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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/17/14 05:36 PM
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Talltines
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Just limit yourself to those dates and you have your own personal season.
I'm a big bowhunter myself. That being said I get maybe 10 days to hunt that includes scouting. 6 of those I bow hunt. I'm glad I can have the choice to just take my bow if I want or just take my gun great choice to have IMO.
Hunting Is my Obsession, My Passion, My Everything, Oh so is my wife.
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/18/14 04:47 AM
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BruteX
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Most rifle hunters I know are not that selective in what they shoot especially younger ones. It takes much more skill to harvest a deer with a bow than with a rifle. I have to say that although I am envious of folks who harvest big bucks with rifles, I'm not impressed at all with their hunting skills. I'm in favor of decreasing rifle season to those 65 and younger, but leaving the door open for those who have disabilities and are senior citizens. Sitting in a shooting house is hunting?
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: wmd]
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12/18/14 05:03 AM
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I think it should be hunter's weapon(s) of choice from 10/15 (10/25) - 1/31 (2/10). Stop killing bucks at #3 and it shouldn't matter what you kill him with. Im with this guy! Got to let them walk.
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/18/14 09:01 PM
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This thread highlites a pet peeve of mine. Elitist bow hunters who only want people to hunt with the weapon they prefer. How about this....don't worry about what other people are killing deer with and enjoy hunting them with your weapon of choice.
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/19/14 04:20 AM
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and if you don't like Alabama's hunting season hunt a different state that suits you.
Last edited by deerkiller24; 12/19/14 04:22 AM.
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/19/14 08:43 AM
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We are loosing hunters yearly because of aging and cost. I don't like gun season either, but when my son was very young (5-12) I committed to hunting with him and him only. We would have never had those times if it were not for the long gun seasons. When he was 11 he took his first deer with a bow and hasn't rifle hunted since. He has taken 4 does so far this season with his Bowtech Assassin. I would not want to take any gun season away from other fathers and theirs sons especially. It was a big part of him becoming a good hunter.
‘Obama Is the Greatest Hoax Ever Perpetrated on the American People’ - Clint Eastwood
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/19/14 09:09 AM
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I've been through that "elitist" stage myself, but I got over it. With all the threats to hunting nowadays the last thing we need to do is fight amongst ourselves. If rifle hunting bothers you that bad, the best thing you can do is start a club with other hunters that feel the same as yourself.
"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." Captain Woodrow F. Call
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/19/14 02:36 PM
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All I would like to see is for bow hunters to have a longer season without rifle hunters in the woods. If that means opening bow season October 1 then so be it. If it means tighting up limits so that doesn't hurt the population I'm all for it. The deer patterns change when the Orange army hits the woods. I love October.
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/19/14 03:09 PM
12/19/14 03:09 PM
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I, for one, LOVE rifle season, because it means all the other guys at our place hunt EVERY green field EVERY weekend and pressure all the deer on our place back into the thick heavy timber....were I have multiple stands set up for bowhunting
Last edited by GomerPyle; 12/19/14 03:09 PM.
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1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/19/14 04:21 PM
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Yep, y'all need to be thankful for that. In some states, archery equipment isn't legal to use during firearm season.
"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." Captain Woodrow F. Call
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
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12/20/14 05:35 AM
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This thread highlites a pet peeve of mine. Elitist bow hunters who only want people to hunt with the weapon they prefer. How about this....don't worry about what other people are killing deer with and enjoy hunting them with your weapon of choice. Btw, I've read some of your "thoughts" on the sports talk forum. You calling someone an "elitist" is laughable. Agreed?
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/20/14 06:47 AM
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I prefer the status quo. Best of both worlds.
I've learned just to deer hunt bow season and early gun season if you want to see a lot of deer in daylight
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Re: Mid Season thinking out loud
[Re: turkey247]
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12/20/14 07:36 AM
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Any Gomer Pyle deer hunter can kill a deer with a rifle. I've done it. It ain't hard. My dad just killed the biggest buck of his life and he never hunts 50 yards from his Ranger. To get a deer within 20 yards of you and be oblivious to you being there is hunting. I've known numerous guys who killed big bucks with a cigarette hanging out of there mouth. That's why I love bowhunting, because it is so hard and takes a lot of skill. I guess I'm an Elitest because bow hunters are elite when it comes to pure skill. I read a statistic somewhere that only 20 percent of bow hunters are successful each year in harvesting a deer. You know why? Because it's not easy. That's why I'd like to see a week or so more for strictly bowhunting. I know most of you will not agree with me or what I said but it's the truth.
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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