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<blockquote data-quote="shootermcgavin" data-source="post: 2319901" data-attributes="member: 4527"><p>I don't know what you all are smoking. We know that gun "hunters" are just lazy keyboard commanders that want meat. </p><p></p><p>Just joking. While some guys definitely have that attitude, I don't think most do. My experience has been that most bow hunters say they enjoy it more, and it is more challenging. I think they present it poorly sometimes and other times it is interpreted poorly so the air of arrogance appears more prevalent than it really is. </p><p></p><p>I have only bow hunted one season, but I am hooked. I love shooting my compound bow and can't wait until next season when I'm hopefully going to be able to come back to the states for Christmas so I can hunt. Last year I hunted bow hardcore, and brought my rifle out when it was time so I could have a better chance at more meat. For me, being out in the woods with a rifle is better than being at home, but being out with a bow is way more enjoyable. I think a lot of good points have been made already though.</p><p>1. The guy with 2,000 acres of private land that only hunts rifle and take a gigantor buck every year in my opinion doesn't have as good of a trophy as the guy with a spike taken with a bow on public land. To me the memories are the trophy, and the work involved in bow hunting typically is more intensive work (talking strictly hunt, not feed plots and all that), so bow hunting takes precedence for me. </p><p>2. It all depends on your purpose for hunting. If you primarily are a trophy rack hunter, guns are easier to accomplish your task. If you really want meat, well archery is your first option, but gun is your best bet. For me in the past, I've wanted meat first, so I will shoot almost anything at first, and once I have a little meat, start getting more particular. Now however, I am hunting strictly for the experience of hunting as I live out of the country. If I get to come back to the states during rifle season, I possibly will hunt with a rifle if I have family that REALLY wants the meat to increase chances of success and still give me a chance to get in the field, but more than likely I will bow hunt. It is way more enjoyable to me. I like being able to see the deer so close, I like hearing the doe bleat when I stick her with an arrow, the whole experience is just great for me. </p><p></p><p>So all that to say, I think bow hunting is more challenging and is my preference of style hands down, but to each their own. I think you get way higher percentage of "hunters" that do bow hunting and way higher percentage of "weekend warriors" that just blunder into the field with a gun hoping to find a deer. But when I was only rifle hunting I put just as much time into trying to get a deer as a bow hunter in the same land situation as me. My biggest problem with rifle hunters are when they are idiots and screw up my hunt. While there are idiot bow hunters, I find more idiot rifle hunters. But that can be said about a lot of things. I feel the same way about OU. I originally became an OSU fan because there seemed to be a higher percentage of idiot OU fans that OSU fans. The same to be said about people who support...... As long as the rifle hunter is responsible and respectful of people and animals, have fun!</p><p></p><p>That was the last point I was going to make in this dissertation I've written. To me, the most important thing involved in weapon of choice is what are you proficient with. If you can't do a clean kill shot consistently with a compound bow, use a crossbow. If you can't do it with a recurve, use a compound; if you can't with a crossbow, use a rifle. Do what is provides the maximum enjoyment for you while provided the least chance of prolonged suffering for the animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shootermcgavin, post: 2319901, member: 4527"] I don't know what you all are smoking. We know that gun "hunters" are just lazy keyboard commanders that want meat. Just joking. While some guys definitely have that attitude, I don't think most do. My experience has been that most bow hunters say they enjoy it more, and it is more challenging. I think they present it poorly sometimes and other times it is interpreted poorly so the air of arrogance appears more prevalent than it really is. I have only bow hunted one season, but I am hooked. I love shooting my compound bow and can't wait until next season when I'm hopefully going to be able to come back to the states for Christmas so I can hunt. Last year I hunted bow hardcore, and brought my rifle out when it was time so I could have a better chance at more meat. For me, being out in the woods with a rifle is better than being at home, but being out with a bow is way more enjoyable. I think a lot of good points have been made already though. 1. The guy with 2,000 acres of private land that only hunts rifle and take a gigantor buck every year in my opinion doesn't have as good of a trophy as the guy with a spike taken with a bow on public land. To me the memories are the trophy, and the work involved in bow hunting typically is more intensive work (talking strictly hunt, not feed plots and all that), so bow hunting takes precedence for me. 2. It all depends on your purpose for hunting. If you primarily are a trophy rack hunter, guns are easier to accomplish your task. If you really want meat, well archery is your first option, but gun is your best bet. For me in the past, I've wanted meat first, so I will shoot almost anything at first, and once I have a little meat, start getting more particular. Now however, I am hunting strictly for the experience of hunting as I live out of the country. If I get to come back to the states during rifle season, I possibly will hunt with a rifle if I have family that REALLY wants the meat to increase chances of success and still give me a chance to get in the field, but more than likely I will bow hunt. It is way more enjoyable to me. I like being able to see the deer so close, I like hearing the doe bleat when I stick her with an arrow, the whole experience is just great for me. So all that to say, I think bow hunting is more challenging and is my preference of style hands down, but to each their own. I think you get way higher percentage of "hunters" that do bow hunting and way higher percentage of "weekend warriors" that just blunder into the field with a gun hoping to find a deer. But when I was only rifle hunting I put just as much time into trying to get a deer as a bow hunter in the same land situation as me. My biggest problem with rifle hunters are when they are idiots and screw up my hunt. While there are idiot bow hunters, I find more idiot rifle hunters. But that can be said about a lot of things. I feel the same way about OU. I originally became an OSU fan because there seemed to be a higher percentage of idiot OU fans that OSU fans. The same to be said about people who support...... As long as the rifle hunter is responsible and respectful of people and animals, have fun! That was the last point I was going to make in this dissertation I've written. To me, the most important thing involved in weapon of choice is what are you proficient with. If you can't do a clean kill shot consistently with a compound bow, use a crossbow. If you can't do it with a recurve, use a compound; if you can't with a crossbow, use a rifle. Do what is provides the maximum enjoyment for you while provided the least chance of prolonged suffering for the animal. [/QUOTE]
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