RE: Get out your Dental Floss Boys!
 

I certainly am not going to wait until Dec 1 to get back in the woods. I have had a blast with the bow, muzzleloader, and now tomorrow I can bust out the scatter gun. My leased land borders two hunt clubs that will be letting 30 or so hounds into the woods every morning and afternoon. My land is gonna be a haven for the deer to retreat to.

I have adjusted a few stands to ambush any monsters that decide to cross the creek. This part of the season is gonna be a smorgasborg of hunting tactics.

I still have 2 turkey tags to fill, and my bear tag. If I see him again (2 sightings) he will be covering part of my wall as well!

RE: Get out your Dental Floss Boys!
 

You can still use your bow cant you? I can in my county as long as I follow the Firearms regs.

RE: Get out your Dental Floss Boys!
 

The way I read the regs I can only use archery tackle during early season (October 4-Nov 14) and late archery season (Dec 1-Jan 3). The same with early muzzleloader (Nov 1-14) and late muzzleloader (Dec 13-Jan3). Shotgun only inbetween.

Besides...I hate the shot opportunity on a deer running 20 mph at 20 yrds. Thats all the deer will be doing with hounds on the ground.

If I am mistaken..let me know.

RE: Get out your Dental Floss Boys!
 

You are mistaking. You can still hunt with a bow during the firearms season. And in Hanover, you can also still hunt with a muzzleloader during firearms season.

But as you put it... you'd be hard pressed to kill one running from a pack of walkers full tilt at 30 yards through a cutover with a bow... I like the chances better with 00 buck.

RE: Get out your Dental Floss Boys!
 

[*]Hunters are allowed to use archery tackle or muzzleloading firearms to deer hunt during the firearms deer season with the following conditions:
[ul][*]all hunters are required to comply with the either-sex deer hunting days for the firearms deer season.[*]use of muzzleloading firearms is allowed only if not otherwise restricted.[*]muzzleloader deer hunters must wear blaze orange during the firearms deer season.[*]archery deer hunters must wear blaze orange during the firearms deer season except when hunting in areas where the discharge of firearms is prohibited. [/ul]

RE: Get out your Dental Floss Boys!
 

Thanks guys. I was planning on bowhunting a particular island near a huge food plot later in the year, and even using my muzzleloader during post rut, but now my opportunities are that much enjoyable!

I should have decyphered the regs a little further...thanks again.

Andy...come on over, there are plenty whitetails left. The more the merrier with hounds running them straight for us. Besides...Hanover has a full month of "anything goes" in the closing of the season.

Im heading to Gander to get another choke for the scatter gun and purchasing a few more tags if I can.