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re: Guns during bow season for protection.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 1:50 pm to LoneStarTiger
Posted on 6/30/15 at 1:50 pm to LoneStarTiger
I must've had some shitty luck, because I was for 2 years and almost got attacked by wild dogs twice, walked up on meth heads once, had one walk up on me once, actually stepped on a fawn, seen coyotes running across a field from me, and a possible squat encounter (freaky situation). I was also in places where there were a lot of bear sightings.
After the second time with the wild dogs, I always carried. This baw ain't about to get eaten by no cujo and turner and hooch in the middle of the woods
Eta: never saw a hog while I was working. Heard them, but never saw them. I try to avoid shite like that as much as possible
After the second time with the wild dogs, I always carried. This baw ain't about to get eaten by no cujo and turner and hooch in the middle of the woods
Eta: never saw a hog while I was working. Heard them, but never saw them. I try to avoid shite like that as much as possible
This post was edited on 6/30/15 at 1:52 pm
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Posted on 6/30/15 at 1:52 pm to Hammertime
Yeah, the squatch area guys should be allowed to carry.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 2:04 pm to Hammertime
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almost got attacked by wild dogs
But you didn't
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walked up on meth heads once, had one walk up on me once
I'm far more nervous about the hunters in the woods with guns than any other human I might come across.
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actually stepped on a fawn,
The horror
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seen coyotes running across a field from me,
Uh, ok
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possible squat encounter
Call law enforcement
Posted on 6/30/15 at 3:28 pm to Hammertime
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I must've had some shitty luck, because I was for 2 years and almost got attacked by wild dogs twice, walked up on meth heads once, had one walk up on me once, actually stepped on a fawn, seen coyotes running across a field from me, and a possible squat encounter (freaky situation). I was also in places where there were a lot of bear sightings.
After the second time with the wild dogs, I always carried. This baw ain't about to get eaten by no cujo and turner and hooch in the middle of the woods
Are you Alxtgr-ing this thread or are you actually serious?
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:06 pm to Hammertime
I'm going to add my two cents here.
As for allowing a sidearm I think it's a great thing.
In the past I never really saw much of a need for one but that all changed last bow season when I walked up on a bedded 300 lb plus boar.
I had just gotten to the bottom of the tree I was going to put my climber on and saw a flicker of eyes. I was using a green light, so he never spooked. By the time I realized what it was I realized if he charged I was fooked. I still had my climber on my back and bow in my hand with no arrow nocked, not that it would have mattered since it was pre-first light anyhow. Boar was 25-30 steps away, a distance that sounds a lot farther than it is in reality under these conditions.
He stood and looked at me and slowly walked away, much to my lucky stars. If he had chosen to charge it would have been a really...REALLY bad day for me.
Thus, in early bow season anyhow, I will ALWAYS have a hog-stopping capable handgun on my person.
My other thought regarding this is that while one should carry a sidearm for protection, it should NEVER be used to finish off a wounded deer. It is bow season, so if you choose to bowhunt , than you should be profficient enough with a bow to put a kill shot into a deers vitals. Having the option to finish off a deer with a sidearm will make for a lot more iffy shots if some people can use that guise to wound any deer within range and finish it off via the pistol.
Thats BS in my eyes.
I know not all shooting opportunities work out the way we want. I've had to finish off 3 deer after tracking with a second arrow and two others with second arrows following spine shots from the stand. Also had to finish off a buck for a buddy with a knife to the throat, which all suck big donkey pricks. But it goes with the territory of bowhunting. Also will force one to make better shot selections in the future to help keep this from happening.
Having the ability to dispatch a deer with a gun during BOW season is wrong...plain and simple.
JMHO
As for allowing a sidearm I think it's a great thing.
In the past I never really saw much of a need for one but that all changed last bow season when I walked up on a bedded 300 lb plus boar.
I had just gotten to the bottom of the tree I was going to put my climber on and saw a flicker of eyes. I was using a green light, so he never spooked. By the time I realized what it was I realized if he charged I was fooked. I still had my climber on my back and bow in my hand with no arrow nocked, not that it would have mattered since it was pre-first light anyhow. Boar was 25-30 steps away, a distance that sounds a lot farther than it is in reality under these conditions.
He stood and looked at me and slowly walked away, much to my lucky stars. If he had chosen to charge it would have been a really...REALLY bad day for me.
Thus, in early bow season anyhow, I will ALWAYS have a hog-stopping capable handgun on my person.
My other thought regarding this is that while one should carry a sidearm for protection, it should NEVER be used to finish off a wounded deer. It is bow season, so if you choose to bowhunt , than you should be profficient enough with a bow to put a kill shot into a deers vitals. Having the option to finish off a deer with a sidearm will make for a lot more iffy shots if some people can use that guise to wound any deer within range and finish it off via the pistol.
Thats BS in my eyes.
I know not all shooting opportunities work out the way we want. I've had to finish off 3 deer after tracking with a second arrow and two others with second arrows following spine shots from the stand. Also had to finish off a buck for a buddy with a knife to the throat, which all suck big donkey pricks. But it goes with the territory of bowhunting. Also will force one to make better shot selections in the future to help keep this from happening.
Having the ability to dispatch a deer with a gun during BOW season is wrong...plain and simple.
JMHO
This post was edited on 6/30/15 at 10:09 pm
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