For years I shot one with the bow and then maybe one or two with the gun. For the past 10 years or so I've shot 5-7 with the bow and rarely one with the gun. I can only use 1 or 1 and some extra backstraps. It depends how many people I have around that want some meat. Last year I shot 5 and kept one. I usually give one or two to Farmers and Hunters Feed....... etc. We can shoot a lot more, but after 5 I'm about done for. I'll hunt like crazy but don't shoot an arrow the last month or two. I see them, but let them go unless they look at me wrong or something.
The two guys I hunt with do a bit more blood letting. I think the three of us shot 40 last year.




Edited by - shortdraw on 09/05/2002 14:16:05