Post by: notsosneaky on March 03, 2011, 08:43:00 PM
Im as green as it gets to hunting, and pretty new here.
Is it ok to hunt in a muzzleloader or rifle season with a bow?
The regs are confusing and ive heard different answers.
Eta: if you draw a multi season permit can you hunt all three?
Post by: KDume on March 03, 2011, 08:52:34 PM
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Post by: GreatWhiteHunter on April 19, 2011, 11:50:44 AM
If your hunting with a bow during the modern season you still have to wear orange.
Even so, who would want to be out there with all the crazy MF guys dodging shots and fighting over animals?
Post by: jackelope on April 19, 2011, 11:52:13 AM
If your hunting with a bow during the modern season you still have to wear orange.
Even so, who would want to be out there with all the crazy MF guys dodging shots and fighting over animals?
Firearms restricted area maybe? It's not all like that.
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 19, 2011, 11:56:20 AM
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Post by: NWBREW on April 19, 2011, 12:09:22 PM
I'm with GreatWhite, why use a bow during rifle season? Get an archery tag and hunt the rut with the rest of us cavemen!
In the unit where my cabin is the late whitetail season is rifle. The last four big bucks I killed were within 30 yards. I have often thought about using my bow during rifle season just because of that.
Post by: GreatWhiteHunter on April 19, 2011, 12:12:18 PM
I'm with GreatWhite, why use a bow during rifle season? Get an archery tag and hunt the rut with the rest of us cavemen!
In the unit where my cabin is the late whitetail season is rifle. The last four big bucks I killed were within 30 yards. I have often thought about using my bow during rifle season just because of that.
Yeah, might save a little meat at 30 yards! :chuckle:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 19, 2011, 12:15:22 PM
Post by: bobcat on April 19, 2011, 02:24:09 PM
This was the reason why I bought a bow a couple months ago, and put in for the multi-season permit, but didn't draw it. :bash:
So now I'm debating whether to get a rifle tag or an archery tag. Probably will go with the rifle tag and just hunt with a bow, because the rifle season is at a better time for blacktail deer. Plus there are a couple of rifle permits I want to apply for, and nothing for archery that I'm interested in.
Post by: halflife65 on April 19, 2011, 05:04:39 PM
I have 200 acres of private land not far from where I live, that I just recently got permission from the landowner to hunt- only thing is they will only allow bow hunting.
This was the reason why I bought a bow a couple months ago, and put in for the multi-season permit, but didn't draw it. :bash:
So now I'm debating whether to get a rifle tag or an archery tag. Probably will go with the rifle tag and just hunt with a bow, because the rifle season is at a better time for blacktail deer. Plus there are a couple of rifle permits I want to apply for, and nothing for archery that I'm interested in.
Good plan - unless you really want to commit to bowhunting buy the rifle tag and if you have exclusive (or the access is limited to a few) for that property just use the bow. You have to wear orange, which sucks, but it really probably doesn't matter all that much.
Post by: bobcat on April 19, 2011, 05:09:30 PM
Good plan - unless you really want to commit to bowhunting buy the rifle tag and if you have exclusive (or the access is limited to a few) for that property just use the bow. You have to wear orange, which sucks, but it really probably doesn't matter all that much.
I'll be the only one hunting it as far as I know, unless there are trespassers. But being that it's private land all around it, with none of it accessible to the public, there won't be many that's for sure. I hadn't thought about the orange requirement, but you're right. I plan on hunting out of either a tree stand or a ground blind made of natural materials so it shouldn't be an issue. I may just wear on old, really faded, orange vest. :chuckle:
Post by: NWBREW on April 20, 2011, 02:14:43 AM
I'm with GreatWhite, why use a bow during rifle season? Get an archery tag and hunt the rut with the rest of us cavemen!
In the unit where my cabin is the late whitetail season is rifle. The last four big bucks I killed were within 30 yards. I have often thought about using my bow during rifle season just because of that.
Yeah, might save a little meat at 30 yards! :chuckle:
If you hit them BEHIND the shoulder you don't lose much meat at all. :chuckle: One of the biggest bucks I killed with a rifle was with my 7mm rem. at 28 yards. I could hold the wasted meat in one hand. Gods honest truth there.
Post by: GreatWhiteHunter on April 20, 2011, 07:16:48 AM
I'm with GreatWhite, why use a bow during rifle season? Get an archery tag and hunt the rut with the rest of us cavemen!
Right on! Guess I dont speak from to much experience. Never put down a big game animal with a rifle. Only with a bow.
In the unit where my cabin is the late whitetail season is rifle. The last four big bucks I killed were within 30 yards. I have often thought about using my bow during rifle season just because of that.
Yeah, might save a little meat at 30 yards! :chuckle:
If you hit them BEHIND the shoulder you don't lose much meat at all. :chuckle: One of the biggest bucks I killed with a rifle was with my 7mm rem. at 28 yards. I could hold the wasted meat in one hand. Gods honest truth there.
Post by: throttlejocky20 on April 22, 2011, 08:40:16 AM