i prefer bow hunting over gun hunting. i like to hunt before deer are disterbed by hundreds of weekend warriors with guns. plus the rut.
when uncle ted talks about "the misticle flight of the arrow" i know what he means. there is just somthing amazing about watching a arrow leave your bow and enter a deer.
i hunt with a bear truth bow. not the best bow on the market but not the worst either
Definitly prefer bow hunting. It is more of rush and an accomplishment. Anyone can use a gun, but it is a special skill to use a bow.
given the deer are . public land in gun season can be difficult but in archery it has so much less pressure. i tried the gun season once and there was more orange than the brown on the trees. not saying that public land doesnt produce in gun season, just alot more diffuclt. i didnt get one in gun season this year so dont feel bad about it. i did make it up in late archery thoughROFL, let's not get carried away.
I have one deer in two years.... I hunt mostly public, so I don't have a back yard to raise them in