Bow Hunting

[bearfacedkiller]

Not a Spydie but I do love this knife.

[Doc Dan]

I used to bow hunt until an accident (not my fault) made it hard to keep the bow bent. I used a PSE with an overdraw and I also used a Bear 50# recurve. I came to enjoy the recurve more than the screaming fast compound bow. I always had my skinning knife on my belt.

I have actually run into people who killed deer and etc. and forgot to bring a knife.

[SpyderLine]

I've never gotten into bow hunting, but I'd like to someday. I'm currently sitting in the deer stand with my rifle and Native Salt. I typically carry a fixed blade Buck knife that my dad got me, but I left that in the truck.

[Xformer]

I have my licence for bow hunting, but after trying it I find it messy. It's next to impossible to kill an animal cleanly. Unless very talented, which I'm not, you're basically waiting for the animal to bleed out in pain and I can't personally stand it.

[SpyderNut]

I used to bow hunt pretty regularly when I was in high school and college, but things have tapered off a bit in the past several years. I still enjoy shooting, but a lot comes down to prioritizing the time spent on that and other things. I bought a new bow last year, thinking I’d find some time to get back into the swing of things… But I haven’t even shot it once this year, ha.

[aicolainen]

Sadly not legal here, as of yet.
Would really like to, though.

[bearfacedkiller]

Now I’m post #1. I guess we got spammed.

[Manixguy@1994]

I respect and admire any bow hunter . Since I am left handed and right eye dominant it doesn’t work for me . I have high power rifle hunted for Moose in Alaska and Missouri and shotgun in Illinois . Anybody that can sit in a tree stand or ground blind waiting for a good range shot is a better hunter to me than one taking a hundred yard plus shot . Bow hunting is a fantastic sport that may not be for everybody. Love your Bark River by the way . MG2

[me2]

I’ve shot a bow since I was 10 and taken it hunting a few times but never actually shot at anything. I never had the confidence to actually shoot at something alive. I always shot a recurve without sights.

[benben]

One of my body techs I've worked with for years Turkey hunts with a bow, he says it's very difficult and very exciting. He also said if you think you're a great hunter, give this a try, it'll humble you!

[bearfacedkiller]

I have tried Turkey hunting with a bow. Definitely hard to draw without getting busted. We are allowed to take one with a bow in October which is archery season for deer here. I see them somewhat often while deer hunting. Even from my tree stand I have found it hard to draw on a Turkey. They are very afraid of anything overhead and are very quick to see any movement. One of these days I will get one with the bow. I might try getting one with my crossbow next spring.

[SpyderNut]

My wife was fortunate to have taken a turkey with her bow a few years ago. It was definitely a challenge (and a good way to risk losing an arrow ).

[Manixguy@1994]

My wife was fortunate to have taken a turkey with her bow a few years ago. It was definitely a challenge (and a good way to risk losing an arrow ).

I love to hear your wife got a turkey with a bow , that’s fantastic. Few years back during shotgun I was hunting between two fingers coming off a extremely tall ridge . At daybreak I heard the first turkey getting out of roost and heading down a finger . All said and done I had 20 turkey in front of me without a care in the world . Eventually they moved behind me to the picked corn field behind me . Great experience but didn’t help my deer hunting that morning . MG2

[BLUETYPEII]

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[BLUETYPEII]

I haven’t shot a bow in 20 years, I’m curious to see how much better they have become.

How many pounds is your bow?

Is your bow a recurve or a compound?

How many feet per second are your arrows traveling?