I am a bow hunter and thats all i use i have never taken an aminal with a gun.just my choice. just wondering how many of you hunt with a gun also.

ive only shot a deer with a rifle but i do also bow hunt.

Been hunting with a gun for many years, only started bowhunting 3 years ago & it sure seems more rewarding if for no other reason than the longer season here. We get 4&1/2 months for bow. I took around a dozen deer with my guns in many years & I'v taken 19 with my bow in three so theres another perk from bowhunting. I still hunt with a rifle & supose if I could hunt local with one things might be different but bowhunting I have 4 spots within 15 minutes of my house. I also find I learn more about deer behaviour bowhunting because of the added time in the field & the much more limited range. I'll hunt them with whatever tool I can but by & large I like bowhunting better.

I love both of them, but I can't beat getting within 15 yards of them deer.

I do both, but I like bow hunting better. I'd much rather take a deer with a bow than a gun its just me.

Shot a deer about 5 yrs ago with a shotgun. Picked up a bow about 4 yrs ago. After that first deer with my bow, what a RUSH!!!


Will Never go Back !!!!!

i hunt with both. one way or another i'm in the woods so i'm happy.

well I would prefer to take a deer with the bow. However they do not seem to cooperate sometimes during the early bow season. And since I don't hunt for antlers alone, but meat in the freezer, if it happens during muzzle loader season or rifel, well then I take em!

I do both. I have a bow (a few actually), an inline muzzle loader and a 12 ga rifled slug gun. My ultimate goal is to take one deer a season and I will use any means at my disposal to do it, legally of course.

I'm the odd one out here because I actually like shutgon or muzzle loader hunting a bit more than bow hunting. It's hard to find good bow hunting land in my area and it's really nice during bow season still. I am into archery because I love archery, the bowhunting was a secondary thing for me. Like I have said before, I like to shoot not sit in a tree staring at my bow hanging there on the off chance I might get to use it. I didn't buy my bow to hunt with, that is just a bonus.

Paul

Can I have a category for muzzleloader? I have to get a lot closer than a guy with a 7mm mag.