Are You a REAL Bowhunter or a TV Star??
02-22-2002 | 04:18 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
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From: Vinton VA
RE: Are You a REAL Bowhunter or a TV Star??
I poke them in the side with my bow or gun, or kick them in the rear. It realy depends on wich way It is facing when I come up on it. If I can see the eyes, I don't need to poke em', cuase I will be able to see the "glazed" over and know if the deer is dead or not.
TAKE YOUR KIDS HUNTING AND YOU WON'T BE HUNTING FOR YOUR KIDS
TAKE YOUR KIDS HUNTING AND YOU WON'T BE HUNTING FOR YOUR KIDS
02-22-2002 | 06:04 AM
#14
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From: Port Matilda PA USA
RE: Are You a REAL Bowhunter or a TV Star??
You have to know it is staged. If I shot a buck like that I would be screeming and yelling when I found him. Then I would have to wait 15min to get my act together befor I gutted him (at least with my first 2 dozen bucks).
Just check the eyes and chest. You will get a reaction of some sore. I have never heard of a deer playing dead.
Just check the eyes and chest. You will get a reaction of some sore. I have never heard of a deer playing dead.
02-22-2002 | 06:11 AM
#15
Boone & Crockett
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From: Lehigh County PA USA
RE: Are You a REAL Bowhunter or a TV Star??
You mean you guys actually check to see if the deer is dead once you find 'em?
Heck, most of mine just fall over from fright once they see what a great bowhunter I am! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
Seriously though, if it is in archery season then by the time I get down from my tree stand, and pack everything up and then trail the darn thing for "hours" (they rarely drop within sight for me <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>) then the darn thing is so stiff that it would take a blind mine not to see that it is as dead as a door nail.
Rifle season...well, now that is a whooooolllee different matter...<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
Heck, most of mine just fall over from fright once they see what a great bowhunter I am! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
Seriously though, if it is in archery season then by the time I get down from my tree stand, and pack everything up and then trail the darn thing for "hours" (they rarely drop within sight for me <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>) then the darn thing is so stiff that it would take a blind mine not to see that it is as dead as a door nail.
Rifle season...well, now that is a whooooolllee different matter...<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
02-22-2002 | 07:15 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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From: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
RE: Are You a REAL Bowhunter or a TV Star??
Well I guess my whole family are TV stars, I have poked thier eye for 38 years, my cousin for over 50, and my uncle for 50+. I have no problem with the other methods either, there have been quite a few that I didn't poke them in the eye because when there is a hole 3 inches round and an expolsion of blood out the far side and they were knocked flat, I just didn't see the need.
The Tazman
The Tazman
02-22-2002 | 07:30 AM
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From: Upstate New York
RE: Are You a REAL Bowhunter or a TV Star??
You know, I'm usually so wired after a kill that I don't remember if I poke them or not. I do know that I always check the eyes. That glazed-over look of a dead deer is hard to miss.
Turc
Turc