ORIGINAL: sproulman
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
ORIGINAL: sammy_tat
Can we agree though that the bow hunters get the best chances for the largest bucks... First pick you can say and that the majority of big bucks are taken by bow hunters during early season? Why shouldn't the average joe who wants to hunt early season use a weapon simulair to a bow but easier to use? Only different from an Xbow and a reg one is the draw is held back. Everything else is the same as far as I can see.
Yes Sammy_tat, we can
partially agree that archers get FIRST chance at the largest bucks.I've always saidbelieved the mature bucks killed in buck season are often killed during the first few minutes or not at all.
I know you've probably heard this before but why not take up bowhunting yourself? Yes we do get first chance but we pay a price for it. Not in dollars. The archery hunters that get more than a random chance at the best bucks have a lot of commitment involved. We don't just walk into the archery woods and pick out the best buck to shoot. I would estimate that the average archery hunter puts in 50 times more time into his sport than the average gunner. The guys who consistently harvest mature bucks probably put in a quantity if time anually that approaches the equivalent of a regular part time job. My scouting begins in March. I plant food plots, run trail cameras, hunt sheds all through the spring and summer. I start putting up treestands in late summer and have 10+ out every year. Archers spend many long hours on stand just to see a deer and many more to get a shot. The vertical bows, even the compound require reglar if not daily practice and while not all do it year round, many do.
So, forgive me for being unsympathetic to the guy who doesnt want to make the time or expend the effort to get that same opportunity. How would you like it if your employer decided hire someone who doesnt work as hard or as long as you and has less experience than you but paid him the same wage?
Harvesting mature bucks carries a price.You are welcome to pay the price we do but I won't support making it easier for those who are unwilling to pay the price I do. Especially when it could well cost me valuable hunting time that I paid for with my efforts.
try putting up 10 stands on STATEFORESTLAND AND YOUR MOULTRIE trailcam.
they wont last week.hunting is HARDER .
i see you hunt PRIVATELAND..............
Yes Sproul, I do hunt private land.
I also hunt public land as well. No I don't put out 10 treestands on public ground but I'll have 3-4 of those 10 on public ground. As for cameras, thye are pretty safe when I put them out but they arent out on public ground much past July. Private or public land, the most important component to being successful is paying your dues via time and effort.