If you had to choose your weapon for big game (bow,rifle,black-powder) what would ya' choose and why?

[adaboshi]

If you had to choose your weapon for big game (bow,rifle,black-powder) what would ya' choose and why?

[ishawooa]

I like them all but due to time constraints from work, family, and game seasons I tend to select the smokeless centerfire rifle.

[buckhunter]

Bow. I've been bow hunting all my life. I like getting close to things before I shoot them.

[shane]

I like bows, but some big game is really big and don't play games and are kinda scary. Rifles are nice to have when they are around.

[AlaskanPride]

Living in Alaska, I choose a good 'ol centerfire. I don't trust myself with a bow enough to go after whatever lurks in my woods...muzzle loader maybe, but bow's out of the question.

[willkillsdeer]

all three are fun i like shotguns too

[lovetohunt]

Shotgun because you have the option of buckshot and slugs.

[steve182]

I'd take my Bow. Might not have as much success, but when i do it's more rewarding and more exciting because it's so close.

[Beekeeper]

At this point in my life probably a traditional style muzzleloader

[buckeye]

MY shotgun

[bonnier-admin_2]

Archery, for a simple reason, with a rifle if I can see it I can hit it and that takes the challenge out of it!

[s-kfry]

Rifle, like ishawooa above I don't have time for more than one method of take for hunting. Beyond that, if I was hunting bear, it would definitely be a rifle, not playing with sticks and stones when the bears are about.

[rezavoirdog]

Compound Bow, because where I hunt (both rifle and bow), I see the most game and the biggest Bulls and Bucks during Archery Season, September-October.

[mdhager115]

Definately a bow. I think that using a bow is tougher and is a much more fair chase for the game being hunted. It also brings us back to our primitive times. Hunting to survive. I understand using guns but I prefer a bow, even though these days they are very complicated.

[weavto]

A .243 because they are good all around guns