The Official Hunting Thread



Whether you hunt deer (whitetail or blacktail), bear, mountain lion, grouse, elk or rabbits, let's hear them stories and let's get a good chat goin about hunting.

Enjoy.

This post was edited by BigMooker on Mar 11 2015 08:18am

How is hunting a sport if you have a high powered rifle? Any pussy can do that from the safe distance. Well unless it's real hunter's topic, and you hunt them with only a knife or a spear?

What kind of psychopath kills animals for sport anyway?

You've been fed some pretty poor information to form your morals. I re-read your message and felt ill that people like you exist. No issues to go to the local grocery store and get the processed version. Also you forgot the art of bow hunting, which is pretty popular last time i checked.


On a brighter note...few more months for the elk here! (usually go late season because time restraints)

And then i'll be back in paradise...



This post was edited by suprskunk on Mar 11 2015 10:30am

I don't eat meat myself, but I have no problems with eating meat to survive, or hunting to survive.

Doing it for the sport, for the adrenaline rush of killing animal is sick and only suitable to psychos.

I guess we all have our beliefs. I love the primal feeling of hunting, the feeling of success when you finally find what you've been tracking. The satisfaction of knowing your family will have meat in the freezer for 6mo-1 year. Healthy, natural, no added chemicals meat. The thought of going to the supermarket and getting a piece of meat that was killed who knows how, who knows when, and what's been added makes ME sick. I'd say go out on a hunt with a friend or 2 and then judge it. Sounds like you're regurgitating what you've read. Either way gl~

I personally love hunting, the sport of it and my fascination with nature and wild life. I also greatly enjoy the time spent with the father, uncle and cousin, along with other family. My favorite hunting is whitetail deer season, specifically rifle season in PA. I think this year will be the first I get a doe license. I've only ever hunted buck and usually one buck between my father and I was enough meat in the freezer. We aren't out for just the meat is my point. This year however I plan to get a doe license because I have my own place, so I can utilize the meat all year round. Hunting is a sport, but not a sport to everyone and I understand that. I think it's a sport to me because I challenge myself every year to find a nice buck to shoot. You need to track them, scout them and basically understand their ways in order to be successful and I find great joy in that.

I just started archery hunting two years ago and it's nice to get out in the early season to hunt buck. However, it's not the same because my father, uncle and cousin don't hunt archery. I love going out in the woods with my family, we make a day out of it. If we are hunting deer, we will get up at 4:45a, 3 hours before light, go and get breakfast somewhere together and head out to the mountain which is about 1:15 away. We are in the woods from 6:00a until 5:00p (dark), assuming we don't get anything. Then we head to the local bar, have a few drinks, play some darts, some pool and head home around 8:30p, get some chili at home and call it a day. It's peaceful/relaxing, but then turns into an adrenaline rush/excitement once there is action in the woods. The feeling I get just seeing a deer is enough for me to go back every year. I love being able to see wild life go on with its daily life, it's amazing. I am very respectful of the woods and the animals. I don't just go out to kill to kill, I have a purpose. I only shoot mature bucks for the sport and this year I will shoot a doe, to feed my family. I don't need the meat and can survive without it, but the deer population needs managed and controlled and I pay for my deer. They are beautiful creatures and it's an honor to be among them in the woods. The things I've learned over the years can only be learned in the woods. It's remarkable the amount of knowledge you get while out hunting, not only just about hunting and animals.

So, yeah, I'm a huge hunter. Absolutely treasure the time with my family, specifically my Dad. It's a shame because not a lot of young hunters are out there anymore so they don't understand what I mean. I know for a fact I enjoy the woods, the great time, the challenge and the thrill of hunting. We also hunt grouse, rabbit, turkey, coyote, bear and squirrel. I plan on getting out in the woods alot more this year, pre-season, putting my time in to better myself and understand deer movements a little better. If I'm not hunting in the woods, I enjoy hiking, walking trails and just seeing nature. I know it's not for everybody, but I sure do love it.

This post was edited by BigMooker on Mar 11 2015 11:54am

Here comes the flamers out of the wood work. Every time this topic gets made it gets closed, so good luck with this one. I love hunting and fishing.

Never actually really been able to hunt in the woods. I've been stuck in the city. Buy I do love to fish. If I could hunt, I surely would as I am trying to figure out some people and ways to get out there and hunt. I love the outdoors and wildlife. I feel like that is the natural way to survive, healthier way also.

Didn't think you were a hunter mook and skunk aha and I love that pic you took of that valley. Where is that?

This post was edited by killerrs2 on Mar 12 2015 04:35am

I hear ya man, but whatever. We as hunters just gotta ignore them, don't attack the other side and just use this thread to share our stories with people who care to listen.


Yeah, I agree - that picture is beautiful man. I would love to go on a elk hunt, would be insane.

Yea I'd love to see an amazing view like that everyday. If I had that I'd be tenting it out every night and hunting my tags every year. Wish I could live In those kind of environments. I'd most likely love off my land.

Also, hunting is a real sport.

This post was edited by killerrs2 on Mar 12 2015 08:37am