How did you get hooked on bowhunting
08-22-2005, 03:31 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 157
How did you get hooked on bowhunting
I got hooked the firstday of 2003 Pa archery season. I was setting in my stand for about two hours andi hadseen some deer pass about 100 yards down the hill from my spot. Then about ten minutes latertwo does and a small 3 point walked right under my stand. This was my first time hunting from a tree stand and i found it amazing how close i was to the deer. I didnt shoot one of the does or the buck because i was waiting for a tirdy point buck
. I didnt shoot one in archery and i wished hadnt of passed the three pointer up. But in rifle season i shot my first buck a wide 6 pointer. Then last archery season I shot my second buck and first deer with a bow. It was a 8 pointer, he wasnt huge but the feeling of shooting something with a bow was so fullfilling. And now im hooked for life!!!
. I didnt shoot one in archery and i wished hadnt of passed the three pointer up. But in rifle season i shot my first buck a wide 6 pointer. Then last archery season I shot my second buck and first deer with a bow. It was a 8 pointer, he wasnt huge but the feeling of shooting something with a bow was so fullfilling. And now im hooked for life!!!
08-22-2005, 04:24 PM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: How did you get hooked on bowhunting
I stalked and killed a sparrow in my grampa's garden with the selfbow he made for my 3rd birthday in 1955. It was all over for me at that point.[&:] I did a lot of small game bowhunting on the farm. Lots of rabbits fell to my arrows. And prairie dogs. Grampa said that each one of them I shot was one less cow with a broken leg, so I was constantly after them. After sneaking up on prairie dogs all my life, sneaking up on deer was almost too easy.
I'd still much rather go rabbit hunting with my bow than deer hunting. It's a lot more fun. Lots more action, you don't have to hike a couple miles back into the boonies to do it and a bag of bunnies (and/or squirrels) is a lot easier to pack out.
I'd still much rather go rabbit hunting with my bow than deer hunting. It's a lot more fun. Lots more action, you don't have to hike a couple miles back into the boonies to do it and a bag of bunnies (and/or squirrels) is a lot easier to pack out.
08-22-2005, 05:22 PM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: How did you get hooked on bowhunting
Yep, definitely sounds like you got hooked without much effort.
I got "rehooked" about 8 or 9 years ago when I boughta new bow. I spent so much time and energy then in scouting and learning as much as I could. It has paid off big time as I am fortunate enough to harvest at least one deer each year witha bow and that is an accomplishment in my book.
I got "rehooked" about 8 or 9 years ago when I boughta new bow. I spent so much time and energy then in scouting and learning as much as I could. It has paid off big time as I am fortunate enough to harvest at least one deer each year witha bow and that is an accomplishment in my book.
08-22-2005, 06:36 PM
#10
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 140
RE: How did you get hooked on bowhunting
Well, I started back in college, and really enjoyed it but found I did not have enough time to practice and I have too much respect to just wound anmimals so I gave it up. About 9 years later, after finishing my masters degree, I decided I needed some "me" time and picked up my old bow again. Started shooting it and realized that I still had the love of the bow, but it did not fit me right. I have since bought a new one and practice every chance I get. I have not had the privilge of taking a deer yet, but I took a turkey this last spring. Yep...I am definitely hooked!
Yep...I am definitely hooked!