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Old 04-17-2004 | 05:21 PM
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CattNY
 
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Default RE: FIREARMS ALERT DURING ARCHERY SEASON!

This is off the topic, but someone posted it was harder to kill a deer with a gun than a bow. I totally disagree with this. I use to bow hunt a lot. And I know of several other bowhunters. If you were to get an honest answer from a devoted bowhunter, he or she would say, with today's bow technology, killing a deer with a bow is simpler than with a gun. I know several bowhunters who take their vacation during bow season and seldom hunt during gun season because they say during gun season, the deer are too spooked. Anyone who has a little time can learn to accurately and consistently shoot a compound bow with sights with very little practice. I am a very good shot at up to 20 yards. Now, place me in a tree along a deer trail, before the deer are spooked, and I guarantee I can get a deer (a buck) within 3 hunts of 4 hours each on good deer habitat. You might say, why don't I bowhunt still? It's because I hate and afraid of tree stands. Bowhunting from a ground blind, that is more difficult than gun hunting. I agree. When I use to hunt from tree stands. Almost every hunt I had deer within bow range. Numerous times, I had deer sniff the tree I was in. Gun season, same tree, no deer.. period!
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