ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I started off gun hunting, and found no enjoyment in it.
I'm not being deragotory towards others who do gun hunt, and I'll fight with every bone in my body for us to keep that right -- but I grew up with a gun in my hands and became a very skilled marksman. For me personally, it was as simple as if I could see it, I could kill it.
I'm a bowhunter only for everything but squirrels, rabbits and dove. Large game is bow only.
Although my background never had me pegged as a "skilled marksman" by any stretch.......I've killed enough animals with a gun to know that Greg and I have very similar views. I even see my bowhunting choices changing as the years go by. I haven't killed anything with a gun in a while now.....and haven't killed a big game animal with a gun in almost 10 years (and only 2, then).
I have to laugh at these posts, not because they are not true, just because they are not true for me.
Sometimes I feel like deer are the safest when I'm in the woods with a scoped rifle. I've been shooting since I was 8 years old, and if you put me on a bench I will rival most guys with a gun. Something about getting that deer in a scope I just come unglued. I might as well be throwing rocks at them. For me the rifle is much more of a challenge than a bow or even shotgun. I do realize that the challenge is all between my ears, but it's still there.
