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Posted On: Mar 10, 2008 1:29 pm
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| Why Do I Hunt |
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Posted By: skeeter on Feb 25, 2010 12:37 pm
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Why Do I Hunt?
I hunt because I love it. Just as the feeling of love is hard to explain, so is the love of hunting. I spend hours reading about deer, thinking about deer and discussing deer with my friends. I know I am never so alive as when I am in the woods. Yet it's a time of great peace. One of the few peaceful times I enjoy in an otherwise hectic life. While hunting I feel at one with nature. I realize that I am a predator, much as God originally created man to be. I do not glory in the death of an animal, but do realize that animals will die that I may live. I take tremendous pride in my skill and ability to bring home meat for the table, much of which I process myself. Yet I enjoy the challenge of hunting with a bow the most, where the odds favor the animal. I see many deer. I harvest only a few, but I have many memories. Memories of the deer and other wildlife I have seen and the experiences I have shared as I hunt with my friends and family. Finally, I hunt because I know it's necessary for proper wildlife management. I know that I and other hunters like me have provided the funds to pay for the great resurgence of wildlife in this country. I know that I am a conservationist and a major tool of game management. I am proud to be a sportsman! I am proud to be a hunter!
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| iadeerhntr20's Deer Hunting Story |
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Posted By: Top Cat on Feb 14, 2010 12:49 pm
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To begin with, has anyone ever really had a "typical" deer hunting experience? I have to say this was definitely not your "typical" hunt at all. There is this neighbors back yard (which is a vacant house), I have been yearning to hunt for a few years and never have. There has been a lot of deer pass through here and I have just always watched them. I have never asked the neighbors before if I cold hunt on their property until this year. Well this is how it all went down.
I was doing my normal daily routine of hauling in corn and was pretty well preoccupied with going hunting. I wanted to hunt that spot in the neighbors back yard, where I know I have gotten a good picture of a buck on my trail cam. I know I couldn't go hunting until the chores were done, so I pushed the thought out of my mind. Well as luck would have it, around noon time the combine broke down and there was no way of getting the parts to fix it since it was Thanksgiving day. I am thinking this is a good thing,,whoooo hooooo!. I was so excited that I finally called the neighbor and asked if it would be ok for me to hunt on his property, and he said that would be fine with him. I really felt awkward about asking him, but glad I did.
I hurried home and gathered up all my gear as quickly as I could, and just on a whim I decided to grab my video camera as well. I finally get there and now the question is where am I going to sit? What is going to be my best spot where I can see but not be seen or heard? I thought maybe the grain bins would be good spot with the best view, but I realized real quick like that wouldn't work. It would be pretty awkward for me to be able to draw my bow standing on a very slippery surface and probably would be pretty noisy as well. I was looking around for another spot and saw an old gas barrel. Hmmmm, Thinking that would be the perfect spot for me to be in, so I climbed down and moved over there. It was about 4:30 and I went ahead and set up my video camera on some blocks and aimed it right at the place I figured the deer would be coming through. I waited and waited, hoping the deer wouldn't sense that something was up. This spot is surrounded by timber, soybeans, and corn so I should be seeing something and I was hoping soon, since corn and soybean fields draw the deers attention. Well looky there I thought, here comes a large doe. I watched her walk the edge of the timber line for a while, in hopes that she would come my way. Go figure, my plan didn't work. She went the other direction, dang it! Then 2 more deer walking the same path, only instead of heading into the timber, they began working their way towards me. Ohhh my God, I was getting so excited. When I put my binoculars on them, that is when I realized it was 2 bucks! I watched in anticipation as the bigger of the 2 checked a scrape. I was in awe, that all this activity was happening so close to the house. They crossed the fence and began to make their way towards the barrel. Then I saw that the bigger of the 2 had one regular antler and one misshapen one, along with 5 points on one side and 2 on the other. I know I have seen this buck before in the summer time while I have been catfishing and he was running the same cornfield too. I am sitting here just waiting for the a shot. I know if I get the opportunity, I am going to take it. Time just crept by sooooo slowly. He had a limp in his hind leg and I didn't think he was ever going to make it to me. There he is just on the other side of my video camera, slowly walking. I just know he is going to turn. DANG! I was wrong he continued to move straight. I quickly forgot about capturing it on film and was just concentrating on making my shot. Ohhh my God, here he comes. He walked within 15 yards of the barrel and was broadside from me. This was my dream shot, now if I could just get him to stop. I grunted to stop him and I pulled back and let my arrow fly! It flew true and lodged right into his chest, taking out both lungs. He ran a short distance and completely forgetting about his limp and then he stopped. He walked slowly towards the timber and collapsed within sight of me. He couldn't have gone more then 60 yards. This my firends was a great end to a very frustrating season for me.
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| Latest Member Submitted Article! |
The World’s Most Popular Hunting Dogs
By: trapperG
On: 2010-02-23 12:54:42 |
By Razvan Jr
Have you ever wondered which dog breeds are the most popular in hunting activities? This article will briefly present the most popular hunting dogs used by millions of hunters from all corners of the world. Several breeds of hunting dogs are collectively called hound dogs. The reason why these dogs are used for hunting is that they are strong, very fast, top-notch eyesights and a very developed sense of smell. These dogs assist their owners by tracking or chasing the prey being hunted. For this reason, hunting dogs are divided into two types, as follows:
Sight Hounds – intelligent dogs also known as gaze hounds. They are very good runners and have the capability to catch and kill prey like haves, deer, gazelles and others. A very good example of a sight hound is the Whippet dog, which was developed back in the 19th century by mixing the Grey Hound, Italian Grey Hound and the Terrier. These dogs are quite active and playful but quite hardy. They are known to be very... read more
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