How many of you have tagged one w/ a bow during firearms season?
11-29-2007, 11:32 AM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 428
RE: How many of you have tagged one w/ a bow during firearms season?
I've taken 5 deer with a bow during gun season. I've also had a nice 10 point hit through the lungs and run about 65 yards into a gun hunter. He claimed him, although he never fired a shot and was on posted land. So we had a few words over that ! I wasn't thinking, me w/ bow - him w/gun I was pissed[:@] Hopefully no one has to go through that.
11-29-2007, 11:45 AM
#22
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Colorado
Posts: 4,127
RE: How many of you have tagged one w/ a bow during firearms season?
I took my bow earlier this month on a landowner preference rifle hunt. Had a certain minimum size buck in mind for the rifle - never saw one of that size. But, after one bow stalk that didn't work due to the shifting wind, I got asecond crack at the same 150 classbuck with the bow. Nice to have "options" on a rifle hunt.
11-29-2007, 01:25 PM
#23
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bozeman, MT
Posts: 133
RE: How many of you have tagged one w/ a bow during firearms season?
I do it every year. I do get strange looks when I go through game check stations. I allways get "you shot this with your bow?" When I respond yes, I get a wierd look and a congradulations. This year a 3x4 & a doe.
Hyde
Hyde
11-29-2007, 03:37 PM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,876
RE: How many of you have tagged one w/ a bow during firearms season?
Tagged one the day before filling my last antlerless tag (last chance) and then had a heck of a lot of fun tagging one with a shot gun during. Shot it right out from under a buddy who never saw it. He'd cost me one by coming in so close to first light. Would have been my first bedded deer under me who bolted when he showed up. Dropped it like a stone from a hundred yrds out.
11-29-2007, 03:37 PM
#26
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: How many of you have tagged one w/ a bow during firearms season?
ORIGINAL: Rick James
Thanks Rob. We will get together later this winter for late season, or maybe some shed hunting and scouting for turkeys I'm sure. Next time it will be a bit more comfortable as well.......
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ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Matt, not successful in filling tags but came darn close one here back when doe was still doe season. I can't see shooting a doe with a rifle at this point in my life so I carried my bow during doe firearms and almost came to draw on more than one occassion.
I wanted to say good luck in your quest this weekend. If I didn't have a friend coming over to try for a doe I'd come up and film ya.
Matt, not successful in filling tags but came darn close one here back when doe was still doe season. I can't see shooting a doe with a rifle at this point in my life so I carried my bow during doe firearms and almost came to draw on more than one occassion.
I wanted to say good luck in your quest this weekend. If I didn't have a friend coming over to try for a doe I'd come up and film ya.
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11-29-2007, 04:48 PM
#27
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Canandaigua, NY
Posts: 550
RE: How many of you have tagged one w/ a bow during firearms season?
I've tagged a deer in a non rifle area during rifle season in my original area. My only deer this season is a buck with my bow. Haven't had much luck with my gun.
11-30-2007, 10:26 AM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New York
Posts: 1,570
RE: How many of you have tagged one w/ a bow during firearms season?
I have been using my bow all season since I sa the buck I named gigantor he is a huge mainframe 12 point and i want to get him with a bow if nothing else, I haven't connected to date however even with gun pressureI have been consistantly seeing doe's and teenage 100 class bucks within bow range, hopefully the big boy will follow soon as time is running out.
