ORIGINAL: Cougar Mag
The thread was rifle hunting vs bowhunting as more challenging. As we both know only shotguns, muzzleloaders, and handguns can be used here in Illinois during firearm season. Throw a 10 day rifle season in..........I could kill a deer 8 or 9 times within that 10 day rifle season where I hunt. Granted mostly does, but it wouldn't be that hard. Same ground, 10 day bow season....couldn't do the same.
Same ground, 10 day primitive muzzle loader (as I described above) or iron sighted revolver only season?? Itwould probably yield less deer thanifit were a 10 daybow season......
That's why I asked the original poster what he meant when he wrote "Rifle" in his poll. He as already posted of the the error in his wording...kudos to you Hunter Dan7.
I'm not debating what's easier a 100 yard broadside shot with a scoped rifle vs a 30yard bow shot (although they both seem pretty easy to me) and if that's the type of rifle shots you'd have at your place them you are correct with what you posted. The problem is nothing is ever that black and white.
Maybe I should start a thread and ask what's more challenging:A 500yard rifle shot with a 25mph crosswind on a rainy day or a 15 yard bow shot on a deer eating under a feeder. Then extrapolate from it that rifle hunting is more challenging, how bout that?
See, my problem is not with the scenario polled, but thenarrowness of which it'ssubject matter is addressed or perceived.