F-150 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 If you had to choose between gun or bow for deer hunting ? Which would you pick ? I prefer bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Bow...I didn't even take the gun out this season. Bow hunted westchester during the open gun season and arrowed my first doe on dec23. Now that I have the first one under my belt, may break the gun out again next year. There is just something about being so close, so quiet(even during and after the shot), so still...I'm pretty hooked on the bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelieman Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 bow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterman7956 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 BOW hands down ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Would depend....whether the method I choose were to be the only method. If only bowhunting were allowed, I would choose bowhunting. If both were allowed, I would choose gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowslinger Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 bow love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfdeputy2 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 BOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Crossbow....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTG3k Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Unmanned Drone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ants Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 If I had to make one choose, now and for ever, it would be gun only because Im not getting any younger and who knows how long my bow patience and draw strength will last me. If those things were not factors it would be bow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminater71 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I love bow hunting as much as anyone, however gun hunting has got a bad wrap it's not hunting with a gun that's the problem, it's the mob of slob hunters with no respect or morels, i would love to go hunting with my pistol and have no one around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodle one Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 crossbow in bow season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensider Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 as much as i would like to say bow i have to choose the thing wich will put food on my table the gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckersdaddy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 for the sport it? muzzle loader, if i had to choose one from here on out? rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I hunted with a bow for quite a few years...Killed 6 whitetails and an elk with it... However, I never really warmed up to the stick and string... Something about that walnut and blued steel of a quality firearm...Not to mention that lovely smell of burnt powder after the shot... I decided a few years back, that if it doesn't BURN POWDER, I am not interested in using it.. No offense to all of you bowhunters..I respect your skill and your dedication, and I have done enough bowhunting to appreciate it. I just find firearms much more interesting than archery tackle..Personal choice only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Bow .... it's the challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 crossbow in bow season +1, on the ground. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTG3k Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Not to start an argument. But if crossbows were allowed during bow season. Wouldnt woods get filled like they do during gun season? And then it doesnt matter whether you are hunting in bow or gun season, deer are still smartened up to people in the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooly Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I enjoy the peace and quiet, and solo effort of "the hunt" durring bow season. I enjoy the high success rate and extended range of gun season. Guess I would have to choose a camera for the best of both worlds.... venison is way overated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybuckboy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 To me, a rifle is "point and click". The bow is so much more challenging. I prefer the quiet and the challenge of bow hunting much more. If I want venison ya can't beat the rifle/shotgun. Glad I can to both and MZ as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Not to start an argument. But if crossbows were allowed during bow season. Wouldnt woods get filled like they do during gun season? And then it doesnt matter whether you are hunting in bow or gun season, deer are still smartened up to people in the woods. The answer to your question is "NO"....I don't have a dog in this fight, since I no longer hunt with archery gear of any description. However, I have hunted in several states plus a couple of provinces where Xbows are legal, and crowded woods due to xbows were not a problem... It's similar to the alarm voiced by many people when rifles became legal a few years back in parts of the Southern Zone that had always been shotguns only.. Lots of fretting and worrying and wringing of hands and rending of hair beforehand, and after it happened, it became a "non-issue". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 BOW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREDATE Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 BOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA-ADK Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Bow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Bow. When I get too old and feeble to use my bow, and assuming I am still fit enought to climb our "killer hill", the shotgun or rifle will do just fine. If I can't lift my rifle or climb the hill, then probably it is time to quit .... lol. Pretty simple for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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