Bow season is not a priority for me. It has to do with a combination of impatience, working schedules and consumerism. I used to bow hunt a lot when i was younger, but with no success. I would often see deer that were out of range and become frustrated by it. I did miss a few that were in range too, that didn't improve my outlook either.
Another shortcoming of bow hunting is the blatant consumerism. Scent cover-up, head to toe cammo clothing, arrows, broad heads, the list never ends of things that you need for bow hunting that cost money. These things were provided for me by my father during my early years and since then I haven't really bow hunted much.
I prefer to just buy bullets and hunt with a gun.
The upside of bow hunting is that the season is considerably longer, and it usually coincides with the breeding times of the deer. These factors can provide considerable advantage when hunting trophy deer.
My brother and a couple of my friends capitalized on those advantages during the extended bow season of 2006.
My friend, and hunting companion Dave shot this eight pointer with the bow right in the beginning of the extended season and thus it began.
Dave's deer just missed the record book by less than three inches
My brother Andrew shot this 9 pointer right behind the house while both I and my Dad were out of state hunting.
My buddy Andy, who hunted with us for years , but has now entered into a solo career
shot this substantial eight pointer in the extended season.
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