Does Anyone Else Here Hunt?

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Just out of curiosity, does anyone else here go hunting? If so what do you hunt for? I was just thinking about it since deer season is starting a few weeks from now. That's mainly what I go hunting for. Some people might not agree with me but I however don't agree with people who hunt over feeders or on those huge ranches with 8 foot high fences so that they can't naturally go where they want to go. I usually don't wear cammoflage either when I go (I haven't really found it to make a difference). I also don't use scents or anything else that lures them in, I guess you'd say. I want to give them a fair advantage. Last year, I didn't even have a stand. I just sat on a board inside our cattle chute and saw quite a few deer, and wearing a red jacket at that Haha. I mostly just like sitting outside watching nature. One year I had the opportunity to watch a bobcat out in front of me. It's crazy how it knew I was there since it kept it's distance and stood still looking straight at me for about 5 minutes before it ran off and left. Another year when it was really wet, down below my stand there was a little body of water and I got to watch some ducks swimming around in it for about an hour or so before they flew off. It's just a nice relaxing time to get back in touch with nature to me. I might have to take my camera with me this year, because who knows what I'll get to see. It's usually something different every time.
 

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I'm not really a hunter myself, I am a target shooter, andything from handgun & Riffle to Shotgun & Blackpowder.
My Brother is the hunter in our family and we are always stocked with Goose, Deer, rabbit etc.
I do hunt in essence, with my camera. We live in a very wilderness and animal friendly area. Recently we have a gaggle of turkeys (30-40) and several Deer making regular appearances in the area. I also like to track down various birds with my camera. THere is somthing magical about expreianceing nature in such a hands on way.
 

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Originally Posted by Sibohan2005

I'm not really a hunter myself, I am a target shooter
Good to know, I like to do the same thing. I have a few Glocks. My wife and two oldest sons like to target shoot.
 

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I love to shoot trap and I work for a large company that sells hunting gear and all the things that outfit a sportsman. I have to listen to the hunters all day long on the phone! I have gone hunting for deer and turkey, I love being outdoors. I just can't be the one who pulls the trigger.
 
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You guys just reminded me how much fun it is to shoot clay pigeons. I haven't done that in about a year and a half though.
 

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Yes, my father used to hunt and Rob's dad goes hunting every year. Duck, deer and moose.

At first, I wasn't too keen on the whole hunting thing. And, I'm still against trophy hunters or the ranch hunting. But, I don't mind responsible hunters going out each year. Many do it as a source to feed their families and in these hard times I don't blame them!

And when you think about it, those of us who eat chicken/beef/pork etc. weekly are more to blame for animal cruelty than the hunters who go out each year. It's so easy to go out to your supermarket and pick up a nice steak wrapped in a clean package and have no thoughts on how the animal was treated before it got to that state.

Responsible hunting (again, stress responsible) is a way more ethical way to treat an animal than the commercial farming practices we currently agree to in order to get our weekly meat.
 

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not anymore, used to. i

got tired of being rained on snowed on rained on snowed on( that was all in one day) i thought why the heck am i out here doing this when, any member of my family would give me deer meat. Would like to go again, but my back wont let me walk that much.

and even though i have about 6 deers that hang out in my back yard, i wont hunt those.
went elk hunting once in canada, but did not feel like carrying it back out , so i just sat and watched them go past lol.

lol i remember my one uncle going hunting in the morning, As he walked up into the hills, with a cat and a dog in tow. lol then hours later all three would came back
 

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Erm i cant stand hunting lol , but every one has what they like i suppose , its not as common over here to hunt as it is in america and canada so maybe thats why , i personally couldnt shoot a little rabbit or a innocent dear ,
Jess x
 

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I don't, but being from Northern Michigan, most every male I know does - dad, brothers, BIL, FIL, etc. I enjoy being able to stock the freezer afterward though, as I don't buy any grocery store meats.
I don't like people who hunt for sport, but I think hunting responsibly and for food is okay.
 

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My boyfriend is up north moose hunting right now. He used to hunt (before I knew him), but he isn't too into it now. It's a family thing though.

I, on the other hand, am a meat eater and respect the food chain. That said, I do not like directly experiencing it! Ignorance is bliss, I guess!
 

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I hunt with a 357 mag pistol every now and again when I feel craving for venison. I wear goretex snowboarding/outdoor gear when I go and I get bored sitting up in a tree for 6 hours for a deer to come by so I stalk them, which is also why I prefer a pistol over a rifle or a shotgun (lugging a long gun around all day gets old fast). Tenderloins and venison chili are yum.
 

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Wisconsin has a pretty large hunting culture. Many schools have absentism during the gun hunt. While we don't hunt several of my BIL's and nephews hunt. A few go on our property about an hour north -sometimes they get a deer on our property but mainly on their properties. I don't mind hunting but there are some people that don't follow the rules-such as shining deer or road hunting or in our case at times trespassing on our property and hunting.

One of my neighbor's has a son who is old enough to participate in deer hunting this season and I he has a large earth berm in back of their property where they have been doing target practice. They hunt just a few hundred yards away by the creek.

Blaze orange in the color of choice in the next few weeks. In fact when I am outside working in the yard or taking a walk during hunting season I wear a orange jacket. One can never be to careful.

When Neil was up in far northern Wisconsin last weekend some of the guys shot some partridge (grouse) and they had them for dinner which he said were delicious!
We trade asparagus in the spring to a friend for venison sausage.
 

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I hate hunting. Obviously not so much the clay pigeons, but I don't like it when people go out and kill deer etc just for the fun of it


No offence though. Some people just have different opinions.
 

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I have never hunted but my brother and cousins do. My brother goes hunting with a club in Canada every year and then hunts nearer where he lives with a bow and arrow. Talk about great odds for the deer.
 
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Originally Posted by lauracatlover

I hate hunting. Obviously not so much the clay pigeons, but I don't like it when people go out and kill deer etc just for the fun of it


No offence though. Some people just have different opinions.
I don't do it for the fun of it but I hate when people will kill a deer and just take the antlers and leave it to rot. I like venison and it's a lot leaner than beef so I have to stock up the freezer somehow
All my dad ever wants made is sausage out of his, but that gets old. I like having the steaks, tenderloins, backstrap and some chili/ground meat. It makes really good chili. I usually trade him some ground meat for a few links of sausage though.
 

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Originally Posted by Fuzzles

I don't do it for the fun of it but I hate when people will kill a deer and just take the antlers and leave it to rot. I like venison and it's a lot leaner than beef so I have to stock up the freezer somehow
All my dad ever wants made is sausage out of his, but that gets old. I like having the steaks, tenderloins, backstrap and some chili/ground meat. It makes really good chili. I usually trade him some ground meat for a few links of sausage though.
One of my BIL's get some of his venison smoked and then they slice it really thin for appeitizers. Or have you had jerky made??

Many people do not realize what the overpopulation of deer do to the ecosystem. Wisconsin usually has 1 million deer over the DNR"s guidelines.
The deer are quite destructive in the forests in northern Wisconsin. And to many crops/orchards. This is not counting the number of people killed and injured in deer/vehicle accidents. There is also chronic wasting disease which needs to be controlled.

Also many people who not not have use for the venison donate to the local food pantries. As the economy gets worse donations to food pantries decrease and this venison is a much welcome source of meat for them.
Wisconsin hunters donate thousands of pounds of venison to the pantries and I'm sure other states have similar programs.

So one may be opposed to hunting but there are many benefits that the deer provide.

 
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