Bowhunting-wtf is so special?

Well it is alot harder hunting with a bow than a gun. The deer need to be most often within 20 yards for a good shot. And to get the deer in that close you have to play the wind and be hidden good where as with a gun you could blow the deer down at 100-300 yards easily. When the deer come in that close and you have your bow pulled back waiting for that shot you better get ready for the adrenalin. With gun I dont get nervous but when I'm drawed back with the bow getting ready for a shot I get the shakes. Especially when its the big daddy. Almost anyone can go out and hunt with a gun but bowhunting is for the more advanced hunter. You definitely should try it if you can afford it. I bought a Mathews bow a few years ago and by the time I left the store I had almost $900 in it. That doesn't include treestands and all that shit I bought too. Plus you can bowhunt more months out of the year. Where I live you can hunt from October-February. If you like hunting give it a try.

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The bow offers a pretty good challenge for a hunter like the previous thread said. Anyone with a decent shot could at least hit (if not kill) a deer with a rifle and scope. I even consider a crossbow too easy for deet hunting. The first time I shot a crossbow that belonged to my neighbor, I bullseyed the target he had been trying to hit for an hour on the first shot. Needless to say he just about threw the thing away! I probably couldn't hit the side of a house with a compound bow at 20 yards but give me something that has a barrel and scope and I'll kill it for you.

Originally posted by Stainless Well it is alot harder hunting with a bow than a gun. The deer need to be most often within 20 yards for a good shot. And to get the deer in that close you have to play the wind and be hidden good where as with a gun you could blow the deer down at 100-300 yards easily. When the deer come in that close and you have your bow pulled back waiting for that shot you better get ready for the adrenalin. With gun I dont get nervous but when I'm drawed back with the bow getting ready for a shot I get the shakes. Especially when its the big daddy. Almost anyone can go out and hunt with a gun but bowhunting is for the more advanced hunter. You definitely should try it if you can afford it. I bought a Mathews bow a few years ago and by the time I left the store I had almost $900 in it. That doesn't include treestands and all that shit I bought too. Plus you can bowhunt more months out of the year. Where I live you can hunt from October-February. If you like hunting give it a try. Everything said here and more, think about it, a deer can smell anything and from a considerable distance at that, now you have to get into the bush, up a tree and not leave any foriegn scent at all, you need to cover your scent. That alone is a friggin challenge. I wash all my hunting clothes with bakeing soda to eliminate and smell, I use hunting deoderant and I brush my teeth with the bakeing soda as well, I had a buck with only one antler at my tree sniffing my climbing pegs on the tree while I was 12 feet above him staring right at him, I never killed him but I was impressed that I was good enough to have him practically sitting on my lap. It was a mojor ruch of adrenaline for me, but what sucks is that I did take a shot at him but I was so excited that I used my sights and he was just tooooo close so I should have just pointed the arrow at him and spined him. What is really funny is that the arrow stuck into the ground next to him and he didnt run at first, he stomped one foot, made a snort and then fucked off, I get down from the tree and his fur was on my arrow shaft so I basicly gave him a haircut 😀 To make it even more of a challenge, he was not alone, there was a doe about 15 yards behind me so I needed to be even more carefull that she didnt see, hear or smell me either. In 6 seasons, I have taken a doe, a button buck and a big fork horn, I missed twice and lost the trail on 2. Its not easy by any means but what an amazing rush when they are standing wright in front of you.

bull, I grew up in western PA. Deer season with a gun was much like target practice. The strategy usually consists of placing yourself in a position where other hunters will move the deer to you. In Archery it's much more challenging since there are very few, or no other hunters in the woods near you to move the deer. Bowhunting requires a more intimate knowledge of the whitetails daily habits so you can place yourself in a position that would offer a reasonable shot (usually within 25 to 30 yards). This makes the harvest of a deer with a bow much more rewarding. If you don't have to funds to give it a try you should at least get out in the woods, scout some good locations, and post yourself in a tree. The simplest method would be placing yourself in a tree at the edge of a cornfield or some other feeding area. This would make a perfect evening stand. There's nothing like watching deer walk right under your treestand, knowing you could plunk one if you wanted, but waiting for that trophy buck.

There's nothing like been 10-20 yards from a big elk or stocking a huge mule ,adrenil starts running hard.I was always a big rifle hunter until I got my bow,I found it to be more challenging.I never really use my bow much this year I move to the mountains in northern alberta and there's to many grizzlys and cougars around.I don't want to come face to face with a grizzly without a gun. timba

There's nothing like it in the world. Just you and the animal. If you've never tried it you wouldn't begin to understand. It's the most primative feeling on earth besides sex. Try hunting w/ traditional archery and no sites.

who gives a fuck about stalking an animal?? i like to eat meat so i go to the fucking grocery store and buy it. evolution occured so we don't have to act like cave men. you want a real challenge??? stalk a homeless person. they are much more crafty than any animal.

Originally posted by Satan who gives a fuck about stalking an animal?? i like to eat meat so i go to the fucking grocery store and buy it. evolution occured so we don't have to act like cave men. you want a real challenge??? stalk a homeless person. they are much more crafty than any animal. You referring to the "Bumb Hunter" off of Bumb Fights? lol that was some hilarious shit.

Originally posted by Satan who gives a fuck about stalking an animal?? i like to eat meat so i go to the fucking grocery store and buy it. evolution occured so we don't have to act like cave men. you want a real challenge??? stalk a homeless person. they are much more crafty than any animal. Go get a rise out of the religous folks and leave the hunters alone. :imoutta

Originally posted by timba There's nothing like been 10-20 yards from a big elk or stocking a huge mule ,adrenil starts running hard.I was always a big rifle hunter until I got my bow,I found it to be more challenging.I never really use my bow much this year I move to the mountains in northern alberta and there's to many grizzlys and cougars around.I don't want to come face to face with a grizzly without a gun. timba Exactly. Nothing compares to being a matter of feet from a big animal knowing it took skill, stealth, and you doing the calling to lure them in. I don't have to harvest anything to have a great time bowhunting. Just being in the woods that close to the animals and nature is exhilarating. Rifle hunting just doesn't do anything for me. Shooting an animal from 300 yards requires no skill. Point and pull the trigger.

Originally posted by Valryan Go get a rise out of the religous folks and leave the hunters alone. :imoutta LOL

I was out Friday night, Sat morning and Satnight. Sunday i was hanging more tree stands. Saw a bunch of does, no clean shot. My buddy saw a large fork. But where are the big ones???? A little early still. Next week will be bananas. At least it has been for the last couple of years around here. I have my bait piles up and i am ready. I spent about 1k on my bow and accessories. It is easy to spend alot on quality equpiment. Plus i have spent a ton of money buying stands and other necessary equipment. Nothing like watching a large buck come in. Waiting for him to look away as you slowly draw back and lower that pin on that pie plate sized area behind his shoulder and watching the arrow pass through as you hear that distinctive "thump!" tracking a blood trail that is heavy. Then coming upon a fat buck with a healthy rack. I love it. Going out again sat morning.

You'll see more as it gets colder. Good luck.