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Bow ONLY
25.51%
Bow mostly. Some gun
38.78%
Only pick up a gun for Turkey
5.10%
Only pick up a gun if I bow season was a bust.
1.02%
Only use gun for doe management.
0
0%
Love 'em both. Do 'em both.
29.59%
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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:47 AM
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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:50 AM
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Bow only.

Only thing I use a gun for is trap shooting, and pheasant hunting.

I have no problem with rifles, or ML's, or anything. If I did, I'd have a problem with most my friends and family


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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:51 AM
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I use a gun for deer several times a year, but not nearly as much as I bowhunt.

I will also hunt for turkeys with a gun. If I am lucky enough to get one, I'll start chasing with a bow.

I like bowhunting better than gun hunting, but there are some aspects of gun hunting that are really fun and down right exciting.
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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:52 AM
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I use what ever I feel like using that given day as long as its legal. I like my Guns and Hunting to much to go Bow only! To much Family Tradition with gun hunting in my Family that I would miss out on if I was a Bow only hunter!
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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:52 AM
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I use them both.
I'm probably 95% / 5%-- bow / gun respectivley, no matter what season it is here.
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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:54 AM
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ORIGINAL: MN/Kyle

Bow only.

Only thing I use a gun for is trap shooting, and pheasant hunting.

I have no problem with rifles, or ML's, or anything. If I did, I'd have a problem with most my friends and family


How can you be "Bow only" if you hunt with a Shotgun for pheasants???
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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:57 AM
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I am primarily a bowhunter, but I will use a gun for deer if I feel like. Mostly handgun or slug gun. Turkeys I plan to split time depending on how the season is going.
Small game, predators etc I will have a gun in hand. I don't think I could ever go 100% bow.
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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:59 AM
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ORIGINAL: MN/Kyle

Bow only.

Only thing I use a gun for is trap shooting, and pheasant hunting.

I have no problem with rifles, or ML's, or anything. If I did, I'd have a problem with most my friends and family


How can you be "Bow only" if you hunt with a Shotgun for pheasants???
I tried to think of some smart ass comment...I couldn't.

Touche, sir.

I'm not BOW ONLY. [8D]
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Old 04-23-2008 | 09:59 AM
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Default RE: Are you exclusively an archery hunter ?!?

I voted for "Bow mostly. Some Gun" even though it's not a precise fit for me. Last year was my first year bow hunting, and I'm hooked for life. I don't, however, see me hanging up my rifle, muzzle loader or shotgun.... ever. I'm a "hunter", plain and simple, and I enjoy hunting using each and every method available to me.
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Old 04-23-2008 | 10:02 AM
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I was bow only for 27 years... except I'd take the shotgun dove hunting. Shoulders gone bad, can't shoot a bow any more so, except for crossbows, bowhunting is a thing of the past. Back to muzzleloaders! REAL muzzleloaders. I'm easing back into smokepoles the way I got started the first time. Building a Kentucky rifle kit.


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