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dblmainbeam

dblmainbeam

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So I buy a really nice muzzle loader 2 years ago. I have always hunted shotgun with my dad since I moved to Iowa. I don't really like the shotgun surround a section method, but my dad has grown up that way and lives for this time of year.
The year I bought my gun I hunted late season. I felt terrible not hunting with my dad. Last year I hunted second season with him and his hunting party. When it was over I said never again.

Now its that time of year. I really want to go out and search for the big one alone but then again how many years do I have to hunt with my old man. He has been the best teacher, Hell he had me stalking prairie dogs in Nebraska with a 22 when I was 5 years old. Ive learned more then you could ever imagine from him. I used to piss all my friends off pheasant hunting cuz I was so quick(not any more thanks to bow hunting) Well His hunt begins next saturday and when he talked to me tonight he asked if I changed my mind. I said I can't decide. Help me out. What would you do?

2nd season or muzz loader.

Oh yeah muzzle loaders suck on a deer drive. I tried it last year.
 
You already know the answer, said it yourself. Part of any good relationship within a family is about respecting each other's choices. Doesn'y mean that both parties will like it but that they'll respect the other's decision. The "expectation" concept is nothing more than being selfish. Do what you really want to do, be honest with the reasons why and their shouldn't be a problem.

I used to really enjoy going fishing with my dad in his boat. He decided to get rid of it and he told me why. I still didn't like it and wish he didn't but I also love and respect him enough to not let that bother me. We have a great relationship, not something either of us would let some petty bs get in the way of.
 
You can do what I am going to do and go both seasons. For second shotgun I buy a doe tag and save my buck tag for late muzzleloader. That way I get the best of both worlds and hunt with my kids during shotgun and all by myself during the late season.
 
Take it from someone who lost his dad recently and grew up hunting with family and friends. Hunting is not always about the actual kill or how big of deer or what you like to shoot them with. Its more about friends, family and time spent together doing something you love. Even with the surround the area type of hunts, there is still normally room for someone more traditional to do there thing and still be part of the hunt.

When the time comes your dad is no longer able to hunt or has passed on you will realize how petty these types of things seem to be. HUNT WITH YOUR DAD WHILE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: LIV4RUT</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would go both. Buy doe tags and hunt late muzz. </div></div>

Hope the county your hunting still has doe tags. This is what I'm planning on doing. If the group has mixed feelings about it(some groups do) buy 3 or 4 doe tags and tag some does for them.
 
Ever thought of doing the every other year type of deal? Im running into a simialer situation as well.

Good luck.

Dean
 
I lost my dad eight years ago yesterday. I would do anything to hunt with him again. I was 15 and we had always shotgun hunted together. He passed away 2 days before opening shotgun and I still cant hunt first season because it makes me think of that first year he didnt go. I hunt muzzleloader and bow now and enjoy them but shotgun isnt the same without him. My suggestion would be spend as much time with them while they are here. I lost mine at a young age which is a little different but would do anything to hunt one more time with him.
 
agreed, go get a doe tag or two (if you live in the part of the state where tags still exist!) , and then go late muzz

id rather go late muzz
 
I also bought a first season doe tag and a late muzzleloader anysex. I had always shotgun hunted, but then decided that it would be better to do the solo thing. The shotgun hunt is more of a social experience than it is the hunting experience. f no doe tags are available, maybe there is a position fro camp chef. No guy from our group (non resident) didn't get a tag this year, and still came down to do the cooking for the other 10 guys hunting. He would cook some meals, help hang and butcher deer, keep the drinks cold for after sunset, etc. Try to get doe tags, otherwise, do some hard thinking and decide whether to get an anysex or a spatula.
 
The best solution is as several have suggested get doe tags for the shotgun season and hunt with your Dad and his group if you can. If you can't do that then please follow your heart. Let me tell you what I think as a Dad. There is some thing very special about having a son hunt with you even in a group! It is great to see friends accept that son as part of the group and as an equal. Dad has taken years to both earn and give respect and compaionship to and from these hunters that are very important to him. By accepting the son these hunters are acknowledging the job that Dad has done and saying that they will also respect and care for Son as well, even if Dad isn't there sometime in the future. You won't know what that really means until you are the old Dad. I hunted yesturday by my self with a landowner doe license and will be hunting next weekend with my son and friends, and I can honestly say that I missed having them there with me. I really enjoy the fun and feelings that only come arround that one special time a year. We are together different times of the year and see each other often but it just isn't quite the same as Deer Season.

What do I think, HUNT WITH YOUR DAD if you can while you can!
 
I would definitely hunt with my dad and then depending on what my schedule was figure out when and where I could hunt. It would really mean a lot to your dad.

I hunted with my boy this weekend and hopefully it meant as much to him as it did to me. The size and type of a deer we harvested was irrelevant.
The time together for both of us was priceless. In two days we made memories we will laugh at many years from now.

Hope it works out for the two of you to share a few more deer hunts together. It will be one of those things the both of you will never forget.
 
I'd pick to Dad route. I am lucky cuz I still have my Dad. It drives me nuts sometimes hunting with him but I drove him even more bananas when he started takin me when I was young. I know that when he leaves this world, I'm gonna kick myself for letting the "Pokeyness" drive me crazy. I owe him a lot and I'm sure you owe a lot to your "ol' man" also. As stated in an earlier post, you have a lot more time to hunt by yourself than you do with your dad. Good Luck!!
 
No extra tags up here. I'm about 95 % sure I'm going to go with the old man. I told him I was probably going to go with him and I could tell he was excited. If it snows I'm screwed cuz I didn't ask for the weekend off. I have to plow the crap. I f it does I'm saving the tag for late season otherwise I'm going with him.

Thanks for the advise. I knew I was feeling guilty for a reason.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">HUNT WITH YOUR DAD if you can while you can! </div></div>
I sure wish I could hunt with my Dad still but I'm so thankful for every hunt we had together. One day there is no second chance...one day there is nothing left but memories...make em while you can.........
 
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