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early in 05-23-2008 02:06 PM

Bowhunting dreams?
 
I was wondering how many of us have had a bowhunting dream thatwe have fulfilled, and what that was? Also, if you haven't fulfilled it yet, what it is?:D

salukipv1 05-23-2008 02:15 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I'd like to bowhunt and take just about 1 of everything in NA, though I think a bighorn sheep with a bow would be pretty awesome, since few guys take a sheep with a bow.

MECHDOC 05-23-2008 02:16 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I fulfilled taking a nice buck as my first bow kill.It took me 3 seasons before I got him.I dreamed of thatscenario day in and day outand it finally happend.My new dream is to goto the middle of nowhere canada andtake a trophy mooseby bowwhile camping and living off the land till I find him.A monster Elk would be awesome totake too.

ahunter55 05-23-2008 02:23 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
To take a Huge Black Bear with a Bow-did that. Caribou, Elk Bowhunt-did that MANY times . Take a Good size Whitetail Buck-fortunate to have a few.
Mule Deer out West-many times. Bowhunt a Buffalo-did. Bowhunt many places & Canada-I have. Teach & take my kids Bowhunting-they are doing that now.
I have been fortunate to have made most of my Dream Bowhunts come true more than once. I have been blessed with many Bowhunts & family & this is the start of my 52nd year of Bowhunting Biggame. Took my 1st Deer in 1958, my 2nd year of Bowhunting & headed to Oklahoma in 2 weeks to Bowhunt some wild hogs.
Sharing Hunts with close friends & family make for the best hunting dreams.



MOhunter46 05-23-2008 02:23 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
My dream is to take a mature buck with a bow. Hopin this year is my year. But other than that i would love to go out west and hunt elk.

Steven McBee 05-23-2008 02:36 PM

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to take all 28 north american big game animals and so far, i have 26 to go lol but once i get back from this black bear hunt, only 25:D

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twildasin 05-23-2008 07:19 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I would love to go out west to hunt whitetails and be succesful! Not to much of a big dream but its a dream of mine.

early in 05-23-2008 07:32 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 

ORIGINAL: twildasin

I would love to go out west to hunt whitetails and be succesful! Not to much of a big dream but its a dream of mine.
What are you kidding?That's a definite dream hunt! The Milk River regionof Montana for example,is some AWESOME whitetail hunting.;)

twildasin 05-23-2008 07:39 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I would love to hunt the milk river...Actually another dream of mine is to kill the big 3 in Pa. with a bow...Deer,bear,& turkey

Swift Arrow 05-23-2008 07:53 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
Hunting every year on my prime whitetail property in either Indiana or Illinois with an occasional trip out west. That along with lots of time for fishing is thee life.

OHbowhntr 05-23-2008 08:00 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 

ORIGINAL: ahunter55

To take a Huge Black Bear with a Bow-did that. Caribou, Elk Bowhunt-did that MANY times . Take a Good size Whitetail Buck-fortunate to have a few.
Mule Deer out West-many times. Bowhunt a Buffalo-did. Bowhunt many places & Canada-I have. Teach & take my kids Bowhunting-they are doing that now.
I have been fortunate to have made most of my Dream Bowhunts come true more than once. I have been blessed with many Bowhunts & family & this is the start of my 52nd year of Bowhunting Biggame. Took my 1st Deer in 1958, my 2nd year of Bowhunting & headed to Oklahoma in 2 weeks to Bowhunt some wild hogs.
Sharing Hunts with close friends & family make for the best hunting dreams.




GREEN & ENVY = ME!!!!

John,
You make me quite GREEN w/ ENVY!!! Good to hear that you've accomplished so much in your hunting career and you are passing it on in your family.



Bugling Elk is my first, Caribou second, and then 3rd, which I'll likely NEVER get and opportunity to do is RED DEER in New Zealand!!!! The first two are likely, the 3rd will probably forever only be a dream, unless I come by some major CASH with no strings attached to it!!! Hey, if everyone here gives me $1..........

Taking donations to make a hunter's dream come true, please send $1 or paypal $1 to my at.........:D

jmbuckhunter 05-23-2008 08:08 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
Fulfilled one of mine this January. Got my own piece of Whitetail paradise to hunt on, 85 acres to be exact.

virginiashadow 05-23-2008 08:12 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I would like to hunt every day of November one year. I would like to be in the woods every single day of November, even if only for 1 hour.

I would like to establish a hunting tradition in my family so my kids and I can have a "deer camp" or at best, hook up to hunt and hang out each year. I don't have any family traditions or anything that I do each year, so to me spending a special time with my family each year would be my number 1 hunting dream.

Brett

Brett/IL 05-23-2008 08:59 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I dream of being blessed with the good health that allows me to continue to hunt year after year. Aside from that, Alaska-Yukon moose at about 10 yds. with a trad. bow sounds GREAT!

Schultzy 05-23-2008 09:17 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
One of my dreams I already fullfilled by shooting myself a large P&Y Black Bear scoring 20 5/16. My next dream is shooting a B&C Black Bear. 21" mininum to make Boone, I've seen them where we hunt so its a possibility but its also the biggest challenge I've faced yet! Something tells me It may happen some day. I'm not sure but for some reason I got that feeling.;) Just thinking about makes my hair stand on end!!

psebwhntr16 05-23-2008 09:21 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I have 2 dreams. I got my first last summer in Africa. And hopefully someday I can purchase my own land to have a family on.

nodog 05-24-2008 01:20 AM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I thought you ment real dreams.:D

I did have one once, when I woke up it came true. Killed a nice 8 just as I had dreamed it. One of those things that makes you smile when you think of it. I'd never even been there before but I saw the land and the deer just as I'd dreamed it.

Edcyclopedia 05-24-2008 04:48 AM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
A nice NH buck over 100". I'll take more but can't be greedy.
Any deer works for me, as they are all trophies... But you did say dream!
How about the lottery that would work too!

Double Creek 05-24-2008 05:45 AM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
My life long dream was to take a P&Y buck in my state. That dream became a reality in 2006.

Now my dream is to take high country mule deer with stickbow and a big spot and stalk spring bear..... I'll start working on those in 2009.

Kamil 05-24-2008 08:22 AM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
Well I'm in the beginning stages of talking to outfitters for my archery elk hunt which will happen in about 2 years. Even though I ahve not made a bow kill on any animal, this has always been a dream of mine.

Steven McBee 05-24-2008 08:24 AM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 

ORIGINAL: jmbuckhunter

Fulfilled one of mine this January. Got my own piece of Whitetail paradise to hunt on, 85 acres to be exact.
congrats on your new piece of hunting ground!

early in 05-24-2008 09:57 AM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 

ORIGINAL: Kamil

Well I'm in the beginning stages of talking to outfitters for my archery elk hunt which will happen in about 2 years. Even though I ahve not made a bow kill on any animal, this has always been a dream of mine.
Remember this. Thoughts become things, the law of attraction.It's the one law that is absolute and guarenteed!It will NEVER fail.;)

IL-Cornfed 05-24-2008 02:10 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
Just over 20 years ago I wanted to simply tag a P&Y class whitetail, once I did that I wanted a 150 class buck,then after a handful of them I wanted a B&C class buck with my bow...... I'm still waiting for that "dream". I would also like to complete a Wild Turkey Grand Slam with my bow as well as tagging a trophy class Muley and a trophy Elk. Before my time is up here,..... I plan on making them all a reality.

Good luck and good hunting to all of you in your quest of chasin' the dream.

mac87toy 05-24-2008 04:42 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I would like to just have my kids appreciate the outdoors and be able to have some public land to take them hunting on when they get old enough to go. I would also like to be able to at least be frustrated by all the 28 north americanbig game species.

Vabowman 05-24-2008 08:53 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
My dream hunt right here baby!!!




killzonearchery 05-24-2008 09:01 PM

RE: Bowhunting dreams?
 
I would love to shot a nice sized buck at 40 yards with my bow. It dont even have to be in the record books.


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