Longest Time
04-11-2006, 03:37 PM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: west central,wi
Posts: 903
Longest Time
What is the longest period you have went with out shooting a deer with
your bow? I understand that some people are trophy hunters,some dont
have access to good land, some dont hunt to often. Myself I have been lucky and have gotten deer all 3 years of my bowhunting carrer,good
spots to hunt.
your bow? I understand that some people are trophy hunters,some dont
have access to good land, some dont hunt to often. Myself I have been lucky and have gotten deer all 3 years of my bowhunting carrer,good
spots to hunt.
04-11-2006, 04:16 PM
#5
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Southeast, TX
Posts: 818
RE: Longest Time
I've only taken one deer with my bow and that was 3 (three) years ago. I passed on a couple of young bucks and some does the first two years. This past year, I just didn't see squat, I mean nada! It was a veryslow season for me.
What does venison taste like????
What does venison taste like????
04-11-2006, 05:07 PM
#6
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 842
RE: Longest Time
I started hunting with a shotgun and went 9 years without a deer.
I picked up a bow in 1999 and have only gone one season without an archery deer. (I got two gun deer that year though).
But I am definitely NOT a trophy hunter.
I picked up a bow in 1999 and have only gone one season without an archery deer. (I got two gun deer that year though).
But I am definitely NOT a trophy hunter.
04-22-2006, 01:57 PM
#8
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Posts: 58
RE: Longest Time
I've been bowhunting 20 years as of last season. The only break I've had was five years when I lived in Southern California when in the Marine Corps. I started at 12 and killed my first bow deer (3pt) when I was 15. After that, I've killed at least several deer with my bow each year (minus Marine Corps time). This past season I took two does but it was the first year I have not killed a buck with my bow since I was 15. Hunting the Adirondack Mts. in New York (where I now live) is a VERY different ball game than hunting either downstate or the midwest (where I grew up).
This will be my 51st post, will I finally be a SPIKE ????? Hang on, I'll hit OK to post the thread and we shall see...
This will be my 51st post, will I finally be a SPIKE ????? Hang on, I'll hit OK to post the thread and we shall see...
04-22-2006, 02:06 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Posts: 3,132
RE: Longest Time
I've only been hunting for5 years, so my drought hasn't been to long. It took my first bow deer last year on the second day (year 4, day 2) and another one this year (year 5). So I guess my longest time would be 3 years and 1 day. I did take a few with a rifle before then however.