Let's see what all the trad gang members have hunted (successfully or not) with traditional gear.

This serves two purposes - 1. We get to read some cool stuff and maybe hear some game stories we aren't familiar with. 2. It gives me ideas I may not have thought of.


I've only hunted whitetail deer a couple of times with a recurve quite a few years ago. This is going to change as soon as my new bow gets here.

After, reading through the pages here, I remembered that we do have some hogs and I'm probably going to give that a try soon. Rabbits and squirrels are probably out for me because I save all the good spots for those for my falconry hobby.

So, what do you guys hunt with your sticks and string?

Mule deer, elk, merriam and rio turkeys, rabbits, squriels, ducks, geese, frogs, pheasents, grouse, doves, quail, chucker, black bear, carp.

This year I hoping to add whitetail deer and Mt. goat to the list.

Whitetail deer, Blacktail deer, Mule/blacktail mix deer, Elk, Bear, Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Beaver, Ground hogs, squirels, Turkey, Carp, Coons, possum, rabbbits. There are lots of inventive opportunities out there. I forgot Bobcats, Cyotes, would some day like to go after cougar.

Whitetail, rabbits, squriel, hogs, coyote, bobcat, feral cat, elk, coon, possum, fish and nutria.

Successfully-whitetail, caribou, black bear, pig. Small game includes grouse, fox squirrel, gray squirrel, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, raccoon, possum
Unsuccessfully-Eastern turkey, Rio Grande turkey, Merriams turkey......I hate turkeys!
This year I hope to add Rocky Mt. Elk to either list!

Whitetail deer, Caribou, Elk, Hogs, Bear, Alligator, Fox, Coyote, Rabbit, Squirrel, Racoon, Beaver.

Turkey, Geese, Ducks, Pheasent, Quail, Dove.

Carp, Gar, Catfish, Bowfin, Suckers.

Kudu, Wildebeast, Impala, Sable, Warthog, Zebra (anything that would have come into the water hole    :D  )

Benjy

Deer, turkeys, groundhogs, boar, coyotes ---

...and for an ear-to-ear grin, squirrels from a tree stand (especially near the corner of a corn field in the fall). Now that is fun.

Just the usual big and small game such as: whitetail deer, mule deer, javelina, small feral pigs, rabbits and frog.

Caribou,Black Bear,Whitetails,Turkey,Rabbits,
Squirrels,Grouse and Coyotes.

Mule deer, white tail deer, elk, turkeys, rabbits, squriels,  frogs, black bear, carp. gar and Coyote

Mule deer, Wt deer,antelope, elk, boar, sheep, small game, African game.

Successfully: Deer, squirrel, quail, chipmunk, opossum, frog.
Unsuccessfully: Eastern TURKEY(awesome hunts though), rabbit, pheasant, coyote.

mule deer, whitetails, antelope, elk, black bear, javelina, Merriams turkey, coyote, various small game, lots of stinky carp, a couple of rattlesnakes.
Have hunted hogs without success so far, but they better look out in a couple of weeks.

Sucessfully - Rabbit, Squirrel, Coyote, Carp, and Turkey

Unsuccesfully - Whitetail deer, and bobcat

Haven't gone after anything else with a bow yet, but I would like to try some wing shooting on pheasant or grouse. Sadly Missouri doesn't have many of either of those.
I'd absolutely love to hunt Elk or Mulies with my recurve or longbow, but we don't have mulies and just recently got some elk from Ky. which are now being restored to Missouri. Maybe someday I'll get to hunt elk in my home state, but doubtful.

We do have some hogs, but not where I live. I have wanted to go after hogs ever since I started bowhunting. Maybe someday I'll get to line up a hunt for hogs.

Whitetails, Mulies, Elk, and hope to someday hunt bear, antelope and hogs. Small game is Cottontails, Snowshoes, Grouse, Beaver and squirrels of various species. I've been trying to kill a coyote off and on for years, but so far no dice...

Blacktail, mule and whitetail deer, Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain elk, black bear, coyote, rabbit, fox, Spanish goat, feral cat, and pigs.  Hope to add camel and water buff to the list this year.

Whitetail, mule deer, caribou, mountain lion, black bear, elk, javelina, hogs, frogs, fox squirrel, gray squirrel, cottontail rabbit, jack rabbit, snowshoe, quail, eastern turkey, groundhog, bullfrog, carp, buffelo(fish), gar, dove, pheasant, field mice, house cats.

Whitetails, Black Bear, Moose, Elk, Coyote, Hogs, Turkey, Rabbits, Squirrels, Fish, Frogs "possum, 'coon, ground hog.

Mule deer, blacktail, whitetails, elk, hogs, goats and javelina

Just picked up my grandfathers recurve, so I haven't had a chance to hunt anything with it yet besides stumps and targets! But will be turkey hunting soon with it, whitetail and yotes this fall