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Old 10-22-2005 | 08:56 PM
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Default RE: Hunting slang?

Coffee Crisps- road hunters
Birdy- Tree stand hunter
Weekend Warriors - guys who have the stuff or look the part but just don't get it when it comes to fishing or hunting
Cauchy -A hunter who arrives late, spooks game within 100miles, etc. (yes as in Cauchyfrom"Happy Days")
Ghost Chaser - hunter who runs around chasing each story of game or the big one.
Bush Whacker - a hunter who prefers to silk through the bush vs sitting and waiting on game
Bump- scare game
Bedroom - Bedding areas
Jumper - Whitetail deer
Flagged or Tail wave- Whitetail Deer part you see when they are fleeing straight away - Tail
Spooky - game that is pressured or acts nervous
Swamp Donkey - Moose
Dink(sorry but we use this terms lots when talking after a day deer hunting) - Small antlered buck
Trashy or Junk- Non-typical antler growth
Shifty - Sneaky move by either hunter or game
Hawg - big male animal (or fish)
Boonie - Record Book Deer
Bush Talk - Cursing -stuff you wouldn't say at home or around mom but is AOK around the fire
Runnin' - term when a male is following a female
Hot Trot - when a buck is nose to the ground trailing a doe
Tinkling - Rattling - Technique for luring deer
The Call - Moose or elk breeding time (or Rut)
Screamin' - Bull Elk Bugling heavy, often or hard
Pins - Shoulder area on game
Headgear, Rack, Bone - antlers
Blue bird - Sunny day when hunting waterfowl
Runner - Upland game that won't flush







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