Bow season for 2007 open September 29

[GregP42]

Hey guys, are you all getting ready for bow season?
How are the deer herds looking in your part of the state? T
hings look good down here where I am hunting in the SW end of the state.

I am off to go check a few trails today and do some scouting for a bit. Have a great weekend everyone.

Greg

[stimpylu32]

The herd looks very good up here this year , i'm no bow hunter but will be out for gun season with my 50 ML this year for sure . Just wish ODNR would let me use my 45/70 . 

stimpy

[fuzzy]

  Thing`s are looking good on are lesse down in ross county. They clear cut the pine tree`s out last year
So we have a lot of new growth. Two of the guy`s on the lesse uncle has the lesse next to are`s and his place is on a hill
over looking both. Said he seen about 100 deer on are place the other night. with about 20 good shooter`s in the bunch.

[Grumulkin]

I haven't seen many deer around here for most of the summer but am now seeing them again.  I was shooting at my 100 yard target with a braked 7mm/08 handgun a few days ago.  I had shot a number of times when, to my surprise, a doe appeared in the scope just behind the 100 yard target.  A deer that dumb might be something I could take with a bow this season.

[stimpylu32]

Even a deer that dumb would be safe from me with a bow , unless it was close enough to stab with the arrow . 

I could not hit the broad side of a barn from the inside with the doors closed , even tried a crossbow once and had the same results . 

I'll just have to stick with guns . 

stimpy

[GregP42]

Stimpy,

Dad went to a hunter ed trainer class this summer where they were teaching the instructors new things. They used several different crossbows and they found out that if you use your hands to pull them back the pressure is not even on the prod and it will shoot off to one side or the other, but if you use the cocking arm or what ever is made for the crossbow to use it fires straight every time. They had reps from 3 of the bow manufactures there teaching them new things, makes me wish I still lived in Kentucky as I was an instructor down there with dad.

Greg

[Jal5]

Starting to see deer again in my neighborhood- within city limits though so no hunting there! However also starting to see more deer on the properties adjacent to the highway which is always a good sign. I plan to hunt with my crossbow during the bow season then using my Handi ML during gun season.  I might get a rifled choke tube for my Mossberg, haven't decided on that yet.

Stimpy you should try the crossbow again maybe a different manufacturer. The first time I tried my Horton I loved it and have taken several nice deer with it over the past few years.  I spend way more time deer hunting now than ever before using that crossbow.

Joe