MN_Bowhunter4
Well-Known Member
When you’ve hunted all weekend, and kept getting so close to a shot, but not quite. And now it’s Monday and you are supposed to be working but you are thinking about your next hunt.
Same. I'm replaying every sighting in my head, 2nd guessing every shot I didn't take and game planning where I'll setup next.When you’ve hunted all weekend, and kept getting so close to a shot, but not quite. And now it’s Monday and you are supposed to be working but you are thinking about your next hunt.
I’m having a tough time just getting to the woods. Honestly my heart just isn’t in it this year. I’ll still put some points on the board but I’m not forwarding my mail to the woods this year either.
@Wirrex thats a heck of a preset. No need to miss any rut action during the holidays. Just have the family on up for thanksgiving.
Just found out the power utility is slow crawling through the land I hunt working the power lines. I'm pissed and may need to find some public land as a backup.
Bow hunting definitely adds another aspect and challenge to the hunt, but that’s what makes it fun. It gets harder and harder for me to pick up my gun every year.Replaying the last 2 weekends, I've realized that I've been mesmerized by bow hunting. Being a gun hunter, a deer popping out at 50-100 yards is a quick shoot-n-kill. The first weekend this year, I had several out of range or out of position and I didn't care, I just enjoyed watching them. Last weekend, the carefree fawn playing in the creek 10 yards from me was fun to watch. I know I rushed the shot on the doe I missed and the next morning just watched another walk by at 30 yards, never even going for my bow.
My son is running a marathon this weekend so I've got a 10 days until I can get out again. Not that I haven't been hunting so far but now it's time to get down to business.
Where do you gun hunt at? I have a firearm tag for the first time in a number of years. I have to pick up an online muzzleloader too. As of now, I don’t even have a gun to use down here!I dunno. I've got 2-3 more weekend hunts until gun opener. If I haven't gotten one with the bow by then, I'm switching in a heartbeat. As soon as the first one is down though, I'm sticking with the bow until the close of season.