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Hmmmmm.... Let's see:

#1) Anything that flies, runs, walks, crawls, etc... :)
#2) Still hunting from a ground blind. I don't have a tree stand yet.
#3) That's a toughy... Probably Turkey and Deer. Canadian geese too.
#4) 0. I'm a newbie as of last season! <img src=icon_smile_shy.gif border=0 align=middle>
#5) <u>I own these</u>:
......Marlin Model 60 .22LR
......Remington 870 Express 12GA (lefty)
......PSE Centerflite Edge 1000 compound bow (lefty)

Butch

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Pred, we may have had some differences on the other post, but I don't hold a grudge.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

1)Whitetails, Feral Hogs/Boar
2)Stand hunting 90% Stalking 10% (Now that I've moved back up to the northeast it's probably more like 99% stand hunting, since stalking is very difficult in the crunchy leaves and I have yet to master the &quot;Indian walk&quot;)
3)I do love the serenity of relaxing in a treestand and sometimes when I'm stand hunting I won't even take the bow off the hook because I don't want to disturb my surroundings. On the other hand, if the wind is right a good stalk really gets the heart pumping.
4)Success rate lately has been very high. I get at least one deer every season I hunt and I hunt in multiple states that have multiple seasons. I have been very fortunate the last few years.
5)Yes I rifle hunt, but more to spend time with that group of hunting buddies. Bowhunting is my first priority.

This is a good thread. I can't wait to see others' replies.

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1. Whitetail, turkey - some predator hunting.
2. (bow)Stand Hunting - 80%; still hunting 20% - No Ground blinds
2a.(gun)stand Hunting - 50%; Still hunting 30% - Ground blind 20%
3. Stand hunting, I love the science of it, and the radical departure from my normally fast paced life.
4. Success rate - tough question - I might relocate my stand(s) a dozen times before a good shot is taken is this like 8%?- I take a decent buck every other year with a bow, and a doe each year usually, Plus a deer or two every gun season. If success is a deer taken every year, I do all right. Sometimes my most successful hunts, are when I FIGURE A DEER OUT - and no shot is taken.

5. I do not rifle hunt for deer - shotgun/muzzeloader where I am. I do rifle hunt for coyotes and fox in the winter and enjoy that alot.

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1) What GAME do you usually hunt?
Whitetail deer, Turkeys, and maybe the odd bird or two
2) What METHODS do you use for bowhunting & HOW OFTEN (%)?
Still hunting (5%), Tree Stand (15%) , Ground blind (80%)
3) What is your FAVORITE?
Lol, at darn near 300#, I am right partial to staying on the ground, hiding in a blind or blowdown.
4) What is your SUCCESS rate for all the seasons that you've bow hunted? (%)
Ummm, not all that high if we are just considering archery. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 8%...if my ciphering is correct<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>.
5) Do you rifle hunt?
No. About the closest thing to rifle hunting I do is muzzleloading. Rifles larger than .22 are illegal to hunt with in my area of the state. The powers that be have seen fit to let us at least use a shotgun, instead of a slingshot....for now.



Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (35 AD - 100 AD)

Edited by - Silens_Venator on 11/01/2002 03:28:04

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1) What GAME do you usually hunt?
Mainly whitetail, but occasionally I'll go waterfowling
2) What METHODS do you use for bowhunting & HOW OFTEN (%)?
95% Stand; 5% Still
3) What is your FAVORITE?
Bowhunting for whitetail in my treestand
4) What is your SUCCESS rate for all the seasons that you've bow hunted? (%)
This is only my 3rd full year of bowhunting. Was shut out the
first year, but harvested one last year and got one this past
Sunday...so I guess that's 2 out of 3 or 66%.
5) Do you rifle hunt?
IL doesn't have a rife season, but I do go during the shotgun
season(s).

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1. Whitetail; rabbit and squirel; maybe next year Turkey
2. Ground blind and still hunting (50/50)
3. Both are favorites
4. I define success as getting in position for a shot; 100% per season. Per outing I would estimate 33% (1 day out of 3)
5. No but I've been thinking about black powder hunting.

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1) game hunted: Coyote, bobcat, mule and whitetail deer, elk, upland birds, dove, antelope.
2) methods of bowhunting: spot and stalk, ground blind, and tree stand
3) facorite: calling predators is my favorite
4) Success with bow: nearly 100%. only bow hunted last two years and have taken 2 P&Y bucks, 1 mule and 1 whitetail, and 4 does and 1 coyote this fall.
5) Rifle hunt: Yes, usually while predator calling, used to hunt deer with rifle, and hunt elk and antelope with rifle.

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1&gt; Whitetail, turkey, phesant, coyote
2&gt; Stand-95% Still-5%
3&gt; Stand hunting whitetails
4&gt; I missed the '83 season while being deployed at sea, other than that one; 100%.
5&gt; Only for coyote. My second favorite season is muzzleloader. Only one year with no deer. It's nice to look forward to putting a fat and sassy doe in the freezer but then my bow usually gets one before the blackpowder season.



GForce

Shoot often - Hunt always

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Deer
Treestand for bowhunting 100%
Success rate is usually 50-75%.
Yes I rifle hunt.

Hunt the thickets