#2116780 - 10/18/10 06:32 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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pastorbmp
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Bow hunting from the ground is tough. I suggest you give hunting from a tree stand. But, deer hunting is supposed to be something we do because we enjoy it. If you don't enjoy bowhunting, don't do it. No sense doing something you don't like. Personally, I love the challenge of bowhunting. It is my favorite part of deer hunting.
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#2116782 - 10/18/10 06:36 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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130orbetter
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Hunting is about more than killing.
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#2116836 - 10/18/10 07:20 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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BluegrassDan
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Registered: 09/14/09
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Thanks everyone. I usually end up doing some midday scouting. There just aren't the large numbers of deer where I hunt, and getting to them is the bigger challenge. It's all straight up and down, slippery ground, cliffs, etc. I do enjoy the cardio workout to some degree, but it is difficult to scout and get into the thick places because of the terrain.
I dunno. Maybe I'll try a few more times.
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#2116841 - 10/18/10 07:21 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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DOC1187
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bowhunting is no cake walk
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#2116851 - 10/18/10 07:26 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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rrhoghead
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the skeeters and ticks drive me crazy during bow season,but not ready to give it up would like it to be colder though
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#2116863 - 10/18/10 07:30 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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JEL
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Registered: 10/17/09
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Loc: Tennessee
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Better to be a quitter than a whiner.
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#2116899 - 10/18/10 07:46 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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BSK
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I gave it up and never looked back. Now I'm fresh for the best time of year--MZ season--and the deer haven't been educated yet.
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#2117054 - 10/18/10 09:02 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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Goshen Valley Boy
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It's not for everyone. Me personally I wish the whole month of November was bow seaon.
Bows are allowed during the whole month of November.
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#2117078 - 10/18/10 09:11 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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WRbowhunter
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Registered: 02/22/10
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bowhunting from the ground is tough. If that's the only way you can hunt I can see why you would get frustrated. But if you can hunt from a stand if you could learn to bowhunt it will make you a better hunter. And to me that's fun. But the challenge is not for everyone.
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#2117149 - 10/18/10 09:42 AM
Re: Seriously, about to give up bowhunting...
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Deerbuster1996
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Registered: 10/10/10
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Loc: Millington,TN/Obion,TN
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then get a crossbow
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