bbarnhart20 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 I usually take the old rifle out each year to hunt but the past two years i've switched to only bowhunting. I like more of a challenge and taking the rifle and shooting a deer at like 200 yrds. just doesn't do it for me!! This season has been horrible though. I have no property that I own but hunt alot of private properties that i hunt along with others. It just makes me mad because no one else bowhunts these properties so all bow season i'm working on patterning deer and finding the best spots to hunt, only to have every other rifle hunter come in the first week of the season and tromp around everywhere... i even had a guy in one of my stands one morning(man did i give it to him) and now i can't get a deer within 60 yrds. . I even tried to go deep in the thicket to find a guy around 8:00 come walking through with his gun!!!! Makes me soo mad, just wondered if anyone else felt the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I dont hate it..but it has gotten to be a lack of fun here.....we cant make drives..(push the bush) etc.. now all we can do is sit and wait.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I love rifle leason as well as bow season. There are just as many slob bowhyunters as rifle hunters (well as a % anyway). The difference is bowhunting poachers and slobs can be more discreet aobut it because of the lask of gunshots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBUCK Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I really like all kinds of hunting, but it wouldn't break my heart if they either shortened the gun season here in NY or did away with it all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest generallee Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season i love to bow hunt, but when rifle season comes around.....i hang up the bow and dust off the rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lovinbowhuntin247365 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season i dont own a rifle ... but i sometimes will take out a shtgun and shoot a few slugs through it just to see if its shootin accurate, and then take it out to try and get me a buck ... but it wouldtn break my heart if they shortened the rifle season a little bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I don't hate rifle season....I hate the way most rifle hunters "hunt". This year had 4 guys walking under me at 8:00am, headed back the the house. Man...that's EARLY! Most guys around here don't kill deer tramping through the woods, but also so many don't have the skill to find a good stand site, which is why they end up walking around. I hate all the gunshots, and I get depressed when I see so many young bucks getting checked in. Now, this is all legal stuff, but I just don't really like it.... The deer also are VERY educated after rifle season is over.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season The deer also are VERY educated after rifle season is over.... [/ QUOTE ] ya, i know what you mean, in Ohio after shotgun season is over the deer have already went into big groups and are scared to death. But i did get a doe with my shotgun on opening day Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season [ QUOTE ] I love rifle leason as well as bow season. There are just as many slob bowhyunters as rifle hunters (well as a % anyway). The difference is bowhunting poachers and slobs can be more discreet aobut it because of the lask of gunshots. [/ QUOTE ] I'll argue this one till the day I die........... Most Bowhunters practice their craft all year long........ Most Gun-Hunters get their gun out of the closet,sight it in , and go hunting. Put the percentages where you want......50/50....90/10........... it doesn't matter. But, I will guarantee you that the majority of Bowhunters take their hunting ALOT more seriously that the gun hunters As far as the poaching thing goes............. Show me the Bowhunter that can shoot an arrow out of the front seat of a truck. With the radio blasting, and not spill his beer. Back to the original question.................... No I don't hate rifle season. I just wish that they would change the dates. Most gun seasons coincide with the rut and that completely messes up the deer patterns and behavior, as well as allowing those big-boys to be taken before their "time". The one state that doesn't....................IOWA.............and who has some of the biggest deer...................IOWA. I'm just sick of spending alot of time preparing for the season and the morons in orange show up during the heat of the rut, with their four-wheelers and airplanes and semi-autos, to kill off what they can...................................... No I don't hate them......................I guess I just don't understand them. JJL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarnhart20 Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season i guess it's really that i don't hate rifle season because that in part makes it more challenging becouse of the hunter orange requirment. But i do hate that people sit around all bow season and then shoot a buck that i passed on or a big buck i had been seeing from 100+ yrds. away. I just wish i had my own property so that i could bowhunt it year round and manage it without worrying about all this. I guess since i don't I really can't complain too much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WvBowhunterKE Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season i Bowhunt and Rifle hunt, I practice with my bow about 6 hours a week, But I also practice my shooting with my rifles throughout the year at shooting ranges...One of my friends who owns the shooting range was a competitive shooter with rifles..He is giving me some pointers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeStandBowHunter Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season [ QUOTE ] As far as the poaching thing goes............. Show me the Bowhunter that can shoot an arrow out of the front seat of a truck. With the radio blasting, and not spill his beer. [/ QUOTE ] You have a point there I have tried to practice shooting my bow laying down...you know just in case a weird situation would warrant that shot....and I can't even do that steady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season i love all 3 seasons--bow, ML, and rifle! I just love deer hunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I like them both actually. You see, some of the places I hunt, it would be kinda hard to bowhunt, I have tried. My folks have a place in Alabama that I hunt, specifically with rifle, due to the fact that I am trying to take as many does as I can, to thin the herd down some. Only one would have been close enough to take with bow, and I didn't bow hunt at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParsonsOutdoors Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season Although I live for bow season every year, I won't pass up rifle season. Where I hunt, you'd be crazy to bring your bow during gun season. If you did get a shot within range, someone would shoot if full of holes as it was running away on it's last bit of blood. JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogwild63 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I have arthritis in my shoulder. Hurts like fire to pull a bow back. I like gun season. I CAN choose NOT to shoot a deer at 200 yds. I CAN choose NOT to shoot from the truck. I CAN (and DO) choose NOT to drink alcohol when hunting. I CAN choose to sit in a tree stand and wait for a mature buck. I CAN choose to go to my land and practice (as much as my shoulder will allow) my shooting from different positions until I am proficient at each position. I CAN choose NOT to be a slob hunter even with a rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest whitetailarcher Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season They have four seasons in the refuge during peak rut. I don't know doesn't seem sensible that they should get more and better time to shoot a deer than bowhunters, but maybe thats just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I don't hate rifle season at all. I like bow season just as much as rifle season. As long as Im able to spend more time in the woods Im happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillLearnin Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I don't like because I don't like all the gun shots. I only hunt private land where I am the only one there but listening to everyone else makes me uneasy about being out there. And I couldn't agree more with what jjL7913 said. Plus If I'm not good enough to take a deer with my bow then it doesn't deserve to die. Thats just the way I feel about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season i cant say i hate it, because this is my second year doing it...but im really a bowhunter...i would rather bowhutn all year round then take a gun with me...but i just hate how scared the deer get after the season's...its tough huntin after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season i am glad out gun season isn't during out bow season, i feel for ya man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarnhart20 Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season Some of you have some good arguments, but i'm not trying to single anyone out. Just trying to get other people's feelings on the subject and express mine, and complain a little... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season Not me. I support rifle season just as much as bowhunting. We're all on the same team against the antis and need to support each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKYhunter Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season I do not hate Rifle Season but I would much rather bow hunt. Here in KY our bow season runs from September until January so there's plenty of time. I do not think shortening gun seasons are the answer, however I would think that moving gun season away from the rut is a good idea. Here in KY our Rifle season opened on 11-12-05 and ended on 11-21-05 or 11-27-05 depending on where you live in the state. As you can see this is right on top of the rut. States like Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, and I think Illinos have their gun season after the rut. This is not to help out us bowhunters but to protect the bucks when they are the most vulnerable. I think that this makes excellent sense from a trophy deer management POV and I wish KY would do the same. I think we must be very careful with posts like these and the discussion of this topic in general as this can lead to infighting among us hunters and can also cause some to perceive bowhunters as "Eliteist." I think that we as hunters should be able to discuss this without attacking the other group, whether bow or gun hunter, as this can only give fuel to antis and perhaps sway for the worse for the opinion of a non hunter who doesn't really know how they feel about hunting and are still making up their mind. I hope this rant makes sense but I guess all I'm saying "United we stand divided we fall." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Who Hates Rifle Season While I prefer to bowhunt, I like gun season as well. Not to sound like a jerk, but your hunting other peoples land, and complaining about it. Maybe you should buy your own land and just hunt it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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