My First AR Buck and 1st Bowkill!!
10-24-2005 | 07:30 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Arkansas Born, Army Bound
RE: My First AR Buck and 1st Bowkill!!
Nope, not aPhotoshop job.And it wasn't a great shot. He said he got liver the back of one lung and an artery...probably woulda passed on anyways, though I'm sure it would've taken awhile to expire.
10-24-2005 | 08:00 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Jackson, Missouri
RE: My First AR Buck and 1st Bowkill!!
Awesome-looking deer! And what a proud smile!!! 
Just curious... not trying to start anything at all... but most places around here you aren't allowed to take a firearm out into the woods with you. Obviously, you were legal if the game warden knew all about it, but just never heard of that before. And I guess I'd have the same question: Why not nock another arrow and keep it a pure archery kill?
Again, though -- congratulations! He's a nice-looking buck!
Just curious... not trying to start anything at all... but most places around here you aren't allowed to take a firearm out into the woods with you. Obviously, you were legal if the game warden knew all about it, but just never heard of that before. And I guess I'd have the same question: Why not nock another arrow and keep it a pure archery kill?
Again, though -- congratulations! He's a nice-looking buck!
10-24-2005 | 10:22 PM
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Fork Horn
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From: Russellville AR USA
RE: My First AR Buck and 1st Bowkill!!
Hey guys,
The reason for the muzzleloader shot: The spot where the buck crashed didn't offer a good shot with a bow, as there were too many limbs and branches in the way to shoot through. I was also scared that if I got down out of my stand and tried to get over to him, that he would find the strength to get up and try to run, I have had a buck do this before and he ended up getting shot by another hunter!! So I learned from that mistake, and wanted to go ahead and finish him.
And yes, during a muzzleloader season in AR, you can hunt with archery equipment, as long as you follow the other harvest restrictions that go along with the muzzleloader season.
The reason for the muzzleloader shot: The spot where the buck crashed didn't offer a good shot with a bow, as there were too many limbs and branches in the way to shoot through. I was also scared that if I got down out of my stand and tried to get over to him, that he would find the strength to get up and try to run, I have had a buck do this before and he ended up getting shot by another hunter!! So I learned from that mistake, and wanted to go ahead and finish him.
And yes, during a muzzleloader season in AR, you can hunt with archery equipment, as long as you follow the other harvest restrictions that go along with the muzzleloader season.