during the week , otherwise it' s pretty much like a war zone around here!

[JeramyK]

ORIGINAL: MikeE51848

Sure, they' re legal, and so are in-lines, flintlocks. The question is why would you?

I prefer the challenge of bow hunting. I like to take my bow with me as often as possible. However I do take the gun out if the freezer is getting empty. Around here it' s not hard to find a slam dunk 50-100 yard shot.

[MikeE51848]

Yeah sorry, I didn' t take into account where you' re hunting. Around here, once the guns start shooting, I never see a deer acting " normal" , just running, looking for escape.

[bearklr]

Some people are just die hard bow hunters. My dad went up for bear season 2 years ago and only took a bow. Like it' s not tough enough already considering only 1 % of all bear hunters actually fill a tag. I guess they want to challenge themselves.

[Five Minute Willie]

I hunt with my bow during gun season every year. My stand is in a small woodlot close to housing developments. The deer go there to get away from the pressure of the 65 trillion hunters that go out loaded for bear. I see more deer during gun season then I do during archery.