Bow hunting - so relaxing

[SlitheryDee]

The only part of hunting I ever liked was the waiting and watching part. The only problem is that if you kill something you have to go to work. Dealing with an animal corpse is a dirty and disgusting chore that never seemed worth it to me.

 

[DrPizza]

They are usually found in stores. Chances of stumbling on a discarded one in the field are slim. Kind of a forlorn hope yet some people persist.

Actually, I've found quite a few bows in the woods before. Amazing how many helium latex and mylar balloons you find that had eventually lost their buoyancy. And, a lot of them have ribbon tied in bows attached to them. In fact, I probably average finding at least 3 or 4 per year.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Sitting in a tree can certainly be very relaxing. So can sitting under that tree. Maybe with a book. Or a glass of wine, some bread and cheese, a little salami.

My uncle was an avid avid hunter. Hunting and fishing. It was just about the only thing he ever talked about. He always talked about the beauty of the area in north-central PA where he hunted, and called it "God's country". But the weird thing that always struck me is that I never once heard him mention ever venturing out into those woods when he wasn't hunting. He never just went for a hike. I don't think he owned a camera. I think that's typical of the vast majority of hunters back in that world (I moved west 30 years ago and have never looked back). If they're not out there with a bow or a gun or a fishing rod, it's like they're unable to fathom being out just enjoying the beauty of nature.

 

[waggy]

Actually, I've found quite a few bows in the woods before. Amazing how many helium latex and mylar balloons you find that had eventually lost their buoyancy. And, a lot of them have ribbon tied in bows attached to them. In fact, I probably average finding at least 3 or 4 per year.

a buddy of mine owns 20 acres of wooded land. Every year he walks his property and finds at least 1 tree stand and bow. he takes it down and takes it home.

I have walked to my spot in a preserve and found a stand already in the area with nobody around. I hate it when aqssholes do that.

 

[Imp]

The only part of hunting I ever liked was the waiting and watching part. The only problem is that if you kill something you have to go to work. Dealing with an animal corpse is a dirty and disgusting chore that never seemed worth it to me.

Maybe you should get into animal photography. Only thing you have to take care of afterwards is the memory card.

 

[JSt0rm]

what if you did all of that but without the bow you had a telescopic lens on a slr?

 

[Schmide]

snip

Your deer looks smug.

 

[adairusmc]

Your deer looks smug.

He was probably feeling smug up until I shot him. He probably wasn't expecting anyone to be sitting down in his little thick hiding spot in the designated wilderness area. Most deer "hunters" I see around here can't seem to get out of their vehicles, let alone hike into where anything wheeled or motorized isn't allowed.

 

[Carson Dyle]

He was probably feeling smug up until I shot him. He probably wasn't expecting anyone to be sitting down in his little thick hiding spot in the designated wilderness area. Most deer "hunters" I see around here can't seem to get out of their vehicles, let alone hike into where anything wheeled or motorized isn't allowed.

I have a good friend who is a hunting guide here in Colorado. He often remarks on how the majority of the elk manage to migrate onto private property or protected parks within a day of the opening of the season. It's the natural result of the hunting pressure, but he always makes it sound like they have calendars and maps tacked up somewhere and know when the season starts and where the property boundaries are.

 

[mikeymikec]

They are usually found in stores. Chances of stumbling on a discarded one in the field are slim. Kind of a forlorn hope yet some people persist.

If you have a bear suit, you could always try scaring the crap out of a hunter, then you get their bow.

I wonder if splashing the target with blood from an unseen position would cause most people to piss their pants.

 

[MongGrel]

If you have a bear suit, you could always try scaring the crap out of a hunter, then you get their bow.

I wonder if splashing the target with blood from an unseen position would cause most people to piss their pants.

Might not work out too well, most bow hunters usually have at least a .357 Magnum with them.

Anyone bow hunting for bears probably has at least a .44 on the side arm.

I have a good friend who is a hunting guide here in Colorado. He often remarks on how the majority of the elk manage to migrate onto private property or protected parks within a day of the opening of the season. It's the natural result of the hunting pressure, but he always makes it sound like they have calendars and maps tacked up somewhere and know when the season starts and where the property boundaries are.

They actually seem to know where to go seasonally when hunting season starts, your friend might know more than you think he does.

 

[bbhaag]

I was never much of a deer hunter. I just never got into it. I preferred water fowl and other small game.
Dr.Pizza how did it go? Did you bring anything home?

 

[MongGrel]

To be honest I never have taken a shot at a deer myself, I used to ask myself if I would if I saw one getting near me.

Just being in the woods and sitting there in a tree blind was relaxing.

I'm good with a bow, used to even shoot starlings out of trees with one when I was young, but never bagged a deer with one.

 

[Matthiasa]

you got this backwards. Plate went out with the introduction of the long bow.

The individuals in plate armor laughed at those using long bows and went out only with increasing caliber of firearms. Certain crossbow could also penetrate armor but they were significantly slower to reload than other bows.

?? Laugh at him? I'm well out of reach of someone in full plate. I also thing that modern bows and arrows would penetrate any plate that a person could stand up in.?

You hunt with armor piercing arrows? The arrows used against soft targets are not the same as those used against plate armor.

 

[mikeymikec]

You hunt with armor piercing arrows? The arrows used against soft targets are not the same as those used against plate armor.

Of course when DrPizza said "bow", he meant "ballista"

It takes skill to kill a deer with a ballista. And DrPizza has skillz.

 

[SlitheryDee]

The individuals in plate armor laughed at those using long bows and went out only with increasing caliber of firearms. Certain crossbow could also penetrate armor but they were significantly slower to reload than other bows.

Don't modern compound bows shoot considerably harder than any crossbow though?

 

[waggy]

You hunt with armor piercing arrows? The arrows used against soft targets are not the same as those used against plate armor.

uhm. many new compound bows are very powerful. even then the arrows we use today are very strong and light. Thats not even getting into some of the broadheads you can buy.

I wouldn't bet against a mordern bow, arrow, and head against that armor. when they are sitting in a tree stand.

 

[werepossum]

I used to love bow hunting, although I never killed anything bigger than a squirrel (except carp, gar and buffalo.). Back then even seeing deer was a treat; now I can't keep them out of the flowerbeds. Unfortunately if I killed a deer today it would quickly get its revenge when I had a heart attack dragging it out of the woods.

I feel your pain with squirrels as several times I had the misfortune of selecting a tree which was an integral part of the local squirrel highway and consequently spent the day as the center of attention of everything in the woods. Another time I had an easy shot to a very productive white oak in a bad mast year - only to watch squirrels attack every doe that wondered close. Literally they leaped on them, whereupon the deer would do a few seconds of rodeo bull and then wander back to the less productive trees or the greenbriar.

 

[TheSlamma]

I used to bow hunt (PSE Jetflight Express if that tells you how long ago)

Now I just kill targets with traditional bows, I have a longbow that I made myself out of zebrawood but I think I am going to pick up an old Tatar or horn bow and have some fun with that.

Sounds like you had an awesome day up there though Dr Pizza, I love observing nature in that way too.

 

[JEDIYoda]

are Bows edible??

 

[Matthiasa]

uhm. many new compound bows are very powerful. even then the arrows we use today are very strong and light. Thats not even getting into some of the broadheads you can buy.

I wouldn't bet against a mordern bow, arrow, and head against that armor. when they are sitting in a tree stand.

Yes, but more powerful than the firearms they were proofed against? That is of course ignoring the heads typically used for hunting.

 

[waggy]

Yes, but more powerful than the firearms they were proofed against? That is of course ignoring the heads typically used for hunting.

yeah i would say they were. The arrows alone are far stronger and lighter. not to mention with a peep sight, and aiming dots on bows they are extremely accurate.

are Bows edible??

long as you marinate them for at least 24 hours and slow cook them.

 

[zinfamous]

Did you finally bag that elusive BoomerD?

 

[SP33Demon]

Been meaning to get a high capacity crossbow. Although takes the fun out of Hunger Gaming em katniss style.

 

[-slash-]

I don't really find hunting appealing. I have had lots of pets in my day and the thought of killing an animal, even if it's for food, just doesn't appeal. Sure, if it's my way of life and my sole source of food, you gotta do what you gotta do... but... when I can drive a few minutes to go get a steak that was going to be steak no matter what... I'd just do that.

Im probably screwed if a zombie apocalypse goes down.

All ungulates are going to be steak for something, be it me, you, a Cougar, Bear, Wolf, Eagle, Maggots, etc. Circle of life and all that. Venison is a very lean "organic" meat, I much prefer it to beef.