What's the difference!!??
12-02-2008, 05:03 PM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: What's the difference!!??
GMMAT, you stumped me...how come trad hunters can't hunt as high as compound hunters? Not looking for debate, just honestly don't know.
What brought this one on Greg? I'm kind of confused on this and not sure what to think of It.
12-02-2008, 05:05 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 1,161
RE: What's the difference!!??
ORIGINAL: magicman54494
Hunting is a personal sport. We all have our own reasons why we do it. Each of us makes the decision what type of hunt we want. That includes areas, type of terrain, type of weapon, size and or # of deer, etc. Being able to adjust your hunt to what suits you is what makes hunting fun. My season goes thru many changes including type of weapon and hunting style. I enjoy each and enjoy each for totally different reasons.
I'm proud of every deer I take with any weapon I use. I don't consider one deer to be more of a trophy just because of the weapon I choose. I wish everyone felt this way. I pity those that don't. When we look down our noses at others because of the weapon they use the whole sport of deer hunting suffers.
Hunting is a personal sport. We all have our own reasons why we do it. Each of us makes the decision what type of hunt we want. That includes areas, type of terrain, type of weapon, size and or # of deer, etc. Being able to adjust your hunt to what suits you is what makes hunting fun. My season goes thru many changes including type of weapon and hunting style. I enjoy each and enjoy each for totally different reasons.
I'm proud of every deer I take with any weapon I use. I don't consider one deer to be more of a trophy just because of the weapon I choose. I wish everyone felt this way. I pity those that don't. When we look down our noses at others because of the weapon they use the whole sport of deer hunting suffers.
12-02-2008, 05:09 PM
#27
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
Posts: 6,679
RE: What's the difference!!??
ORIGINAL: magicman54494
Hunting is a personal sport. We all have our own reasons why we do it. Each of us makes the decision what type of hunt we want. That includes areas, type of terrain, type of weapon, size and or # of deer, etc. Being able to adjust your hunt to what suits you is what makes hunting fun. My season goes thru many changes including type of weapon and hunting style. I enjoy each and enjoy each for totally different reasons.
I'm proud of every deer I take with any weapon I use. I don't consider one deer to be more of a trophy just because of the weapon I choose. I wish everyone felt this way. I pity those that don't. When we look down our noses at others because of the weapon they use the whole sport of deer hunting suffers.
Hunting is a personal sport. We all have our own reasons why we do it. Each of us makes the decision what type of hunt we want. That includes areas, type of terrain, type of weapon, size and or # of deer, etc. Being able to adjust your hunt to what suits you is what makes hunting fun. My season goes thru many changes including type of weapon and hunting style. I enjoy each and enjoy each for totally different reasons.
I'm proud of every deer I take with any weapon I use. I don't consider one deer to be more of a trophy just because of the weapon I choose. I wish everyone felt this way. I pity those that don't. When we look down our noses at others because of the weapon they use the whole sport of deer hunting suffers.
as far as a BH regular posting their gun kill on the BH forum ...it should NOT be a problem with anyone.....it's not disrespectful ....it's ALL hunting ...
12-02-2008, 05:10 PM
#28
Site Buck Guru
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: What's the difference!!??
There was a time when I was in my late teens, early 20's when I really slacked off bow hunting. I thought fast cars and girls were more important. [:-]As I entered my late 20's, I got back into bow hunting. I never stopped gun hunting. Any way, I started keeping a log of my hunting back in 1986. It was around there that I made the prediction that I'd get the biggest buck of my life while bow hunting. So far it is true. But I still gun hunt because I like it. It gives me more "in woods" time where I can still learn about these animals. I prefer bow hunting over gun hunting for many reasons...... milder temps, longer seasons etc. The main reason is that, to me, I think it is so cool to hunt deer when they are in their relaxed state, if you can call rutting....relaxed. Rather than hunting escape trails while they are fleeing for their lives. I think that is cool too. I just like bow hunting better but I still like gun hunting. I am not a purist and there is nothing wrong with being one as long as you don't condem me or my methods of hunting.
12-02-2008, 05:11 PM
#29
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Panhandle of Texas
Posts: 596
RE: What's the difference!!??
I know I can be proficient with a recurve out to 20 yards without too much trouble.
I do not feel comfortable with my proficiency with a recurve at 20 yards. Granted, if that is all I had to shoot and practiced real hard, no doubt I would gain in accuracy/consistency than where I am today, but even then I don't think I would ever get as comfortable shooting a recurve at 20 yards as compared to my comfort level witha compound at 40 yards.
My hunting country is open and is not as conducive to bowhunting as some areas of the country. There aren't a whole lot of us. The 4 doe I have taken this year were at 16 yards, 23 yards, 34 yards, and 38 yards. I was comfortable with every shot.
And I am speaking in candor withno self deprecationor humbleness intended when I say maybe those yardages speak for themselves and are an indication of my ineptness as a bowhunter in that I can't get them closer, and only use our "open terrain" as an excuse.
All Iknow is that I have been asuccsesful and consistent compound bowhunter for a good number of years now that would likely flounder and would have had little to show on the meat pole if all I could use was Trad gear.
12-02-2008, 05:14 PM
#30
Site Buck Guru
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: What's the difference!!??
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
What brought this one on Greg? I'm kind of confused on this and not sure what to think of It.
What brought this one on Greg? I'm kind of confused on this and not sure what to think of It.
