hunting during general gun season

[Bowwild]

I bowhunt through the firearms season about 2 out of 3 years. Both the past two. Every now and then I pull out a SS .308 just for a little change.

I hunt private land so the only difference for me is that I have to wear orange. There is almost no deer hunting pressure, bow or gun where my son and I hunt. A grandson will soon be joining us though.

Frankly, I take a bit of a break during most firearm seasons. I only hunted 3 times during the 16-day KY firearms season that just ended. Passed  up one small buck at under 10 yards.

This year I guided my Tech Sgt (Air Force) son-in-law on his first deer hunt. He killed an 8-point and a Doe, both in bow range but not with a bow.

[Altiman94]

Iowa closes the bow season during the 3 week gun (shotgun) season.  By that time I'm usually begging for a break to sleep in a few weekend mornings so it's welcomed for me.  The areas I typically would hunt should be safe during gun season but it's not worth the risk even if I could.

[Cootling]

I enjoy the motivational photos, so thought I'd contribute a couple.  These are my last two rifle-season bucks.