A little Dilemma

[smitty8202]

Ok so i bought a bow and plan on going elk hunting with it this year for the first time. Now what i have been pondering over for the last month or so is should i buy an archery deer tag. I have hunted modern rifle deer for the last 3 years with my dad and a good family friend. Everyone i hunt deer with with hunts modern so i would kinda be odd man out and i have never hunted for blacktail with a bow so i dont want to eat tag soup this year but i want to get a deer on the ground. What would you guys do?

[6x6in6]

Buy the modern tag and use your bow.
I value my time spent with my hunting partners.  My choice of weapon would not change my choice of hunting partners.

[HardCorpsHuntr]

I say rifle for deer and hunt with your dad and family friends.  If you love your archery elk hunt this year, try archery for both in '12.   

[pianoman9701]

I like 6x6's idea, get the modern tag and show your buds who has a set - use the bow. Nice!

[RAMSFAN]

Thats the exact reason I switched from Bow to Modern and I've never regretted it. Being able to build life long memories beats hunting by yourself by  "a longshot"

[Instinct]

Buy the modern tag and use your bow.
I value my time spent with my hunting partners.  My choice of weapon would not change my choice of hunting partners.

agree

[smitty8202]

6x6 i can do that? Can i also take my rifle if i decide to use that?

[oldleclercrd]

Yeah. With a modern rifle tag you can use a bow or muzzleloader if you want.

[smitty8202]

Ok cool. So just to be clear i can take my bow one day then the next take my rifle if i want?

[Alpinegus]

If you have time, go bow hunting; then go to the rifle camp with the family and be the photogragher, scout or camp cook. 

[Instinct]

Yes smitty u can use either a bow, rifle, or muzzy in a modern season because they are the same or lower class of weaponry but still gotta wear orange. But wth bow season u can only use bow, muzzy only use muzzy.

[smitty8202]

Gotcha i just want to make sure i am legal. Thanks guys for the advice. any advice on how to hunt for blacktail with a bow?

[bobcat]

If you have time, go bow hunting; then go to the rifle camp with the family and be the photogragher, scout or camp cook.

    Took the words right out of my mouth. Sometimes it's just as much fun or even more fun to go along just as a "helper".

[Curly]

Gotcha i just want to make sure i am legal. Thanks guys for the advice. any advice on how to hunt for blacktail with a bow?

I haven't hunted blacktail with a bow, so take this advice for what it is worth.  Do a lot of scouting and find some feeding and bedding areas and the trails between them.  Then get set-up in  a ground blind or a tree stand and wait.  

[BOWHUNTER45]

Buy the modern tag and use your bow.
I value my time spent with my hunting partners.  My choice of weapon would not change my choice of hunting partners.

I am kinda lost on this one  no problem using a bow during rifle season but you have way more days to hunt on a bow tag 

[Curly]

Rifle season is better than bow season because of when the rut occurs.  Some archery guys take advantage of that and buy the rifle tag but hunt with their bow.

[smitty8202]

I know that if I have a rifle tag I can hunt the rifle season with a bow but since I have a rifle tag can I hunt during the bow season with my bow?

[KillBilly]

No way

[Instinct]

Archery wth bow, muzzeloader wth muzzeloader, modern firearm rifle or any inferior weapon such as bow or muzzy.