If you had to make a choice.
 

This is a hypothetical question about hunting deer

If you had to make a choice. Would you give up deer hunting with a bow or deer hunting with a gun (includes muzzleload)?

Give up the bow

Give up the gun

Personally, I would give up the gun... I just love to hunt with the bow.

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I basically made that decision eight years ago. I went back to the bow so that
[ol][*]longer season[*]hunt closer to home[*]lose the orange army[*]greater sense of satisfaction for me personally [/ol]

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Never the gun, I only hunt with a bow because i can get in the woods sooner.

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Actually I'm not ready to give up either, but if I had to make the decision, then I would have to give up bow hunting. I just love gun hunting. I know it's not as "sporting" as bow hunting, but it's just as enjoyable. I do love bow hunting, but there will come a day when I just can't do it anymore, you know the age thing. I doubt I will go to the crossbow when that time comes. Anyway, I have too many guns to quit gun hunting. I only have one bow, so that's an easy choice.:)

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I don't own a rifle and have no ambition to kill a deer with a rifle so it was a pretty easy decision for me.

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"from my cold dead hands" NEITHER!;)

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Hard to defend yourself against evil with stick and string don't ya think.......

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That is exactly why i started bow hunting this year.I like bowhunting,but I do love my gun hunting!

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I'd give up the gun... I love the bow and hunting with it. Hardly get the rifle out anymore.

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i would have to give up my bow due to the comraderie of gun season. i love both but if i had to make a choice

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Bowhunting much longer season and much more satisfying.

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I'd have to say bowhunting since I just started bowhunting. Someone else said something about visiting (can'tremember howhe spelledcomraderie)with friends during gun season and that's a big part it, too.

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I have a bow and a rifle, I havn't hunted with the bow in 6 or 8 years so the choice is simple.

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Duh. What kinda question was that???

Seriously would keep the gun. Bowhunting may be up close and in person but sitting in a box watching the bucks running the girls on a cold crisp morning, nothin like it. You may be able to see some bowhunting but sitting over a big open field, see so much more and can really enjoy it rather than worrying about spooking a single doe near ur stand.

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Gave up the gun about 7 years ago. and still do just as well as the gun hunters do on the gun opening weekend.

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For one, I don't gun hunt, so I'd give up the gun because there are times I may have to go gun hunting if we need meat. Bow hunting is too fun and awesome to give up.

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No way in hell am I going to give up my Bow. If and when I get to the point I can no longer pull it back with ease...I can always use a crossbow. Just my opinion.;)

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Sometimes that choice is made for us...

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I chose the bow....not that I would give up either....but I love the family time I get with 15-20 guys in camp.... none of them do much bow hunting, andI just love being around the uncles and cousins to much.
-Jake

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I tip my hat to those who said they would keep their bows.
I hunt both but I am also a meat hunter and my odds for success increase with my rifle.
That's especially true hunting with lower deer numbers that we have as compared to other states/provinces.

Those who say they shoot as many deer with a bow as compared to other hunters usinga rifle, may find it difficult to keep that success rate in NH.

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Same here, though neither voluntarily.

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Bow

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would have to get rid of the gun longer season more of a challenge.

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Although I luv to bow hunt witch I usualy do right thru muzzleloader season and a few times during rifle .
I shoot a lot more deer with my rifle or shot gun than bow ,
I just dont get enough deer close enough for a ethical shot with my bow .

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although bow season is alot longer i can hunt from october 1 to february 28, the decision was an easy one to make...
1. i have alot better luck with my gun
2. just started bow hunting last year, beenusing a .243 for 13 years
3. they have a much harder time slipping out of range

in these parts we have a small but still dangerous bear population... that bow isn't gonna do much when you have a pi$$ed off bear on your tracks! i've only seen 2 while hunting and i always carry a pistol when bow hunting, but i doubt that will help much either. just a piece of mind i guess

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Same here. Even so, I do not bow hunt often because it's just too darned hot in Alabama during bow season. I can't justify carrying a bow into the woods when the gun is legal.

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I did make this choice. About 15 years ago. I haven't looked back. I love bow hunting. It's quite, not many people out in the woods, and you don't have to worry about getting shot.

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i have never hunted with a bow, but one day would love to get out there with one, so at the moment im sticking with my muzzleloader:)

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Bowhunting all the way!;)