Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Buckshot Bill on December 20, 2007, 12:15:29 PM
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With the different options to choose from, what would you choose to buy as your license/tag and why?
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im goin with mod fire cuz thats what my hunting buddies have. bowhunting is still way cool though. can't practice with my 300winmag in my backyard.
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I didn't vote because I use all three. It depends on which hunts are offered in a particular year or which weapon choice gives me a good chance at a premium draw. I think it pays to be flexible.
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I have hunted strictly archery for many, many years and went modern this year. Never again! You folks can have that rifle hunting! I did it with a shotgun and got an ok whitie buck but got fed up with the slob hunters that I ran into everywhere. I'm not saying that all rifle hunters are slobs (at least not the ones on this site ;)) but there sure are a lot more of them than during archery, IMO.
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I only hunt archery, to me it is a rush getting as close to the animal as you can before you stick it, plus modern firearm hunting is way too overcrowded.
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Yep, that rush is why I prefer bowhunting as well. That is why I chose to hunt with a 12 gauge side by side for my last modern season. It made me stick to my bowhunting ways of getting up-close and personal. It was not the same rush as with a bow but more than it would have been with a rifle. I like the longer and later bowhunting seasons and the fact that in the past 10+ years I have yet to run into another hunter in the woods (away from the roads) during late archery. It is really nice to be alone and hunt semi-calm deer.
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I started with Muzz. last year and ate a tag sandwich deer and elk. This year I went Mod fire, was pretty lame, between the poachers taking does instead of bucks and all the overcrowding, I had a hard time with this season. Tag sandwich again this year
I voted Muzz. and Im going back to it next year, despite all the regs. i.e scopeless, exposed primer. Then bennifits outweigh the drawbacks
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With so many deer I don't think the length of the season really matters. The great thing about m. firearm is you can use any method - m. firearm, muzz, or archery.
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Only probelm with the muzz is the areas I have hunted for years are not open.
The length of the season makes a huge difference Palmer, when you are given a 8 day window you are forcing thousands of hunters into the same areas over a shorter period of time. Its no wonder we dont have more accidents than we do.
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You're right about the safety issue. I've been spoiled with some private property and some public where I don't see many hunters. Also I do much of my hunting on the weekdays. I hunt whitetail mostly and notice the season is extremely short for Mule Deer.
