I bow and rifle hunt, but I like the advantages of the bow hunting season. It starts when the deer are in a more relaxed stage. I see way more mature bucks during bow season, its easier to pattern deer. By the time rifle season comes the deer have no reliable pattern and the big ones seem to dissapear.

I rifle hunt two maybe three days a year during the opener of the gun season. I bowhunt 20 days a year if I do not fill my tag. I would bowhunt exclusively but my father would disinherit me if I didn't rifle hunt with him.

Gar