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Bow Hunting And Rifle Hunting

As a hunter I bow hunt and rifle hunt. But there are people that just hunt with a bow or just a rifle. Some people say that rifle hunting is easy and you don't need a lot of skill. But that's not true. There are a lot of variables that you need to consider when using a rifle such as the wind, the animal quartering or moving, breathing and your excitement. And there are a lot of bow hunters that say that they bow hunt because rifle hunting was not really hard for them and they needed a challenge but in my opinion a rifle helps you thread the needle in certain scenarios. Bow hunting is also a challenge because first of all your distance. You can't shoot up to 300 yards with a bow because it doesn't have enough power. When you do have an opportunity to shoot a deer, ethically you could probably shoot only up to 40 yards and even with bowhunting you have to watch for the wind, the animal quartering or moving, your breathing and trying to make the harvest ethical.