who bowhunts alone?
#41
Joined: Mar 2006
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I wish my mom would let me go alone so then i could get more time in the woods, always working around me and my dads work schedules get kind of hectic so i dont get out much but if i could go alone id be out all of the time.
#42
Joined: Dec 2004
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I also hunt solo (including travelling for out-of-state hunts) by myself and have for many years. I really enjoy the solitude and not being on anybody else's schedule except my own. If/when I get a good one it's the same story as when I get a smaller one or a doe. (I am not a trophy hunter, just enjoy the hunt and tagging a buck if I've worked for it). I gut it and drag it outmyself. The last good one I got was just before last light the year before last. I waited for 15 min of so before looking to where the deer went out of site. It's surprising how short a time it takes to get twisted around when it's dark are you're in the thick stuff. Anyway, I found my buck (about a 125" 8 point....good for where I live) and dragged it out. Got to my truck at just after 11 pm, completely exhaused.
#44
Joined: Apr 2006
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99 % of the time alone.Not by choice ,but the only friend to take it as seriously as myself is eight hours away.Gutting and dragging ,bucks,just take my time enjoy the moment. Does, i tend to move a little quicker,usually skin and quarter as soon as possible.
#46
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Custer in The Black Hills of South Dakota
I go alone 90% of the time. When the weather is nice my wife will hunt in a ground blind while I'm in my tree. When I get one I take my time, drag, rest, drag, rest etc. Getting older but I still enjoy the solitude and of course the excitement of the hunt.
#47
When I first started hunting 3 years ago, I wasted a lot of time because my hunter safety course taught me not to hunt alone (if possible). Once I figured out it was OK to hunt alone, I started getting out in the field. I definately prefer to hunt with a buddy, but don't have a problem hunting alone (just make sure you tell someone reliableexactly where you are hunting and when to expect you back).
-Rick C.
-Rick C.


