Originally posted by John Scifres: I'm not defending any style of hunting but keep in mind that some people just want to have some fun deer hunting. Gun hunting the rut is fun.
Most don't take this all that seriously. At least until it seems that special interests get preferential treatment and get gun seasons moved out of the rut so that bow hunters can get the only crack at rutting bucks. Then they get serious.
For me personally, it isn't about getting the bucks to myself in bow season. I hate gun season because for me, the pressure that gets applied to the woods on opening weekend absolutely ruins the rut and ends the season for me. In over 25 years, I've only killed a couple deer after opening weekend. I could absolutely care less what weapon a hunter uses, **** use grenades if you want... but the absolute bombardment of orange into every nook and cranny of forest on that november day just screams NOCTURNAL
