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I know hunting shows are not all that popular here, and I seldom watch them. The whooping, high fives, and hard rock music ruin any possible redemptive qualities. Having said that, what’s with all the archery hunting shows? Is bow hunting really that popular compared to rifles?
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I know hunting shows are not all that popular here, and I seldom watch them. The whooping, high fives, and hard rock music ruin any possible redemptive qualities. Having said that, what’s with all the archery hunting shows? Is bow hunting really that popular compared to rifles? Yes, when you consider I have bow season for a few months, and gun season for 1-2 weeks (depending upon population)
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I agree with Kellory, Oklahomans have 3 months to archery hunt and only two weeks for rifle. I think most states are similar and if you are filming a hunting show that makes for a lot more archery hunting shows
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Definitely. One of the reasons I stopped archery hunting. I ran into more hunters in archery than rifle season. And I only hunt public land, in PA!
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Most states have a very long archery season. I know Arkansas' reason used to run 01 Oct. 28 Feb. when we lived there. Growing up as a teenager, a friend got me into archery, and thus my dad got back into with me as he saw it as 6 months of hunting versus just three weeks of rifle and 10 days of ML.
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The state of Michigan has catered to bow hunters for decades, and it is much more popular than I can understand. It is common to meet hunters that are either bow only, or gun hunt only out of state.
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Heck yeah it is. They can used scoped crossbows here and have 6 weeks. Why bother hunting rifle for two weeks in brutal December weather? I don't hunt Archery because I'm more interested in trying out rifles and loads than I am in just killing animals. A sharp stick doesn't do much for me.
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In many states it's also easier to get an archery license than a rifle license.
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Most people think that gun hunting is too easy, so with archery equipment you need to get closer and probably overall a better hunter. A hunting show can pack more drama into archery hunting to fill up a half hour segment. A crossbow is little more than a rifle with a string inside of 50 yards and is looked at with some amount of disdain by the vertical bow crowd.
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Our Archery season has turned into Crossbow season.
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........so with archery equipment you need to get closer and probably overall a better hunter...... WHOA there!!! Thems fightin words!!! If 99% of todays archery hunters didnt have 1. Private land 2. Game cameras 3. Scents/Lures 4. Prime dates(rut) along with all the other tech they use, they couldnt kill a deer let alone find one. I see so many archers on facebook losing deer or requiring dogs to retrieve downed game. So many bad shots.....todays archers for the most part suck at hunting. That said, theyre very effective due to the sheer number of archers, the amount of posted property, the lack of pressure during prime season and abundance of feed. The majority of deer killed in rifle are shot at ranges well under 100 and more close to archery range than most will admit. We all hear of jerk offs who shouldnt be hunting, both archers and rifleman. But the rifleman I know can rival the best archers in general woodsmanship and knowing their quarry, where long range hunting isnt the norm. Take your best archer from say Iowa and your average rifleman from the northeast and put them in the mountains, public land, in west virginia for a week and see who comes out on top. Sure as hell wont be the archer.
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........so with archery equipment you need to get closer and probably overall a better hunter...... WHOA there!!! Thems fightin words!!! If 99% of todays archery hunters didnt have 1. Private land 2. Game cameras 3. Scents/Lures 4. Prime dates(rut) along with all the other tech they use, they couldnt kill a deer let alone find one. I see so many archers on facebook losing deer or requiring dogs to retrieve downed game. So many bad shots.....todays archers for the most part suck at hunting. That said, theyre very effective due to the sheer number of archers, the amount of posted property, the lack of pressure during prime season and abundance of feed. The majority of deer killed in rifle are shot at ranges well under 100 and more close to archery range than most will admit. We all hear of jerk offs who shouldnt be hunting, both archers and rifleman. But the rifleman I know can rival the best archers in general woodsmanship and knowing their quarry, where long range hunting isnt the norm. Take your best archer from say Iowa and your average rifleman from the northeast and put them in the mountains, public land, in west virginia for a week and see who comes out on top. Sure as hell wont be the archer. Now them are fighting words.  I took a 4 point buck at 7 yards, with a bent sapling and a bootlace, and hand carved arrows. I'd like to see YOU duplicate the feat. On public lands, with a swiss army knife. (Just to see how primitive I could go, and still get meat). Tech is fine, but not necessarily.
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I'd like to see YOU duplicate the feat.
7 yrds?? Pfftt!! Seriously, good on ya! And I could make that shot, IF I could make the equipment, which I dont have that skill. When I archery hunted almost every kill was straight down. Yes, I used a compound and carbon arrows, but simplistic as possible, single pin, etc etc. I hear the phrase "rifle hunt like you bow hunt" and it pisses me off! You either know how to hunt or you dont. Even out west you need to know the game, how they use the land and get as close as possible. There is no other way to hunt.
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I'd like to see YOU duplicate the feat.
7 yrds?? Pfftt!! Seriously, good on ya! And I could make that shot, IF I could make the equipment, which I dont have that skill. When I archery hunted almost every kill was straight down. Yes, I used a compound and carbon arrows, but simplistic as possible, single pin, etc etc. I hear the phrase "rifle hunt like you bow hunt" and it pisses me off! You either know how to hunt or you dont. Even out west you need to know the game, how they use the land and get as close as possible. There is no other way to hunt. I have no sights on my bows, and one pin on my crossbows. I used a pit blind, and you are right, you need to know the game.
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........so with archery equipment you need to get closer and probably overall a better hunter...... WHOA there!!! Thems fightin words!!! If 99% of todays archery hunters didnt have 1. Private land 2. Game cameras 3. Scents/Lures 4. Prime dates(rut) along with all the other tech they use, they couldnt kill a deer let alone find one. I see so many archers on facebook losing deer or requiring dogs to retrieve downed game. So many bad shots.....todays archers for the most part suck at hunting. That said, theyre very effective due to the sheer number of archers, the amount of posted property, the lack of pressure during prime season and abundance of feed. The majority of deer killed in rifle are shot at ranges well under 100 and more close to archery range than most will admit. We all hear of jerk offs who shouldnt be hunting, both archers and rifleman. But the rifleman I know can rival the best archers in general woodsmanship and knowing their quarry, where long range hunting isnt the norm. Take your best archer from say Iowa and your average rifleman from the northeast and put them in the mountains, public land, in west virginia for a week and see who comes out on top. Sure as hell wont be the archer. +1
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Our Archery season has turned into Crossbow season. I expect that to be a universal growth, as a vertical bow does not include the same synergies as a crossbow for the average rifleman looking to increase his hunting opportunities. I know I have no interest in bow hunting but could be enticed to explore a crossbow.
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I like both, bow is very exciting, a doe is a trophy with a bow!
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I like both too.
In Indiana we are a one buck state.
I much prefer to kill out before gun starts as it seems they go into hiding.
With that said I very much do look forward to opening day of gun as it be quite exciting.
Fortunately I have killed out before gun in the past many years.
As far as archer hunters being bad shots same goes for gun too.
I’ve seen both sides.
So far I haven’t lost a deer in archery in quite some time......(knock on wood)
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Shows do archery alot because it puts the animal in closer.
I do both, getting a shot with a bow is harder than getting a shot with a gun. There's lots more movement required to draw a bow.
Both are fun!
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