I agree 110% elkcrazedfrk

Now about all the other comments........

HOLY CRAP everyone just needs to take a deep breath and play nice. I would be willing to bet that many of the statements here would not be said face to face. I have bow hunted for the past 15 years, with a lot of those years I was able to rifle hunt too. In the past in Idaho most of the units you could hunt any elk with a bow and if you were not successful then they offered a late season black powder or rifle cow only hunt. I admit that most years I tried to hold out for a big bull with my bow and then filled my tag with a rifle later in the year. I was successful killing bulls from time to time with my bow, and did kill a nice 6x6 bull in 1998. But since that year I don't care how big it is, or even if its a cow elk, as long as its a bow kill elk is all that matters. I still try for the big boys but I just divide my time in half, with the first half of my bow hunt only going for a big bull and the second half of my hunt shooting for any elk that gives me a good shot under 20 yards. Its a lot more enjoyable and satisfing (pure rush) than a rifle kill. Last year I did give up bow hunting to go rifle hunting and while I totaly loved hunting with my inlaws, I missed the day to day excitment of bowhunting. I did kill a 5x5 bull with my rifle at 70 yards, and I can give the credid of the kill to the knowleded that I learned with a bow. Now with all that said I don't put down rifle hunters at all, and to say one style of hunting is better than the other is wrong in my opinion.

P.S. Remember Bowhunters that right now the anti's are gunning for us, and we need every sportsmans/hunters support and vote. I don't care if they rifle hunt, muzzle loader hunt or just shoot shotguns at waterfoul. If they don't hunt at all but are sportsman who like guns and shoot clay pigeons and paper targets we need their vote and support! Posts like this could influence them to just sit on their butt and do nothing to help us! Just my 2 cents.