[QUOTE=Daveboone;3834409]
Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
How did I know the thread would go like this. Very predictable. Even though I stated more than once. I don't give a rats arse how you hunt. How many times do I have to say that?
The title and topic of this thread was ..."Why do people hunt bears?"
Not even your thread to take this up, and it isnt about your expertise. This is a perfect example of why dang few of the hunting and shooting forums arent worth looking at: the individuals who have to turn everything into "I am the expert, I shoot the biggest and baddest, if I dont do it, it sucks". I have friends who live and hunt in Colorado and love the Rockies (and are expert outdoorsmen in the areas) but if they like to come to the northeast forest for the different challenges it presents ( big woods, limited distance, sometimes extremely harsh winter conditions).
As I stated in an earlier post. I was born and brought up in New England (Mass). I hunted all over New England. I was taught to still hunt by my dad, and I find it effective in every state i've hunted.
Most guys think of Colorado as being all open country. That's not really true. The timber that I hunt is just like the east coast. That's probably why I like it. It's hard to give up on your roots. I don't know anybody in Colorado who hunts like me. Most will spot and stalk. I don't even own any binos. My hunting is too close to need them. I don't stalk after spotting game from a distance. Stalking is knowing where the animal is. My hunting is so close that I don't need to stalk. When I spot it. It's close enough to shoot.
Most don't understand still hunting. It's moving very very slow. I take one step, and stop. I look for game. I stay as still as possible. (still hunting). The one more step. That gives me another angle at the terrain. I'm looking for a small part of a deer/elk. A piece of antler behind a tree. An ear etc. It might take me an hour to go 50ft. Think of it as a moving tree stand if you will.
I like snow on the ground, because it's easier to track. Reading tracks is a big part of still hunting. Reading all signs is a big part.
I don't know where the game is, but I could see one any second. That's what makes it exciting. I'm sure being in a tree stand is the same way. Just like putting a stand in a good area. I have to still hunt good areas too. That's where all the scouting pays off.
Because game will bed down during the day. I can still hunt all day. As a matter of fact. Too early, or too late the game will be out of the timber feeding. So, when most hunters are hunting. I'm not. When i'm hunting. Most hunters are back at camp.
What I do has a lot in common with stand hunting. I'm just always moving my stand without being seen, heard, or smelled. We all know that isn't easy.
I guess where I have a problem is bait. It's just hard for me to accept for a hunter. If the goal is to control the game numbers. I can accept it. If the goal is the sport of hunting. I'm not seeing it.
I guess it's easier if I just keep it to myself. I do a lot. You hardly see me in every thread ragging on someone. Sometimes I say something. It never turns out good. Even if others agree with me. They would rather stay out of it. So, all I hear from are the ones offended, and would rather rag on me. So be it. I'm not thinned skinned.