RE: What made you become a bowhunter.......
I bow hunt because I can get in the woods about six weeks earlier, not to mention the “rut”. It is pretty cool stuff. Most interesting part for me is there’s no “BANG”! Kind of cool not wearing blaze orange either. You’re hiding from everyone, including humans, which has been pretty interesting.
But I don’t really consider myself a “bow-hunter”. I would say I’m a stalk hunter, because I like to stalk my prey! Or a “hound”, when I’ve been able to run them down (hey, I’m a poet). I’ve been stalking with a bow this year a number of times, but haven’t had any luck. I’ve gotten up on a few, but the areas are so thick I haven’t been able to take a shot. Mostly just see white flags leaving the area in a hurry! I guess I don’t find it very interesting to sit in a tree all day, if I can stalk. But it is a great way to increase the odds when the woods can’t or won’t permit stalking that day, and you do see some pretty cool things that you don’t usually see when you’re sneaking around in the woods. Neat seeing how the animals act when they don’t know you’re there.
My favorite is stalking with my shotgun, loaded up with slugs. For me, that is the most challenging way to hunt and still have some success. Especially those few times I’ve gotten the one deer that I’ve been after.
Enjoy!