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10-13-2007, 08:28 AM
#3
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Roanoke, Va
Posts: 3,562
RE: Rifle Hunting. Whats your take??
Some people will think you are crazy for using a bow during rifle season. I did some last year and you should have seen some of the looks on peoples' faces. They were SHOCKED to say the least. This year I don't plan on ever picking up a gun.
I think you should go for it. Besides, I feel bowhunters are at an advantage during rifle season anyway. We usually don't care to have our stands so we can see for hundreds of yards. Personally, I tend to stay in the thick stuff and that may very well be where the deer go when they get pressured, right in my lap.
Either way, good luck!
I think you should go for it. Besides, I feel bowhunters are at an advantage during rifle season anyway. We usually don't care to have our stands so we can see for hundreds of yards. Personally, I tend to stay in the thick stuff and that may very well be where the deer go when they get pressured, right in my lap.
Either way, good luck!
10-13-2007, 08:30 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
Posts: 1,796
RE: Rifle Hunting. Whats your take??
gun hunting has become a social event fort me, I take one week vacation for the friends, stories, and commradre (sp?). I may take a deer, I may not, if the tag isn't available I'll pass because where I hunt we basically get one tag each, but can party hunt, so if a friend will tag my deer I'll shoot one, if its gonna take my only tag I won't even take the safety off unlesss its a monster of a deer. I'd rather save it so I can continue my season in a tree, bow in hand.
10-13-2007, 08:38 AM
#7
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Roanoke, Va
Posts: 3,562
RE: Rifle Hunting. Whats your take??
However, there is nothing like drawing back on a deer with my bow.
10-13-2007, 09:00 AM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: Rifle Hunting. Whats your take??
My take? Rifles are good, particularly efficient for herd management, but I don't enjoy hunting with them much. Muzzleloaders - traditional round ball shooters, not modern scoped inlines (I throw those in with high power rifles) - are more enjoyable and still pretty efficient management tools. Bows are tops for enjoyment but not nearly as efficient for game management due to the limited range. Different strokes for different folks, different tools for different jobs.
