Is it true
02-04-2004, 07:23 PM
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
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Is it true
I've heard that once you go bow hunting, you never go gun hunting. Has this happened to any of you? It has happened to me. I wouldn't hunt with a rifle because I like getting them in close. It's more fun. I would use a shotgun and get them in close. I held a bow and fell in love. I haven't touched my shotgun. I like bows.
02-04-2004, 07:34 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pirate on the river Saskatchewan
Posts: 2,167
RE: Is it true
i have only been bowhunting 2 years but i really enjoy it. However i still lenjoy rifle hunting also. Bowhunting for me is just another way to extend my season and get a little more hunting in. But for plenty of guys i would imagine that they never pick up a rifle again. For me i like both because then i can spend the most time out there possible.
02-04-2004, 07:39 PM
#3
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 584
RE: Is it true
Yes, I can say I fell victim to this, on hunting elk, only way to go as far as I'm concerned... Nothing more exciting to have a big bull come charging in on top of you bugling and looking to tear the other bull to shreds when you bugle them in... And by the way ZAK, thanks for posting alot of different Topics, at least someone is keeping us running around the topic board, LOL 
02-04-2004, 08:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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RE: Is it true
i've been bowhunting for about 4 years, and i have to say that having to get that close to the deer does add a little more excitement to it. But I can't say that i love gun hunting any less because i have bowhunted. I enjoy gun hunting just as much because, although you can shoot the deer from farther away, it still takes a tremendous amount of skill and patience to find that deer to shoot, especially if you only want to shoot a mature buck.
02-04-2004, 08:28 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 1,672
RE: Is it true
i like bowhunting first of all b/c u get about 12 more times of doing it each year. plus u have 2 draw them in so much closer than with a shotgun or rifle it is more exciting. i get 2 spend a lot more time away from home and in the woods and get away from everything. it is almost like a relaxiation or meditation class.
02-04-2004, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 17
RE: Is it true
If I ever had to choose between bow hunting or gun hunting, the choice would be easy - bow hunting. Bow hunting is truely the greatest way to enjoy the outdoors and challenge your abilities as a hunter. I haven't given up on hunting with a firearm though. I set my rifle aside and raise the bar significantly. I have switch to firearm hunting with a pistol. With the significantly shorter range, it is the closest I can get to replicating bow hunting during firearms season. I harvasted my first deer with a pistol this year. It was a doe at 15 yards. Same stand I arrowed my 160 class buck during bow season. I would recommend the conversion to all who enjoy bow hunting. The adreniline gets pumping when the deer are close.
02-04-2004, 09:37 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: NW Oklahoma
Posts: 1,166
RE: Is it true
No, I still like to rifle hunt and hunt with the muzzleloader, too although bowhunting is by far the favorite. It is more of a solitary sport, whereas the rifle hunting involves more people around. I wasn't particularly happy this year with Oklahoma adding another week to the gun season.