What would you?

[Billdogge]

Season is winding down so thought we might have some fun.

What would you?

If you could only hunt 5 days and with any weapon what would you choose and how would you hunt?

[Taylormike]

Same as I always do. Bow, from my treestand, my true passion!

[Nomad]

Easy nov. 6 to nov. 10 . Bow season it's no problem to fill

My freezer then, and often have a crack a nice bucks .

[turkeyfeathers]

Claymores !

Seriously though. Opening day of gun, 2nd day of gun , thanksgiving , first day of ML ( to count automatic muzzleloader shots I hear ) and last day of ml. Hopefully my daughter can accompany me on as many as possible. Muzzleloader would be choice of weapon. Don't have a bow and regret and know what I'm missing. Hopefully this year I'll get one

Edited December 13, 2015 by turkeyfeathers

[Pygmy]

Easy....I'd hunt out of a stable stand, either ground or elevated with a rifle, hopefully with a possibility of some relatively long shots..

Then after I got some meat, I'd go do something fun, like fishing, bird or waterfowl hunting or small game hunting.

Now if I lived in an area where I could effectively hunt mostly by glassing/spot stalking, I'd be more interested in deer hunting.

[DirtTime]

If I only had 5 days to hunt, I would do all 5 days in a row and make a camp somewhere. What I used would depend on the season. Only 5 days? Probably early bow so a tent camp would be comfortable. As for how? That would depend on weather. Sit, still hunt, who knows. 

[Buckmaster7600]

Nov 17th to the 22 in the Adirondacks with one of my 35 whelens and hopefully 2-4"s of fresh snow.

[Billdogge]

Mine used to be first five of rifle but lately I've missed a lot of opportunities during late bow (as pointed out by my trailcams) so now I'm going to have to say week before gun opener in a freestanding with bow or crossbow if I haven't had enough time to practice.

[grampy]

November 7th to 11th. Natural ground blind. Daytime high of 35 degrees. Overcast sky with a light breeze from the NW. Classic funnel between mature hemlocks and a thick swamp. Crossbow in my hands.

[BowmanMike]

I'm with Taylormike. Maybe a day here or there early in bowseason and then around nov 10th.

This was my first year bowhunting and I enjoyed it way more than the gun season.

The way I hunt would depend on the weather. I shot a doe this year with my bow after sneaking up on her on the ground on the way to my stand. That was pretty awesome.

[shawnhu]

I'd do exactly as Pygmy, except I'd also like to cook and camp while doing it. I'd like to spend that time with family or like-minded friends.

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Edited December 13, 2015 by shawnhu

[growalot]

Bow,Oct.30-Nov.3,from old reliable stand.

[nyslowhand]

Fun? This is self-inflicted mental torture trying to figure out where to be at the exact right time! Kidding, of course!!!

 

Strictly SZ and northern 8F:  Up close & personal in a tree stand with archery tackle somewhere in the Nov 8th (+/-5 days) timeframe. Better yet, with my Xbow giving me an additional 10-15yrd ethical shot at a bruiser. Might have to break out a single day for a meat hunt in early October when the deer are still fairly predictable to/from food sources.

[Billdogge]

Great replies

[genesee_mohican]

Nov 3rd - 7th.  I love hunting with a bow but with only 5 days to hunt I'd want to use a rifle to maximize my range. I'd want to be set up in tree stand that borders a brush lot and where other types of cover and food come together. A goldenrod/grass field and woods, within 100 yards of a freshly picked corn field. I'd hope for high barometric pressure and light winds. Once I shoot a nice buck in the first day or so, I'd switch to my bow or cap lock.