Hunting
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From: Southern MD
I used to LOVE hunting geese, pheasant and dove, ducks, bear & deer, 'til I hurt my back and neck.
I'm very fond of hunting boar, too! (Yum, yum!)
I've promised my youngest son a trip out west, (when he's 12 or 13) for buffalo/bison and pheasant, IF he reaches these three goals:
1. Grades in school MUST stay 'up.'
2. He MUST go through and pass Hunter's Ed.
3. He MUST get into better physical condition. (He's like his Dad. He has a little too much weight on him.) This is one of my goals, too.
"I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning. It has the smell of. . . freedom!" (Paraphrasing Col. Kilgore [Robert Duvall] - Apocalypse Now)
I'm very fond of hunting boar, too! (Yum, yum!)
I've promised my youngest son a trip out west, (when he's 12 or 13) for buffalo/bison and pheasant, IF he reaches these three goals:
1. Grades in school MUST stay 'up.'
2. He MUST go through and pass Hunter's Ed.
3. He MUST get into better physical condition. (He's like his Dad. He has a little too much weight on him.) This is one of my goals, too.
"I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning. It has the smell of. . . freedom!" (Paraphrasing Col. Kilgore [Robert Duvall] - Apocalypse Now)
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I just wasted about 14 squirrels this past weekend. Can't wait for deer and maybe some boar. Nothin' tastes as good unless you killed it yourself. I bet your hamburger would even taste better and more rewarding if you put the bullet to the moo-cow....but as for now.....mmmmmm...squirrel dumplins
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From: NE Texas
At my age - and as many animals as I have "harvested" in the past - I just like to get out in the woods and hunt in general. I usually strap on my Ruger .22 pistol and carry a JC Higgins (Marlin) .30-30 lever action rifle. The Ruger is for small game (it's an old 3-screw) that I happen to come across. Mostly - it's just being out there in the peace and quiet. I always bring home something.
Right now it's dove. I love to eat dove breasts, sprinkled heavy with Cavender's seasoning and cooked on the grill. Mmmm-mm Good!
No, I don't take the dove with my trusty pistol, but I do get quite a few with a little .410 single shot. My sons say I'm crazy - like taking a knife to a gunfight - but I get my limit with it.
Hunting is not killing, but a rekindling of spirit...
Right now it's dove. I love to eat dove breasts, sprinkled heavy with Cavender's seasoning and cooked on the grill. Mmmm-mm Good!
No, I don't take the dove with my trusty pistol, but I do get quite a few with a little .410 single shot. My sons say I'm crazy - like taking a knife to a gunfight - but I get my limit with it.Hunting is not killing, but a rekindling of spirit...
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From: Southern MD
Originally Posted by Big Orn
At my age - and as many animals as I have "harvested" in the past - I just like to get out in the woods and hunt in general.
Hunting is not killing, but a rekindling of spirit...
Hunting is not killing, but a rekindling of spirit...
"This is why it's called hunting and fishing, instead of killin' and catchin'. No gurarantees."
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From: colorado
deer and elk every year for the last 25 years (since i was 14) season starts in four weeks and three days. i hunt waterfoul when and if i can find the time but that hasent happened in a couple years. i would like to hunt some upland bird but there is not very good hunting for that here in colorado, you have to go to kansas or nebraska.
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The first weekend in September has been a tradition with my son and me. This year we didn't see many doves, but it made little difference. Since I took him on his first hunt (early teens), he has been an avid hunter (he's now 40). He has a 360 acre farm and a 1800 acre deer lease and we make many good memories each year.
Dono
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From: NE Texas
Originally Posted by dono
The first weekend in September has been a tradition with my son and me. This year we didn't see many doves, but it made little difference. Since I took him on his first hunt (early teens), he has been an avid hunter (he's now 40). He has a 360 acre farm and a 1800 acre deer lease and we make many good memories each year.
Dono
Dono
Originally Posted by dono
...but it made little difference.
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From: BC, Canada
I've only been hunting for a few years. I really like grouse hunting, and just started deer hunting last year with my b/f. This year we're going away nearly every weekend, hunting deer & moose. Then b/f is going on a week-long hunting trip with his dad for moose in late October. They got a nice spikefork last year.... VERY tender meat! 
Hoping I will get my first buck this year.
Hoping I will get my first buck this year.
