Hunting Question?

[SATAN]

Just wondering, who here on the Rockpage hunts for the elusive Deer? And if so, do you have a hunting story?

[AtoMikEnRtiA]

i dont hunt. personally i find it a big disadvantage to slay an animal using a high powered rifle, when they have nothing to defend themselves with, but thats just my opinion, i respect people who hunt to feed their families or because they like the taste of deer cuz im not going to lie, ill admit it - i find deer bologna tastes pretty good, but eh. But im always up for a good deer hunting story haha =)

[BDR]

... this one time, at deer camp ...

r:>)

[AtoMikEnRtiA]

... this one time, at deer camp ...

r:>)

*slap*

STOP THAT! hahaha

[ToonaRockGuy]

I don't give a crap about tradition, or how it's passed on from generation to generation...

HUNTING IS NOT A SPORT. HUNTERS SHOULD NOT CALL THEMSELVES SPORTSMEN.

There's absolutely no athletic challenge in dressing in camo, taking a rifle and hiding up in a tree and waiting for a doe, turkey, or buck to walk by. That's friggin' stupid. There's no challenge to it. Toss some corn on the ground (yeah, you do it, you know you do), slather on the scent-block, fire up the artificial doe scent and the fake horns for rattling, and don't forget about that there cough supresser! Give me a break, it's NOT A SPORT. It's not even fair any more.

And I cannot believe that people around here actually give kids days off for deer season. No wonder America gets dumber and dumber by the year. We give our kids way too much time out of school for stupid shit like hunting.

You want sport? Fine. Take a hunter, strip him nekkid, give him a penknife with a 3 inch blade, and put him in a steel cage with a grizzly bear. THAT'S a sport.

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*NOTE: The opinion expressed above is mine and mine alone. If you don't like it, too fucking bad. You won't convince me otherwise.

[BDR]

So what are you trying to say, Kev?

r:>)

[SATAN]

Sounds like Kevin is pissed off. Maybe he didn't shoot a deer when he was 12 and vowed he never go hunting again. Damn dude. It's all good.
I like sleeping in and being lazy. No sense in trudging the cold, sitting in a tree for hours, only to come home with a cold, wet and tired. So I don't waste my time either.

Good luck to all who do hunt. Means one less deer for me to hit with my car/truck or hearse.

[Banned]

If I want Meat I'll Go to the store and buy a nice big juicey STEAK

[ToonaRockGuy]

[SpellboundByMetal]

id hunt if i had a rocket launcher. now THAT would be fun. or maybe even a flame thrower. that would be a sport there. "cook the deer on the spot".
honestly though, i think hunting is stupid. its a redneck tradition that will never die. they all get excited and buy new gear every year. they cover themselves in piss for some reason. thats VERY weird. 99% are chewing tobacco, smelling like piss while sitting in a tree with some dude he hasnt talked to in hours. wow, that sounds like too much fun for me. all to eat deer meat and put some head on a wall to look at.
people! its called 'Giant Eagle' and a movie! with that option, you dont need to cover yourselves in urine.
whats even more funny, is they get into their vehicles with piss on their clothes.

[songsmith]

For me, it was a WWII Italian army rifle with ammo from the same era, a wool coat, gumboots, cold "hot" chocolate from a plastic thermos, and the old man parking my ass on a windfall tree next to a thousand year old deer trail. No calls, no camo, no scent, no bait, no game-ear, none of that.
The point was not necessarily to kill a deer, though that would be cool. You can sit in one spot and the forest or field is so complex, that you can never look at it all. It's quiet, and primevil, and it makes me humble... people die in the Pennsylvania woods all the time... Mother Nature ALWAYS has the advantage.
I'm not gonna change your mind, Kev, but you should connect with the woods, it's very deep. Take your kids, too, it's something they will remember and treasure. You don't have to hunt, it's just something humans have always done.
You gotta go on a float with me next summer, I won't take no for an answer. You'd love it.------------->JMS

[ToonaRockGuy]

Don't get me wrong, Johnny, I love the outdoors. I enjoy fishing when I get a chance (catch and release), and I enjoy walking through the woods with a camera and seeing and taking pics of wildlife. When I was growing up, my family used to go to Minnesota to the boundry waters and go fishing for pike and muskie, and I had a great time. I just find referring to deer hunting as a sport ridiculous. I even love just sitting in the woods and listening. It's really cool what you hear in the silence of nature.

And we'll have to do a float, that'll be great.

[HurricaneBob]

Felix got a ten point with his strat once......

[Jim Price]

I've never been into the deer hunting thing; I have nothing against the people who do like it, it's just not my thing, and I'm not a big venison guy either. But as SATAN said, the more deer the hunters bag, the less that are likely to try to commit suicide in front of my car.

If I ever would get into hunting, I'd do the Ted Nugent thing and take up archery. I'd be into that more than using a rifle. It would be more challenging.

Actually, I do hunt. My weapons are a rod, hooks, lures and bait, and my state game lands are area lakes and streams. And I do like eating fish, especially the ones I catch.

I agree with Songsmith about spending time in the woods. I like to do the trails at Canoe Creek State Park at least once a year if I can, it's humbling and fascinating.

And Songsmith, count me in for the float trip next year. That was one of the highlights of my summer, 'nuff said!

[Geetarzz]

Ted Nugent says that you have to kill it before you grill it, and beef doesn't die any easier.

[Banned]

If I ever would get into hunting, I'd do the Ted Nugent thing and take up archery. I'd be into that more than using a rifle. It would be more challenging.

Agreed. Have you read about the movement to allow atlatl hunting in PA? That sounds crazy difficult - taking a trophy buck with a prehistoric spear-chucker.

Any paintballers here? That always appealed to me more than game hunting. Hunting humans is tough! And humbling. Taking a shot square in your facemask will rid you of your he-man alpha male delusions pretty quickly. If it weren't just a game, you'd be over.

[nighthawk]

i do the hunting thing. i do it very primitave. i shoot a recurve with no sights and wooden arrows. the only way i can get more primitave is to use a knife and i know im not good enough for that. i always enjoy taking the camera along so i can get some images of the wildlife. i will attach one for the fellows that enjoy the wildlife shots.

as for the orional meaning of this post. i do have some stories but nothing that is really worth sharing. most of them end we me getting ticked at the way the person is taking glory for the hunt. i say respect nature. killing of an animal should not give you glory. it should give you respect for the time and work you invested into the harvest.

[nighthawk]

holy cow mr hatt. i havent played paintball in so long. i got burnt out from running all over the place playing tournaments. one week maryland. the next new york. the next w. verginia. yea i gave it up a while ago but im always up for some local crawing thru the woods shoot your best friend where it hurts play.

[witchhunt]

Leave the animals alone. Without my animal friends, I would hate f*cking people even more. Then it would only be a matter of time until I started "hunting".
Why is it that when all the dumbass rednecks at work tell their hunting tales, they always have to pull up and make an annoying gun noise? 6:00 in the morning, no less.

[SpellboundByMetal]

im am completely down for a paintball war. i havent ever done it before, but i want to real bad. not some sissy war in a parking lot or behind a school. im talking about deep woods covert combat chuck norris type stuff. we need a paintball war!!!!!!!!

[no surrender]

Hurting helpless animals is not my bag.

[YankeeRose]

Paintball war? Wouldn't you boys also enjoy a little "Paintball Troll HUNTING"? Bwahahahahaha!

[Banned]

I call it deer hunting. I did not read a post calling it a sport, or hunters sportsmen. If walking up and down Willie Penn's hills is exercise, good, we all could use some cardio conditioning.

Pa. does lead the nation in deer collisions, so the 2 week season will save lives and keep insurance rates down a little.

My early hunting experiences were awefully like songsmith's. It usually included wearing my dad's old, heavy Woolrich coat and trying to stay out longer than my brother, no matter how cold it was. We had 7 kids and my grandfather lived with us. We had venison year round. The deer were as big as cows, cause they ate like cows, eating only our alfalfa and corn.

I can't see how its much different from fishing or eating the veggies you grow on your property.

[nakedtwister]

i do the hunting thing. i do it very primitave. i shoot a recurve with no sights and wooden arrows. the only way i can get more primitave is to use a knife and i know im not good enough for that. i always enjoy taking the camera along so i can get some images of the wildlife. i will attach one for the fellows that enjoy the wildlife shots.

as for the orional meaning of this post. i do have some stories but nothing that is really worth sharing. most of them end we me getting ticked at the way the person is taking glory for the hunt. i say respect nature. killing of an animal should not give you glory. it should give you respect for the time and work you invested into the harvest.

Thats an awesome shot Nighthawk.

[Blain]

Those who take hunters to task, yet eat chicken, burgers, veal, etc = hypocrites. A beef cow or a chicken doesn't die any easier a death than a deer.