Quick Survey of Bowhunters

I'm a wannabe bowhunter. Got a compound bow for free at a yard sale, but it needs to be restrung and I got no idea how to do that. My mother took archery in high school and loved it.

 

I have been known to draw a bow or two...

 

Have several bows compound and rtecurve and can't draw one of them today! It's NOT the age, it's those miles!

 

Always buy a stamp and spend weeks ahead of season practicing but never seem to find the time to actually hunt any more. I keep my skills sharp and keep my gear up. It seems like bow season always falls right in the busiest time for USPSA matches.

 

Used to shoot archery in high school and am getting back into it currently. looking at picking up new compound for deer,antelope, and Elk, maybe moose if i ever get lucky enough to go to macmillan river.

 

Bow Hunter here. Never seem to have deer in range when i have the bow. but, i have been known to kill : opossums, raccoons woodchucks rabbits and skunks and a tremendous amount of hay bales and cardboard.

I'll advise against shooting skunks with a bow. Side of barn still smells of skunk when it rains.

 

Former bowhunter....I bowhunted for about 15 years, then kind of lost interest in it. Still have my gear, but thinking about going back to a recurve and doing the primitive thing.

 

Right here, love spending time out with the bow! Took my first deer with a bow as a matter of fact.

 

I'm an addicted bow hunter as well.

 

I guess you could call it hunting. It's more like stalking within 100 yds of deer and watching the whitetails flag as bound away from me. Of course, I am in AZ and bow hunting in my particular are is extremely hard unless you climb to about 7,000 feet or hang out at the right place along the river.

But... I try.

 

I've bowhunted since I was 12, now 35. I live in MI, and with whitetail being the main big game, I've hunted them every way that is legal.

Over the years, I've found that I prefer bowhunting, to firearm hunting, for deer. There are several reasons. First, I see a lot more deer. They are in different feeding and mating patterns, and that leads to groups, and far less nocturnal patterns.

Second, I prefer the weather. While I love winter, I love sitting in my treestand during a nice fall day with just a single layer on!

Third, I prefer the challenge. Under current circumstances, I am virtually guaranteed as much venison as I need. Rifle hunting has become more of an act of dispatching the animal. Bow hunting still challenges me. Now, deer "camp" for rifle season is a different thing. I prefer rifle camp to bow camp. Its like a family reunion!

Good luck with your new hobby. Its a great skill to have, and can provide great recreation. I'm thinking about switching to a recurve for next season. I picked up a small, packable recurve on sale this season.