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Jealous of bowhunters
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10/14/11 03:10 PM
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waddy
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My two lease partners both shoot a bow. I do not. They have spent their time at the lease in their stands enjoying hunting season. Meanwhile I am reduced to checking cameras, filling feeders and cooking. It just aint fair. I know what ya'll are going to say..."Get a bow" but I haven't shot one since boy scouts and will not shoot at an animal till I have practiced enough. Why do bowhunters get their own season? This is rifle discrimination! I'm mostly kidding...except for the jealousy part. Any other gun hunters feel this way?
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: waddy]
#2661055
10/14/11 03:11 PM
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Bradb511
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If youre not comfortable with a bow then get a cross bow
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: Bradb511]
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10/14/11 03:13 PM
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txshntr
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Suck it up and make sure dinner is ready when they get back to camp 
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: txshntr]
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10/14/11 03:14 PM
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reeder05
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Suck it up and make sure dinner is ready when they get back to camp 
Wife has always wanted some Hard 8
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: txshntr]
#2661066
10/14/11 03:14 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Suck it up and make sure dinner is ready when they get back to camp THIS^^^^^
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN]
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10/14/11 03:23 PM
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Mr Redneck
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: waddy]
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10/14/11 03:30 PM
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Texan Til I Die
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I'll think about you this afternoon while I'm sitting in my stand, bow in hand.
Doesn't that make you feel better?
Silver spurs and gold tequila keep me hanging on. Pretty girls and old cantinas give me shelter from the storm.
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: Mr Redneck]
#2661140
10/14/11 03:33 PM
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clharr
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Get a bow and practice until you feel comfortable. This is my first year bow hunting and I made sure to get my bow a few months ago. I practice almost everyday. I wanted that extra month of hunting and a new challenge. It's fun!
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN]
#2661177
10/14/11 03:42 PM
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big10
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Suck it up and make sure dinner is ready when they get back to camp THIS^^^^^
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: big10]
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10/14/11 03:54 PM
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Bowtech1233
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If you don't have the time or the interest in working towards shooting a bow you could always get a crossbow. Those take very little time or effort to learn to shoot.
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: Bowtech1233]
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10/14/11 03:59 PM
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Lazy L
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I say kick back and make them cook their own dinner for one, second you don't have to practice for 2 years before you can feel comfortable hunting with a bow. That is over rated.
"Hey running' buddy what'll say to a twelve pack"
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: clharr]
#2661242
10/14/11 04:02 PM
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Cavscout1968
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This is my first season bow hunting since I was 13(thats 29 years ago) and without ever even taking animal I love it. Seeing animals 10, 5 even 2m away is just incredible. I am being very selective in my first deer though, it has to be a wall hanger.
I highly recommend it, I practiced for hours and hours before I went up into a tree and it's 100% worth it.
US Cavalry, retired Surviving Wisconsin to live in Texas 7 months till no more snow
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: reeder05]
#2661283
10/14/11 04:15 PM
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BuckRage
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Suck it up and make sure dinner is ready when they get back to camp tortillas better be soft and warm and the beer cold 
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: BuckRage]
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10/14/11 04:19 PM
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BowHuntinTX
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: BuckRage]
#2661317
10/14/11 04:22 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, b/c they know not victory nor defeat"- #26 TR
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: Cavscout1968]
#2661319
10/14/11 04:23 PM
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Aboud
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This is my first season bow hunting since I was 13(thats 29 years ago) and without ever even taking animal I love it. Seeing animals 10, 5 even 2m away is just incredible. I am being very selective in my first deer though, it has to be a wall hanger.
I highly recommend it, I practiced for hours and hours before I went up into a tree and it's 100% worth it. If u practiced hours and hours on level ground before going in a tree to hunt, you will be very disappointed with your first shot. Shooting down is totally different than shooting straight. Good luck
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: reeder05]
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10/14/11 04:38 PM
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Big A
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"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun"
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: Aboud]
#2661366
10/14/11 04:39 PM
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postoak
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Yes, I feel the same way. I'd like to see one season and everybody using whatever weapon they want.
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: postoak]
#2661376
10/14/11 04:43 PM
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BowHuntinTX
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Yes, I feel the same way. I'd like to see one season and everybody using whatever weapon they want. \ Buy a bow, you'll change your mind. 
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: BowHuntinTX]
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10/14/11 04:45 PM
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Bobby B
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Take your camera and got sit your stand and take pics. You can shoot and release that way then bust his [censored] when gun season starts
" If you can't have no fun, it ain't no use a'goin' ! " - old man in a Sweetwater , TX cafe
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: waddy]
#2661400
10/14/11 04:52 PM
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dgilbert
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I'll say any way "get a bow" lol.
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: Aboud]
#2661482
10/14/11 05:20 PM
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Cavscout1968
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This is my first season bow hunting since I was 13(thats 29 years ago) and without ever even taking animal I love it. Seeing animals 10, 5 even 2m away is just incredible. I am being very selective in my first deer though, it has to be a wall hanger.
I highly recommend it, I practiced for hours and hours before I went up into a tree and it's 100% worth it. If u practiced hours and hours on level ground before going in a tree to hunt, you will be very disappointed with your first shot. Shooting down is totally different than shooting straight. Good luck No our local range has elevated shooting platforms outdoors and has a 2nd story balcony for the indoor range. I haven't shot at ground level since the 1st week I started practicing. Hardest thing for me so far was, when the season started I was using a borrowed bow with a pedulum sight. But since bought my own bow with a 5 pin sight. Just getting the hang of how high/low to aim vs the range pin at distance. I'm okay out to 30m, but anythign further will walk this year.
Last edited by Cavscout1968; 10/14/11 05:24 PM.
US Cavalry, retired Surviving Wisconsin to live in Texas 7 months till no more snow
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: Cavscout1968]
#2662371
10/14/11 09:14 PM
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beaucfus
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i have 2 on my place as well. but they never get anything to come in close enough. i just see it as they scare the deer off their blinds and push'em to mine during rifle season.
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: beaucfus]
#2662409
10/14/11 09:24 PM
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kuntry_kid
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All the pressure after rifle season starts makes bow hunting harder. Well, depending on how the deer act in your area.
As stated above, start bow hunting and it will make since.
I am a proud United States Air Force NCO and I thank all of you for your support!!!
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Re: Jealous of bowhunters
[Re: kuntry_kid]
#2662622
10/14/11 10:13 PM
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aggiehunter03
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Waddy buy a bow and you'll be hooked. I use mine during rifle season. Cavscout in America we use yards haha.
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