How many of you guys bowhunt?

[HuntingInMaine]

Are you asking this question of women? If so, try changing the subject line from "guys" to "gals, ladies, or women" and you might get some more replies. If you are addressing men then you might want to put this in the lounge....

[RJJ]

i do. it is the best!!!

[chicks_hunt_to]

i am still practicing

[HuntnMa]

i do........this was my third year, the first year i was lucky , i actually got to release on a turkey, but a clean miss....then the next year i was ready, took a nice sow 120lbs...almost got a doe that evening but she busted me, lol...this past season i passed on a yearling and i lost a nice mature doe, conclusion for that was a liver shot, then i jumped it, horrible learning lesson, even though i had waited hours, still wasnt long enough....i actually shot the other day, first time in a couple of months, was like i had never put her down....

[HuntingInMaine]

I got my first bow the end of last hunting season, so I haven't had a chance to hunt with it yet. I am hoping to use it for turkey this year, but we will have to see how the practicing goes first. Now for weather warm enough to go out!

[ladyluck]

I have been bow hunting since I was 17 (now 38) but have been seriously bowhunting the last 12 years. I have done very well bowhunting, getting at least 1 deer a year and this last year I got my elk with my bow. It is my favorite season.

[turkeygirl]

Good for you HuntinginMaine,lol, I like your post! (the first reply) I have been archery hunting for 4 years now and have been blessed to tag a deer all 4 seasons:-)

[Andrea]

Um...I've kinda got mixed feelings on bow hunting. Not sure if I want to do that yet. But maybe I'll get around to it sometime. Just not too keen on having to track the deer half way around the world.

[VtBowhunter]

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Um...I've kinda got mixed feelings on bow hunting. Not sure if I want to do that yet. But maybe I'll get around to it sometime. Just not too keen on having to track the deer half way around the world.

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That's where the practice comes in. Do you know that most deer die faster and run less distance when properly hit with an arrow then with a bullet?

[HuntnMa]

tracking is part of it, i love to track, it can be easy, it can be very difficult, it adds to the hunt, i wouldnt not bow hunt because of that, practice, dont rush your shot....you'll love it...

[Andrea]

OKay...that may be true. But I guess I've seen my husband and his friends shoot and NEVER find their deer after much extensive tracking. and there was a good blood trail. I am probably just scared of injuring the animal and having it suffer. But you never know, I may try it after A LOT of practice first!!!!!!

[HuntingInMaine]

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OKay...that may be true. But I guess I've seen my husband and his friends shoot and NEVER find their deer after much extensive tracking. and there was a good blood trail. I am probably just scared of injuring the animal and having it suffer. But you never know, I may try it after A LOT of practice first!!!!!!

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I have the very same concerns you do, that is why I am going to try it turkey hunting first. The thought of me causing a deer to suffer needlessly would keep me up all night!

[Andrea]

Isn't that wierd how we really aren't that concerned when it comes to turkeys? I think I'll try it on them first too.

[too_pointer]

I'm from the Turkey Chapter in P.E.T.A. , I'm going to turn you girls in

[HuntnMa]

a turkey is way harder to hit than a deer, you'd be foolish to "TRY IT" on a turkey first...they have alot less blood than a deer does and they can fly........wounding an animal is not what any of us want, it happens, even with guns .....do everything in your power to make a quick and clean kill, God forbid that animal doesnt die quick, look for it until you cant look anymore, like your husband does......it's bound to happen to every bowhunter, experienced or inexperienced.......i'd take a turkey over a deer anyday, that is just me....kinda hit a soft spot there,lol.......the turkey is the most amazing, most beautiful creature God made, at least in my eyes, whatever you decide, be smart about it, bigger target, new shooter, just makes sense.........not that you wouldnt be able to take a bird, i'm not saying that at all, with practice, anyone is capable of hitting about anything....