Originally Posted by
BowHuntingFool
I hunt the same way with my Longbow as I do with my shotgun. Just because I have a rifle in my hands doesn't mean I have to shoot a deer at 300 yards. Hell, the closest deer I have ever killed was at about 8 feet with my shotgun. I watched this deer come in for 45 minutes, it was awesome and a big sense of accomplishment in my book! I love hunting!
I used to watch a uncle of mine that had to be the one to take that long shot or the hunt was no good to him...everything had to revolve around him...when I was a kid deer hunting with a gun it was just like a camping trip...in the years he didn't go it was alot better...just a day or so into the hunt he would attempt 200/250 yrd shots sometimes 350yrds...(very inpatient) some were hits and some were misses...even with a rifle when I was a kid I still like to get within 50/100 yrds...that is why I was so attracted to bow hunting by the time I was 20, just due to the fact I have to get in close ..and with Muleys that can be a trick in itself bowhunting.