Hunting as a sport?

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And the reason people are going BOW lately vs Modern Gun is because its more challenging (or Sporting). And they get first crack at the deer, as Bow season opens first before the deer get spooked by all the GUN dudes smashing around in the woods..

Some states have year round deer season for bow hunters.

 

[Y_lifter]

Some states have year round deer season for bow hunters.

SWEET !

 

[The Ranger]

In most locals the only natural predator to deer is man, and using hunters/sportsmen culls the herd and keeps them healthy.

I only hunt with a re-curve bow and flint lock rifle now, I see no use in using a 30.06 with a 12X scope, but, I do not hold it against those who do....Most will hunt the mountains around me a lifetime and are lucky to kill one deer....Hunting is not as easy as it sounds and dealing with changing weather patterns, food supplies, natural cover all dictates where and when I hunt....

I kill 4 bucks per year, 2 go to myself and family members, the other 2 go to a local church and are divided up among those who are in need...

After every hunting season is closed, I sow winter wheat and place corn and other fodder around to ensure the weak survive yet another year...By doing this, I have written permission to hunt some of the best private land around me, and more often than not, I am the only one allowed....

To me, it's not about the kill, that would make me a murderer, I enjoy the solitude of the woods, the smell, the life and sounds that are around me at all times....add some apples, trail mix and a good book...I am in pure heaven....

I hold no reguard, nor will I ever, for those who bait, abuse, kill deer for the loin only and leave the rest....Sorry fuckers in my book....

Some like to hunt, some don't, some like to fish, some don't...In the end....It's all good to me....

Ranger

 

[Y_lifter]

Good Post R.....

Here in FL, we have very restricted permit hunts for Gators.
I have a good friend that gets sometimes as many as 3 permits and usually goes out on maybe 2 nights each year and is allowed to get 2 Gators per permit.

One would think that going out in a Swamp or Lake at Midnight
in a small boat to hunt a deadly animal possibly weighing 3 times your weight would be crazy...

Actually he says it is relatively simple and easy and not very sporting.

Using a Flood Light find the biggest one by looking for the red reflection of their eyes.
Throw out a heavy line and Hook them with a small grappler hook
Slowlly Drag them up to the side of the boat with little struggle usually. If they thrash its only when they see the boat.
Hit them on the top of the head with a BANG Stick(shot gun or 30.06 shell on a pole) blowing a hole in its brain..

The tough part is dragging the 300 or more pound gator onto the boat..

 

[1911]

I only hunt with a re-curve bow and flint lock rifle now, ...I sow winter wheat and place corn and other fodder,... the woods, the smell,...add some apples, trail mix..."

Damn...you're a friggin' hillbilly. I'm taking you off my "party with someday" list!

Later,

 

[The Ranger]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha.....Naw, it's quicker hunting with a re-curve....just draw and let it go...no sights. cams, kisser buttons...much simpler

Ranger

 

[casavant]

Okay, here's everyone's chance to flame me and call me a pussy, etc.

...what's up with people who consider hunting a sport, and call themselves 'sportsmen'? Where's the sport in wearing camoflauge, dousing yourself in animal piss, hiding up in a tree, and using a high-power scope to shoot at an animal 100 feet away who doesn't even have a clue that you're there? ...or shooting a shotgun into the air into the middle of a flock of birds, and getting all happy when one or two fall to the ground? Pretty unsportsmanlike in my opinion.

Now... maybe if you trained monkeys how to use guns, got them really pissed off, dropped them off on an island, and then had to hunt them down... that would be a little more sport-like.

...oh, and for the record: I'm not a vegetarian or a liberal, and I am pro-gun.

I always admire it when someone educates themselves on a subject before jumping to criticism.

 

[casavant]

See, now that's fine if you're hunting for the food. I think it's far better for an animal (deer or whatever; no cow hunting, damn!) to spend it's life running around in the woods and then be taken out quickly, rather than just spend it's life in a filthy box, waiting for slaughter.

But... to just shoot an animal and then leave it there, or take it home and stick its head on your wall... what's the point? That's like taking pictures of someone you jumped from behind and being all proud of it.

Well no shit. You think that up on your own?

 

[fogg88]

Evenly Matched ?

OK, Man/Woman plus side
Has the Firearm
Superior Brain ( Arguable in the woods at least )



Deer plus side
Superior vision like 10 fold
Superior sense of smell like 50 times
Superior hearing like 20 times
Superior physical abilities SPEED, AGILITY STEALTH etc.
Superior knowledge of environment It lives there 24/7
Superior survival instincts

I could probably come up with others....

No offense bro, but just like watching Roland Martin Fishing,
it is not realistic to believe what you may have seen on TV regarding Hunting

More good points. All well taken.

 

[fogg88]

Had you actually been a gun enthusiast rather than a gun owner (who likely goes to the range twice a year), you'd know the difference.

So in order for someone to be a gun enthusiast, they must also be well-versed in the ins and outs of hunting? That doesn't hold up. Not that it matters, and anything anyone says on the internet is pretty much grain-of-salt material, but I was raised around guns, have always owned them, and do plenty of shooting. (quite a bit more than 2x a year.)