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Nothing compares to bowhunting for me , but I also gun hunt and happen to enjoy it. I love venison and I just plain love to hunt , so I'll be out there with a bow , shotgun , rifle , muzzleloader or anything to extend my days in the woods.


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&quot;Nocked,cocked & ready to rock&quot;

I know like someone earlier said that Bowhunting is more of a challenge and yes it is. Now have you ever missed with a bow. Say yes. Ive also missed with my rifle. Not uncommon to miss. Sit or stand in weather at around 10 degrees, icicles forming from various parts of your clothing, hands and feet cold as ( he*# )if your sitting and that doe or buck comes in sight. Also do this in teh hardwoods where there are trees and twigs to deflect your bullet. Its not as easy as you might think inder these circumstances. I imagine it would be nice to take a clear shot as 100 or 150 yards dear drops and you have venison on the table. Again dont get me wrong bowhunting is still more difficult. But Ill take my deer under either of these situations<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Good luck to everyone no matter how they hunt.

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To me whenever I get a chance to take a wonderful animal like a deer be it gun or bow I still get a thrill. Is one more or less than the other NO WAY. I love to do both. the one thing I miss with the bow is the bang or the lack there of. I am a certified gun nut and even more new handgun hunter nut. So I love just to be out there hunting and any means of it is just fine with me. Do I like more then the other Yup but I wont say. As my handle states, well that should say it all.

brian

Hmm, personalities or opinions, many may appear to be the same or simular, but differ in some minute way, and that is what makes each and every one of us unique, &quot;Individuals&quot;.. We each may do many of the same things, but, because of our individuality we will each derive our own level of thrill from the things that we do.
Thus said, Monsterbuckland, by all means go out and rifle, shotgun, blackpowder, and bow hunt, heck use a peashooter if you want. Each will give you a thrill, some more than others. Enjoy it and experience it for youself, find your thrill!!!

BTW, I rifle, shotgun, and bow hunt. And I dearly love the time that I spend doing each of them, As long as I am in &quot;Gods great outdoors&quot;!!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

The best of luck in all your hunting endeavors!!!

God Bless,
Dave

Hunting spooked and pressured deer while wearing flourescent orange isn't quite as easy as it seems. When I hunt in archery I see tons of deer. They are also very predictable, hanging out without fear, feeding in fields during day light hours. When you're in a tree stand in full camo hunting summer-pattern deer, that gives you a big advantage. Rifle hunters are dealing with nocturnal bucks that have been pressured and have abandonned the predictable feeding patterns of summer and early fall. The deer have been spooked by hunters (archery and small game) for a few months already and are now on the look-out for the orange army. Yes - rifle hunting in September or October in full camo would scarcely be a challenge. A real challenge would be bow hunting on public land during a December rifle season. I never considered that I was lowering myself when I went out with my favorite rifle and carefully tailored handloads. All hunting is exciting.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

I go deer hunting with a bow. I go deer harvesting with a rifle.

Rifle hunting will be as exciting if you let them come into the same range as you would with a bow. There is nothing exciting about your buddies lining up and shaking the woods for you while you wait at the other side. That's for Pheasant and Quail hunters!

The big ones are out there. Perhaps take a better look at your stands, maybe move them to a different location. I do believe deer have memory and know where some stands are.

If you kill a monster buck with your rifle, you can rest assure he will not be walking past your treestand this year, or the next, or the next, etc...

Seeing the big ones is what makes it exciting. &quot;Mr. Big&quot; has been around for 4 seasons so far. We do not gun hunt the area where we bow hunt so it turns out to be a 'safe haven' for him. We're glad after rifle season is over and we get to see him thru the tickets. He's a great buck. He doesn't deserve to be shot from 300 yards away. He deserves to be hunted within his elements. If he makes a mistake, he will be mine. So far he hasn't, and I don't think he will.... but he is what makes me get up early and drive out there to hunt him.

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i might lower myself and go rifle hunting!! i mean ive been bow hunting only my first 5 years and have 2 small bucks, a 4 and a 6 and also 2 does but should i give in and rifle hunt for an 8 ?? im not going a great 6 or less now w/ the bow and will let them pass to grow up but im just wondering if i will get the jitters when a buck is 200 yrds away not 20?? im in a bow only zone and have the chance to hunt 125 posted acres of corn and hardwoods through all seasons and confused what to do??
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i quess i got 5 tags this year and can use the rifle tag anywhere ill give it a shot, i really never have a bad time hunting!!

Well to me theres nothing like having a buck come in grunting with his head down in the chase mode. and then to take such a fine animal with a bow. &quot;awesome&quot; I usually rifle hunt, but since ive been bow hunting if I dont have that bow in my hand i feel naked. its like leaving your watch at home. Ive practiced and spent so much time with the bow that i know im good with it and feel confident. but with the rifle...... well leave it on the shelf. And to tell the truth ive killed every deer with the rifle within bow range. I think hunting with the bow is more of a challenge and it gives the animal a fighting chance. with the rifle any one can reach out to one 200 yds out. and really you dont have to worry to much on camo and scent if your hunting in a box over looking a field. but with a bow everything has got to be just right and to get a mature deer within bow range theres nothing like it. if I were you I would hunt that 125 acres with the bow only. Good luck to whatever ya do

id say thats the greatest reply! thanks smoky!! you da man!!