OldMtnMan wrote:I may have been misunderstood. I'm kind of blunt in my opinions and get right to the point. It could be from being an old fart. It seems as I get older the more honest I get about my opinions.
With that said I wasn't saying if you use gadgets you're not a hunter/woodsman. I guess what I was trying to say is they aren't really necessary if you choose to do it the old way. I have a friend who uses every gadget known to man in his hunting. I rag on him about it and he calls me Jerimiah Johnson, but we do it all in fun and are great friends.
I know youngsters who are just getting into hunting and think they have to have all the latest gear. I try and convince them to learn to hunt the primitive way first and add the modern gadgets later. Then they have a backup. I asked one of them.......what would you do if you were 5 miles into deep timber and your GPS stopped working? How would you get back to the truck? They never have an answer.
Anyway, keep in mind when you read my posts. I'm just giving my opinion or explaining how I do it. I'm not saying my way is the only way and you should copy me. That's the last thing i'd ever mean to say.
Peace bros.
Took no offense to your statements my brotha
I told my boy when he is ready to hunt
That i would really prefer him to take his first deer with a bow rather than a crossbow. And my reasoning to that is this. With a bow ( me ) im not shooting over 30 yards max with a crossbow. It doubles that with accuracy too
With that said imo bow hunting gets the deer so close there is almost no room for error. And its how i started. With a crossbow which i use now only until i get my shoulder better and talk momma ( my wife ) into letting me buy a new bow. Lol. There is some room for error cause the deer could be farther out away from you
I want my boy or my girls who all have hunting liscences to get that rush or feeling of that buck or even doe walking right under you or 5-10 yards out. And see how hard it is to concentrate draw your bow aim make a clean good shot watch the deer where it goes etc
Then i would let them switch to xbow. But if they are like me and like to get ghem close. Well at least my boy. He gonna stay with the bow. He’s like me he love a challenge
So no offense taken bro. God bless be safe stay positive