Hardest critter to hunt
08-15-2010, 09:09 PM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 131
Yeah I have hunted snow****s before. Its an unreal challenge. Spend all day climbing, hear them, and then spot them with binos. Then move in only to have them fly away around a sheer cliff that a mountain goat wouldnt cross. Back part way down and go at em again. Ill try it again this year.
08-16-2010, 01:17 AM
#22
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 9
I think hunting anything is hard. I haven't hunted much but I'd have to say turkeys take the cake for me.
I went out there day after day after day calling those birds. They would come out on the opposite end of the field. so the next day I would move. They came out the very same place I sat the day before.
They were rather frustrating.
I went out there day after day after day calling those birds. They would come out on the opposite end of the field. so the next day I would move. They came out the very same place I sat the day before.
They were rather frustrating.
08-16-2010, 09:28 AM
#24
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cedar Valley Utah
Posts: 977
I would have to say mountain goats.
On any given day any species may feel impossible or extremely difficult, especially when you throw in trophy hunting, weather, and weapon choice. I used to think elk were the toughest but to hunt goats, regardless of weapon choice, you climb right on passed the deer, moose, elk and sheep country. You keep on climbing and eventually you're in goat country and only then can you even start looking for them much less be hunting them.
Imagine climbing up to a 12 to 13 thousand foot peak just to realize the goats are on another peak meaning you have to descend maybe 5 to 7 thousand feet and reascend. Then you try to get into position and the goat is either gone or spooks and you have to do it all over again. That's just opening morning.
On any given day any species may feel impossible or extremely difficult, especially when you throw in trophy hunting, weather, and weapon choice. I used to think elk were the toughest but to hunt goats, regardless of weapon choice, you climb right on passed the deer, moose, elk and sheep country. You keep on climbing and eventually you're in goat country and only then can you even start looking for them much less be hunting them.
Imagine climbing up to a 12 to 13 thousand foot peak just to realize the goats are on another peak meaning you have to descend maybe 5 to 7 thousand feet and reascend. Then you try to get into position and the goat is either gone or spooks and you have to do it all over again. That's just opening morning.
Last edited by rather_be_huntin; 08-16-2010 at 09:31 AM.
08-16-2010, 01:40 PM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location:
Posts: 1,832
Yeah I have hunted snow****s before. Its an unreal challenge. Spend all day climbing, hear them, and then spot them with binos. Then move in only to have them fly away around a sheer cliff that a mountain goat wouldnt cross. Back part way down and go at em again. Ill try it again this year.
I imagine you have that bird mounted eh?
08-17-2010, 11:31 AM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Crescent Valley, NV
Posts: 2,271
I have hunted mule deer, elk, antelope, birds, small game, and mountain lions. I have helped a friend on a mountain goat hunt, and have deer hunted in goat country and sheep country.
For me, by far the most physically demanding, exhausting, mentally challenging hunt is mountain lion with hounds.
You don't have to worry about just you. When you turn the dogs loose, you owe it to them to get to them no matter what. They will do any thing for you, as you should for them. I have put myself in pretty sticky spots hunting the lions.
If I am deer, sheep, goat, elk or whatever else hunting, I can say, nope, will try to get him tomorrow. If I am hunting with the hounds, I have no choice but to get to the dogs, no matter how late I get there, or how worn out I get getting there.
Just my opinion.
Later,
Marcial
For me, by far the most physically demanding, exhausting, mentally challenging hunt is mountain lion with hounds.
You don't have to worry about just you. When you turn the dogs loose, you owe it to them to get to them no matter what. They will do any thing for you, as you should for them. I have put myself in pretty sticky spots hunting the lions.
If I am deer, sheep, goat, elk or whatever else hunting, I can say, nope, will try to get him tomorrow. If I am hunting with the hounds, I have no choice but to get to the dogs, no matter how late I get there, or how worn out I get getting there.
Just my opinion.
Later,
Marcial
08-17-2010, 04:29 PM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location:
Posts: 1,832
You must really suck really, I mean really bad.
Ask most hunters, and will tell ya they have had more success and are the esiest hunt if all cheepest too.More hunters have mounted more of them anything else.
That's really bad dude.
that's almost gay.
Ask most hunters, and will tell ya they have had more success and are the esiest hunt if all cheepest too.More hunters have mounted more of them anything else.
That's really bad dude.
that's almost gay.
Last edited by Jeff Ovington; 08-17-2010 at 04:40 PM.