Hunting as a sport?

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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.)

No but if you spent time at the range and went to some gun shows you'd know quite a few hunters and would be informed enough to make your own decision before jumping online and getting yourself in a flame war.

 

[Taps]

I've been out on a couple of hunts before, and they were great fun. I didn't even have a rifle with me, just a camera, but I got a few great pictures of a HUGE whitetail before it took off running. Damn that was one big fucking deer. lol

Anyway, I've been present when deer and moose have been shot, and I think I'm far to squeamish to actually pull the triger myself. Besides, the amount of skill it takes is unreal.

So I don't hunt, but I have no problem with people who do. There's really no difference between buying a steak at Safeway and shooting a deer in the wild.

I would like to go bear hunting someday though. That shit would be intense.

 

[jeremys]

bear is yummy

 

[Testosterone boy]

It was my fourth year of tracking the largest elk I had ever seen. I picked up his tracks at 5:40 AM, they are unmistakable because of their immense size and semi round chunk missing from a rear foot. I followed all day as he meandered through meadows, thickets, and dark woods. Night was slowly approaching and his altitude kept climbing. Determined due to the proximity, I found steam rolling off of some fresh droppings, I doggedly pursued him above timberline. My breath was getting hard to catch and the snowflakes began to fall as the cruel North wind started shaking the limbs of the trees.

His path kept wandering to ever increasing altitudes, snowfields were becoming a menacing problem as the terrain grew steeper and steeper. The snowfall had become a full blown Rocky Mountain blizzard and his tracks became increasingly elusive. Luckily the continental divide appeared and it seemed he would have difficulty in crossing the terribly steep and rocky excarpment at the top so I continued my pursuit despite the rapidly dwindling light.

Just when I was giving up hope, I seen an antler tine poking out of a bush. I took off my boots and crept barefoot on the snow and ice until I had an available shot at 200 yards. My breathing was very labored so I rested a moment as I steadied my Winchester .300 magnum on a rock. The crosshairs settled on his massive chest and my heart trembled with excitement. He was easily 15% larger than any elk I had ever seen before. I squeezed the trigger and the Nosler 180 grain ballistic tip roared off at 3300 feet per second. The huge animal lept to his feet and bounded off at incredible speeds. I quickly reloaded and fired again at the rapidly receding target. Another miss. Damn.

I have been hunting bull elk in the national forests for 15 years now and still have not harvested an animal. I spend months getting in shape, planning, and scouting the hunt. Thouands of dollars are spent on gear (tents, clothing etc.) and I am a steadfast member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The only purpose of this very large organization is to raise millions of dollars from concerned hunters in order to provide and ensure quality habitat for our wild elk. We are about the only organization with the power to compete with greedy developers who want a condo on every corner and a mansion on every hilltop. Last year we purchased another 18,000 acres of land that is now committed to providing quality habitat for our favourite animal. The Rocky Mountain elk.

 

[Y_lifter]

bear is yummy

IMO Bear is Greasy....

 

[Themachine01]

killing bear is wrong, to kill a bear just for to make a nice rug or mount and a few sandwiches, them poor little animals. How can you kill something that is the most popular stuffed animal and child's toy. YOU SCUM!!

I'll be making my 1st couple payments for my bear hunt in the couple months, havent decided which outfitter I want to go with yet.

 

[sorerotators]

Holy fuck! So many fellow hunters on elite.

I thought for sure every fucking post on this thread would be by some PETA/ YOU SHOOT BAMBI! nuts.

Well good luck to all my fellow hunters this year.

Bow season starts up here in MI Oct 1st.

 

[troybday]

the only thing i like to hunt is pussy ,i just rest my budwiser and pickle on my belly and shoot away

 

[sorerotators]

PETA made the mistake of following some good ole boyz from round here in the mountains banging pots and pans two seasons ago....ain't been back since....heh heh heh heh

Ranger

I have often wondered what i would if something like that happened to me.

I would probaly put the fuckers to use a make a good drive out of them.

Then of course, stomp there fucking asses into the gut pile.

 

[1911]

"...I am stoned..."

Wheeew...I just put you back on the list! heh heh

Later,