4X4 ATV.... Dragging a heavy deer uphill through deep grass is anything but easy..
Cant eat a deer by myself and I dont believe in killing anything you wont eat.
It was a 10 minute walk to the tree stand... downhill. Dragging a heavy deer uphill through deep grass is anything but easy.
And, I'd think a person could easily eat a deer by themselves. Not all in one sitting, but they invented this thing called a freezer. These two deer - all the back loins and tenderloins are steaks. All the rest is being ground into 95+% lean hamburg. Just waiting til my son gets here, then we'll cut them up.
Is bow hunting the in-thing right now? When did it start gaining popularity?
To me, the good thing about how hunting is that hunting has to take place at close range. The 600+ yard rifle shots (eg youtube) doesn't make 'hunting' sense and isn't humane since plenty of the shots would probably be off target and wound rather than kill.
At that point, you're just harvesting animals.
Haters gonna hate.A lot of "hunting" is a joke if someone considers themselves doing it for "sport". They feed the animals for half a year, then shoot them when they walk up to the feeder. They also have state of the art gear which would be the equivalent of the USA invading Haiti.
I don't necessarily have a problem with it, but don't call yourself a sportsman. At that point, you're just harvesting animals.
Figured this was going to be a bad year - no free time. Too many projects around the house. But, last night I decided, I'm getting out for at least a few hours today - first time out. Got a late start getting out of the house; finally out the door at 5am to hunt at my son's house. I got there just as he was leaving for work. "Too bad you're late. A six point just crossed the road, heading toward my stand." Gathered my gear, almost a 10 minute walk to the tree stand. As I got to the top and started turning around to sit down, holy shit, probably the same 6 point. 80 seconds of hunting and I was done for the day. Didn't lose the arrow either - went straight through the deer and stuck in the ground. Perfect shot. Son just called, he hunted for 10 minutes after work in the same spot. On his way here with another deer. 10 more tags between my sons and I; Saturday is the opening of rifle/shotgun season.
I was going to title this thread, "looks like I beat my meat..." bill.
After hunting in other countries where there are no laws about spotlighting I dont think I could ever hunt by sitting in a tree.
Self-defrosting freezers were invented by the frozen food companies as a way to cause food to go bad and have people throw out food (and buy more.) In a manual defrost freezer set to a reasonable temperature (-10F), most red meat will easily last a year before developing any off flavors, especially if in a shrink wrap package.Have you ever frozen a side of beef and slowly picked away at it?
The stuff goes bad long before you can gobble it up.
The same applies to bows - people should know where to shoot the deer to kill it. And, people should practice enough to know the range inside which they're deadly accurate. There's nothing from stopping someone from attempting a 75 yard shot with a bow - likely to miss or wound the deer, just as much as a rifle shot outside the range of the skill of the shooter, but inside the range of the bullet.Is bow hunting the in-thing right now? When did it start gaining popularity?
To me, the good thing about how hunting is that hunting has to take place at close range. The 600+ yard rifle shots (eg youtube) doesn't make 'hunting' sense and isn't humane since plenty of the shots would probably be off target and wound rather than kill.
Bro, do you even lift? People were carrying deer on their back before exercise was invented.
Black and white photo even.
I've never seen a live wild skunk. I'll see them in the road on occasion, or smell them, but I've never seen a live one. I'd love to. They're cool little critters.
They are all over the farking place here, going trough garbage, spraying the neighborhood dogs, and getting hit by cars. They are like stinky explosive racoons.
the one thing i don't get about hunting is people who wear camo with an orange reflective safety vest over it
why bother with camo at all?
Never run one over in your car. It will reek, regardless of how much you wash it, for a good while. They are vile, repulsive creatures who enjoy tormenting mankind by spraying their stink all over everything!
Figured this was going to be a bad year - no free time. Too many projects around the house. But, last night I decided, I'm getting out for at least a few hours today - first time out. Got a late start getting out of the house; finally out the door at 5am to hunt at my son's house. I got there just as he was leaving for work. "Too bad you're late. A six point just crossed the road, heading toward my stand." Gathered my gear, almost a 10 minute walk to the tree stand. As I got to the top and started turning around to sit down, holy shit, probably the same 6 point. 80 seconds of hunting and I was done for the day. Didn't lose the arrow either - went straight through the deer and stuck in the ground. Perfect shot. Son just called, he hunted for 10 minutes after work in the same spot. On his way here with another deer. 10 more tags between my sons and I; Saturday is the opening of rifle/shotgun season.
I was going to title this thread, "looks like I beat my meat..." bill.