joey lvr Report post Posted October 2, 2013 Was wondering how long it took for you guys or gals to get there first buck with a bow. I'm really going to hunt hard this January for a wt and hope I can accomplish what most have already. Spot and stalk no stands or blinds. Thanks in advance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted October 2, 2013 still waiting lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nighthawk Report post Posted October 2, 2013 />still waiting lol +1 spot and stalk is tough... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Eye Report post Posted October 2, 2013 Got my first one when I was 18. Think I started hunting deer with a bow when I was 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted October 2, 2013 />still waiting lol +1 spot and stalk is tough... no kidding lol, i need to find a good spot to sit during the early season one of these years. problem is i can only sit in a blind for 5-10 minutes before i want to leave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joey lvr Report post Posted October 2, 2013 I don't know how those guys back east sit in a stand and blinds all day. And to think about it I've never herd or seen a eastern spot and stalk hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted October 2, 2013 I had two as a teenager ( when we had a doe hunt) and one small 3 point in my early 20's. I have been more serious about rifle the past 10 years than archery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antmo23 Report post Posted October 2, 2013 Still waiting, but I usually cheat during January and chase carp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted October 2, 2013 6 years . Aug spot and stalk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElkyG Report post Posted October 2, 2013 still waiting also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkhunter1 Report post Posted October 2, 2013 After a fifteen year hiatus ( medical) I took my first Coues after two years, however he was young and the rancher pushed him towards me and I moved into position and intercepted him. He stood there 2 seconds too long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GotBowAz Report post Posted October 2, 2013 Years! With that said I shot my first and only Coue's 4 years ago at 40 yards out of a tree stand looking at a steep mountain side. I glassed him up chasing some doe's in January. I grunted really loud a couple of times to get his attention. When he looked my direction I gave him a soft grunt and he ran right in. he stopped broadside, looked over his shoulder so I drilled him. Several blown spot and stalks, I really want to get one this way. Im getting closer ever year. GBA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2hunt Report post Posted October 2, 2013 Add me to the "still waiting" category. I felt that before I became proficient with a bow I had all kinds of opportunities...now that I can actually shoot decently I have yet to get a shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted October 2, 2013 I bowhiked for a lot of years before i figured it out & actually started bowhunting. There's a big difference between the two. I've killed deer both by ambush & spot & stalk. Of the two methods, you will see a lot more deer by spot & stalk, but you will get a lot more shot opportunities by sitting ambushes. My buck I killed this year (a little muley) came about two hours into the third morning of sitting in the same spot. I had about 25-26 hours in that treestand. THe last coues deer I shot came after about 2 1/2 hours of sitting. I missed a nice 3x3 immediately that morning & hit a spike a couple hours later. If you're just after a legal deer with your bow, I think ambushes are your best option. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creed_az_88 Report post Posted October 2, 2013 I started when I was 16 and shot my first at 19. now I can't stop! My life basically revolves around archery coues deer hunting. I would have to go through years of rehab to quit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
