I am learning quite a bit about bowhunting. This is my third year and I have learned an immense amount about bowhunting and me as a bowhunter. One thing that I have learned this year is not to bowhunt from a rifle boxstand. Doing so has at least in part led me to take two bad shots, to miss and to lose a doe on opening weekend and a buck this past Sunday. I hunted from the boxstand as it is a permanent structure in a very good spot in pine, but just not conducive to good shooting form, freedom of movement and line of site to shoot. I have learned that from now on, put up and use a portable.
I truly love how bowhunting gives you a much more personal experience and much, much more difficult to harvest a deer. I believe that I am hooked and would pick bowhunting over rifle hunting any day of the year.
Anyone else learn/think along the same lines as I? Thanks.

Seems to me you are your way to becoming a true hunter. I remember when I shot a rifle and hunted with the family. It wasn't till I picked up a bow that I truely learned what hunting was about. To that end it's been 16 years since I got a gun out for deer hunting.

I feel the same way. I think bowhunting is more rewarding and gets you more in tune w/ nature. which for me is one of the main reasons that I hunt.

I know what you mean. While I would not totally give up rifle hunting, I enjoy bowhunting a bit more. Gun hunting is always fun but to me,bowhunting cannot be beat.

I get chills just thinking about it.

I'll answer by saying this. Missouri's 10 day rifle season ends Tuesday, and every day I've hunted I've used my bow. I rarely take my rifle anymore. I don't know, I just feel like a sniper in a tree waiting for a victim....After taking deer w/ archery tackle, rifle hunting is anticlimactic....