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Growing up I never really thought that I would make the jump to bow hunting. I loved rifles and rifle hunting. A couple years ago my wife and I took the plunge into bow hunting and have had some wonderful success. I find myself obsessing about bows and bow hunting all the time now. When I first started I didn't think I would ever become one of those purist archery guys, but I can sort of feel it coming on now. When I think about putting an animal in a 9 power scope and shooting them with a weapon that is capable of killing them from hundreds of yards out it just leaves me feeling cold. Hunting with a bow resonates so much more with me now! I think I would still have a great time chasing jack rabbits with a .22 or coyotes with a rifle of any flavor. I might be interested in using a rifle on a late season cow tag, but that would probably be about it for big game.
I wish I would have gotten into archery sooner. I have 18 points for limited entry elk now! That is several more points than I need for most all the units in the state. I think I could even draw an archery tag for the coveted San Juan tag, but I don't know if the quality of the San Juan is so much greater than the Beaver, Monroe, Boulder for me to choose it since it is so much further away from me and I basically know nothing about it. Anybody have any thoughts on this? After I draw elk it looks like LE pronghorn can be drawn fairly quickly for archery tags. Bonus!
I wish I would have gotten into archery sooner. I have 18 points for limited entry elk now! That is several more points than I need for most all the units in the state. I think I could even draw an archery tag for the coveted San Juan tag, but I don't know if the quality of the San Juan is so much greater than the Beaver, Monroe, Boulder for me to choose it since it is so much further away from me and I basically know nothing about it. Anybody have any thoughts on this? After I draw elk it looks like LE pronghorn can be drawn fairly quickly for archery tags. Bonus!