3Rivers Archery



The Trad Gang Digital Market













Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!

Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!

Traditional Archery for Bowhunters






LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS


Author Topic: What days do you not hunt?  (Read 755 times)

Offline Sean B

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 3484
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #20 on: September 08, 2012, 01:29:00 PM »
Heavy rains.  I dont mind wind, but I have to change up my methods abit.
Sean
PBS Regular Member
Comptons
NY Bowhunters Association
BW KB X
BW PCH X
BW PSR X
Robertson Tribal Styk

Offline misfire

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 501
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #21 on: September 08, 2012, 01:29:00 PM »
I'm not to excited about going out in the rain. Then there are those days when I'm expected to be at work and of course the state doesn't let me hunt on Sunday. Other than that there isn't much keeping me out of the woods.

My favorite time is during a heavy windless snow. Everyone beats feet outta the woods and I got the place to myself. It gets so quiet you can hear your heart beat...NICE!
Mark

"The shortest distance from the earth to your mouth is the best." ~Wendell Berry~

  • Guest
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #22 on: September 08, 2012, 01:52:00 PM »
Hard rain, high wind, blizzards, days that I have trouble walking much, and the opening weekend of the early muzzle loader season,(the newer style guns have drawn in a different cat to that season around here).

Online ronp

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 4867
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #23 on: September 08, 2012, 01:59:00 PM »
Rainy days or days when rain is expected.  I have lost a couple deer because rain washed away the bloodtrails and I am still bothered by them.  It's not that I mind getting wet.  I often do a little quiet scouting in the rain.  It's also a good time to move a stand or make a couple natural blinds.
Ron Purdy

TGMM Family of the Bow
MTB
NRA

Offline Aunty

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 269
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #24 on: September 08, 2012, 03:17:00 PM »
Work!!! I love hunting in the rain best time to be hunting. Its even better just as the rain stops. Im not a big fan of strong winds but I still hunt in it.

Offline m midd

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1072
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #25 on: September 08, 2012, 05:49:00 PM »
Work or  heavy rain.. Love hunting in the snow which is rare here in Arkansas
Traditional Bowhunters of Arkansas

Offline killinstuff

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1049
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #26 on: September 08, 2012, 05:55:00 PM »
When the season is closed. Other than that I'll be hunting at some point every day, birds or deer.
lll

Offline threeunder

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1544
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #27 on: September 08, 2012, 06:01:00 PM »
Heavy rain.  Too much risk of losing a blood trail.
Ken Adkins

Never question a man's choice in bows or the quality of an animal he kills.  He is the only one who has to be satisfied with either of those choices.

Offline Jedimaster

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 946
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #28 on: September 08, 2012, 06:19:00 PM »
I echo all those that said rain. Wind is a bummer but not a deal breaker - unless it's accompanied by a storm.

I don't hunt Sundays - like Brant I don't judge those who do and if I were out of town on a hunt I probably would as well - but when I'm home that day is reserved for church and family.
 
I don't hunt snow, we have so little here that the deer just tend to bed and ride it out.

I don't hunt the rifle opener and I don't hunt public land on weekends. Life is too precious ... and there's just something about being in an idiot's crosshairs that sucks all the joy out of the hunt.

I don't usually hunt Thanksgiving or Christmas anymore - too much more important stuff (yeah, I said it  :D  ) going on. One day my kids will be gone and my older relatives will be dead - I'll hunt holiday's then.

God, family, then hunting - when I keep it in that order I get to enjoy it all without regret or reservation.
Do or do not ... there is no "try"

Cum catapulatae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.

Offline WidowEater

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 683
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #29 on: September 08, 2012, 07:20:00 PM »
Inconvenient (for me) access to hunting grounds has made me a backyard shooter during the hunting seasons for the last 4 years.
Silence over speed.  Heavier arrows never hurt.

Offline Green Mountain Boy

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 147
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2012, 07:26:00 PM »
I only hunt on days that end in "y"!!!!
That's why they call it hunting....

No Name 50# at 28" (maybe Ben Pearson)
'69 Bear Grizzly 40# at 28"
Great Plains Wolf Creek  50# at 28" one piece
Fruit of the Loom Size Large

Offline bruinman

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1130
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #31 on: September 08, 2012, 07:29:00 PM »
I do not like heavy wind or rain, but my hunting days are so limited I go when I can.

Offline adeeden

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1786
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #32 on: September 08, 2012, 07:33:00 PM »
Heavy rains about the only stopper for me, I'm fortunate enough to have multiple areas to cover any wind direction.  I truly love hunting in a light rain though!
"I would rather be lucky then good, any day!"

Offline Matt Green

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 261
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2012, 07:35:00 PM »
Already said - but Sunday's are generally out for me. NOT judgemntal for those who do - i always seem to have top prayer time in the solitude of the woods but i worhsip and spend time with my wife, little girl and son (due Nov 25 this year) on Sundays.
with weater - wrong wind for stands i have hanging OR high wind (outside the rut) - we tend to have plenty of days here in bama that are still as a tomb - thereofre i lay off the kite-flying days
mg
"If God didn't make an outside, I wouldn't have fun." Summer - my 4 year old daughter

Online glenbo

  • Contributing Member
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ****
  • Posts: 1340
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2012, 08:23:00 PM »
Sunday afternoons to me are sacred for family dinner with my adult children.Other than that I am good to go.

Offline Sam McMichael

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 6873
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #35 on: September 08, 2012, 08:25:00 PM »
Rain and high winds. Now due to health issues cold is sometimes a show stopper. I do NOTHING in a thunderstorm.
Sam

Offline tbird-51

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 28
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #36 on: September 08, 2012, 08:32:00 PM »
No sunday's, no Christmas day's, usually spend those with grand baby's, never ever even think about hunting on our anniversary, and won't archery hunt in the rain, unless I get caught in a storm.

Offline Bernie B.

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2365
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #37 on: September 09, 2012, 12:58:00 PM »
Like most of you who have commented, I also won't hunt in a hard rain.  A light mist or drizzle, maybe.  I don't like washed out blood trails either.  With higher winds I can usually find a stand on our property that will allow me to hunt.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

Offline JamesKerr

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 3575
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #38 on: September 09, 2012, 02:20:00 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by Danny Rowan:
I hunt any day I can, only time I am not out is if it is pouring down rain.
same here!
James Kerr

Offline rraming

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1576
Re: What days do you not hunt?
« Reply #39 on: September 09, 2012, 04:16:00 PM »
I do not hunt if I have to work, I also do not hunt when my wife say no way!

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©