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Offline 3Feathers

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Bow Only Hunters?
« on: December 21, 2011, 05:51:00 PM »
Have any bow only hunters out there?Thinking about going bow only for good.To many crazies out there.No fun looking threw a scope any more.More satisfaction when they are almost eye to eye.
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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2011, 05:55:00 PM »
Lots of bow only hunters here. Pretty much switched to bow only myself this season and 90% of my hunting is Public Land. Much more fun than hunting with a gun, you won't regret it.
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Offline BOWMARKS

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2011, 05:55:00 PM »
Oh I am sure there alot of us BOW ONLY hunters out there,it has been most likely 25-30years for me.
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Offline Hatrick

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2011, 05:57:00 PM »
Bow only here for big game. I shot 2 deer during the gun season this year with my Hill Country Wildcat LB.

I Haven't had a gun out in years. Can't say that I wouldn't get it out again for pheasants or rabbits if the mood was there but I'll probably never hunt big game with a rifle or slug gun again.
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Offline Can Hahaka

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2011, 05:58:00 PM »
got rid of all my "far reachin'" guns but still use my CVA mountain rifle (from kit) during the gun season the first two days.
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Offline don_h

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2011, 06:06:00 PM »
Never hunted any other way, except for ducks and coyotes. Gun hunters scare me.
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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2011, 06:08:00 PM »
I have been bow only all my life, in fact i have never hunted with a firearm.
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Offline Covey

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2011, 06:09:00 PM »
I been bow only sense I picked up the recurve and even before that. Dont seem right carrying anything else. Killed my first with a gun, that was over twenty years ago. I've never found anything more addictive than traditional archery!!

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2011, 06:12:00 PM »
Bow only for me since 2005. I did pick up a shotgun for one weekend in 2005 or 2006 to hunt bear. I haven't touched a firearm since then to hunt with.
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Offline Possum Head

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2011, 06:13:00 PM »
What Jason said.
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Offline Ragnarok Forge

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2011, 06:15:00 PM »
Bow only for big game.  To many drunks with rifles out there for me during big game season.
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Offline hawkeye n pa

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2011, 06:22:00 PM »
Last buck I shot with a rifle was 1978.  

I'm usually the one considered crazy while hunting with the recurve in gun season. With all the "crazies" on public land here in PA.
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Offline Aunty

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2011, 06:28:00 PM »
Bow only for big game waterfawl hunting with a bow is illegal most small game hunting with bow unless someone wants a culling job done
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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2011, 06:30:00 PM »
Except for birds behind my little Suzie...it is all bow for me.  In fact I have never had a rifle tag.  Been a few times with friends, but never had the tag. I don't intend on changing that anytime soon.
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Offline Bill Kissner

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2011, 06:39:00 PM »
Just like wtpops, I have always been bow only....for over 50 years.
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Offline DuffyRP

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2011, 06:52:00 PM »
bow only for 14 years now all public land.
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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2011, 06:57:00 PM »
ME!
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Offline habujohn

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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2011, 06:59:00 PM »
Never picked up a rifle, bow only since 1969.
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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2011, 07:03:00 PM »
Bow only since 1975.
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Re: Bow Only Hunters?
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2011, 07:03:00 PM »
Gave away my rifle in 1977 and never looked back ....    :archer2:
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