Guest ArcheryFool Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Do you prefer bowhunting or gun hunting for deer? Me I prefer bow hunting. Over the last 20 years I have definately seen more good deer while bowhunting. Come gun season, seems all the good bucks find the nearest rock and crawl under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I prefer bowhunting also,but i do look forward to shotgun season and spending time at deer camp with friends and family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Not much of a choice there...BOWHUNTING!!! See more deer, there's fewer hunters in the woods, up close and personal is what counts, excitement level is much higher with those close encounters, and it's just a more peaceful hunting experience than hearing rifles roar around the countryside while you're hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Not much of a choice there...BOWHUNTING!!! See more deer, there's fewer hunters in the woods, up close and personal is what counts, excitement level is much higher with those close encounters, and it's just a more peaceful hunting experience than hearing rifles roar around the countryside while you're hunting. I AGREE 100%!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coondog Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 I like bowhunting because you get in the woods first and are open to more areas I have alot of places that I can bow hunt but not gun hunt. I personally have taken my best bucks with a muzzeloader but just something about bow huntin that brings out the hunter hunger lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningcustomcalls Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 I enjoy hunting deer, period. Bow, Gun, Slingshot, RPG. Doesn't matter. In all seriousness I like rifle season best. In the words of the late Davey Allison, "Son, you need to put that bow down and get something that goes boom!" It maybe because I am new to bowhunting and only shot one deer, which I could not find. My all time favorite hunting is old fashion "deer drives" where my entire family can be involved. Those were the most fun I had hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetucker Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 I may be a little prejudiceon this question!!I have never bow hunted so my favorite is rifle!!Don't get me wrong if i had a bow and was confident in my shot i would and can't wait to bow hunt!!That said i do agree the bow hunting brings out a different hunter!!You have to really hunt for your game and the excitement that comes with being that close to your game would be awesome!!So what i have done is try to put the ol i will sit out in the edge of a big field and shoot 300 yrds theroy away!!I look for the rubs,scrapes,bedding and try to get as close as i can!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Bowhunting... There's definitely that nice feeling of being able to reach out a little further during gun season, but shooting them with a bow is so much more challenging and primitive...everyone knows it's indescribable! Take care, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOYTnMUZZYboy Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Bowhunting for me. There is nothing in this world like getting close to God's creature's and harvesting them. So for me, I vote bowhunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jdsbuckfever Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 i like bow hunting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie234 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 I love to bow hunt, I just like being in the outdoors so I gun hunt also but I don't find it a BIG challenge putting cross hairs on something and pulling the trigger from 100 yards away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisherfd2 Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I prefer bow hunting. I even tend to take out my bow during gun seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I enjoy both bow hunting and gun hunting. However, I must say that bowhunting is my favorite by a mile. To me, bowhunting is more of what hunting is really about. It requires some pretty good woodslore skills and an intimate knowledge of the prey. It also is an activity that in most cases can be done in an atmosphere of solitude and peace and quiet without the hordes of orange-coated mobs parading through the woods. Also, in 99.9% of the situations, any successes can be attributed to the bowhunter having done everything right in a skillful fashion, not just being in the right place at the right time for an unfortunate deer to have been driven to you by some other hunter's blunderings. However, there are some misfortunes that occur during bow season that puts a hunter in the mood for revenge. Ha-ha. That is why it is fortunate that gun season immediately follows bow season. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 couldn't agree more Not much of a choice there...BOWHUNTING!!! See more deer, there's fewer hunters in the woods, up close and personal is what counts, excitement level is much higher with those close encounters, and it's just a more peaceful hunting experience than hearing rifles roar around the countryside while you're hunting. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I Love bow season and knowledge that a big deer could at any time walk right up to me and the challenge of trying to get them deer close enough for the stick and string. HOWEVER I am the only one of my family members that bow hunt but several of them gun hunt, and I really do look forward to the stories the family hunts and the big deer drives and I do love my slug guns and Muzzle loader. SO I guess I cant pick and suppose I wouldn't want to. I could never give one up for the other.....I would give up fishing for Hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I prefer bowhunting over gun hunting as much by choice as by force. I've had the "pleasure" of working for 21 years for an outfit that will only let one guy off for gun season. I don't have enough seniority to be that guy. In that regard a guy learns to become a bowhunter. That being said...........I much prefer to hunt with the bow anyways. But there's a social element to gun season when cousins and uncles are back home to hunt that I miss big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossyhorn Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I love bowhunting, it keeps me in the woods longer we only have 2 weeks of gun season, But don't get me wrong when the time come i pick up my gun. Anything that give me more of an edge i am for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Both:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest remington88 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 i hunted with a rifle for about 12 years all we did was deer drives with about 20 people it was fun with the all of the comradery and all... i never even shot a bow until i started guideing with central plains outfitters 2 years ago my boss got me into bow hunting he told me if i bow hunted one time i will never pick up a rifle again he was right the first time i was ten yards from a deer i couldnt even breath i never got that excited before about deer hunting i love the getting up at 4am siting in the tree stand its best therapy in the world all of my problems go way when im in the stand and the nature around me and having deer so close to me it takes alot more skill i think to stand up and get your bow drawed back with out them see you at 10 yards away then having a deer out there 300 yards away and jus pullin the trigger and your done so i gotta agree that i like bow hunting better then rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I prefer bowhunting also,but i do look forward to shotgun season and spending time at deer camp with friends and family. Same here. Deer camp with family is great even if the deer hunting isn't as good as bowhunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mathews_Pa_Bowhunter Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Bowhunting, No Question!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinois59 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Bow by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Bow without question... I get shotgun tags every year basically to give me a really good reason to spend time with friends and be out in the woods...you can't bow hunt during shotgun season so i might as well get a gun tag or two and see what happens. when it comes to gun hunting i generally end up drinking more beer than hunting anyway; its always fun celebrating a few kills with friends who don't bow hunt...Its their time of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I prefer it all...I love being out there hunting. I started Bow hunting to be in the woods earlier each year. I found the skills I learned as a bow hunter made me a better rifle hunter...now I'm looking forward to my first Muzzleloader harvest. I like it all...I love to Hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookieee Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 both,more time in the woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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