RE: How many of you still rifle hunt?
 

ahh yes! Any chance I get, I'm out there. I don't get enough time with school and hockey =( I took up bow hunting so I'd have more time to be afield. I'm still learning the ropes, but I love every minute of it ^^ Rifle opener is tomorrow... I'll be out there, before school that is -.-

RE: How many of you still rifle hunt?
 

I am a deer hunter first and formost. I love bowhunting the most, but when rifle season opens up I use my rifle, same for Muzzle loaders. I just love to deer hunt and each form has it's own challanges. A buck I will gladly take with my bow I may very well pass with a gun. It's just another way to add some challange and enjoy hunting in general.

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I also Rifle hunt. While I enjoy the solitude of bowhunting, rifle is just the opposite. We have a camp and gather with Father, Uncles, cousins and friends. It's a family tradition.

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Of course I still rifle hunt (actually shot gun this year) and if they had a sling-shot season I would hunt with one of those too. It isn't the weapon, it's how you hunt them. You don't have to shoot 400 yds accross a field with your rifle. The weapon is only a tool in the process. If you want to shoot them close then let them get close. I am comfortable shooting my bow at deer to 40 yds. and most of my gun kills were about that distance as well. Bottom line, hunt the anyway you want (legally) and only take shots and harvest game that you will feel good about after the fact.

RE: How many of you still rifle hunt?
 

What's a rifle? Seriously, I have been hunting over 40 years, 30 of them with a bow. I reached a point 15 years ago where I didn't care to take a gun to the woods anymore--for deer. You'd have to hunt central Pa. to understand how many people there are that pick up a rifle for a couple days a year, sit a few hundred yards off the road, and call that hunting.
They are not referred to as the Orange Army for nothing. I just don't care to compete with 100 guys on a mountain for a couple of legal deer. Give me the bow season where I can have some peace and quiet and just enjoy the outdoors, whether I get an animal or not.

RE: How many of you still rifle hunt?
 

I hunt 99% of the hunting seasons with my bow. The one exception is my yearly 3 day trip to a friends camp where I dust off the slug gun.

RE: How many of you still rifle hunt?
 

I still rifle hunt once the firearm season opens. I carry my bow several times during firearm season, but I'm just not diehard enough to lay the guns down for good. Maybe one day, but not today!

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I haven't gun hunted in 3 years. I used to be deer hunter. I would bowhunt during bow season, gun hunt during gun season, etc. However, about 3 years ago I decided to take my bowhunting to the next level and start concentrating on killing mature bucks with bow. Since then I have grown tremendously as a hunter and outdoorsman. On the downside, I have also developed an elitist attitude towards guns. For me personally, I would not disgrace a buck by sniping him off at 100yds. These are my personal convictions and I do support gun hunters. My entire family is made up of gun hunters.

I will never kill another whitetail with a gun, but when my son is of age, I will be striking out with him, gun in hand.

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The way KS laws are, you choose your poison, gun or bow. Can take a buck with one or the other, but not both. I usually kill a couple does with my rifle in the January season. Truly enjoy bowhunting much more, always see alot more critters... and it does not hurt that the rut is during bow season either.

RE: How many of you still rifle hunt?
 

In both state I hunt bow hunting opens in September and runs through the middle or end of December. Bow season overlaps all the other season and I seriously have little intrest in hunting with a firearm. It dosn't extended the season for me to do so and I honestly prefer to hunt with my bow.

I won't rule out hunting with a gun completely though. My father got me into hunting and I'll go out with him on occasion because I like the father son time it affords.

I agree 100% with the above statement. Although it dosn't fit my style completely I support it 100%.