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Hunting Slang, Terms, and Phrases

Old 10-01-2013, 09:08 AM
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Share some sayings that you have gathered over the years...

Gettin' Skunked: Unsuccessful day of hunting/ fishing
Sky Scrapin': When waterfowl hunters shoot at birds that are too high
MacDaddy: The big buck
Ladies Day: Jokingly willing to shoot at does because of a lack of bucks
Eye Guards: Brow tines
Buck Fever: An elevated heart rate that occurs when a deer steps into view
Flush: Scare an animal from cover
Greenheads: Mallard Drake
Sprig: Pintail
Honkers: Canadian Geese
Fork-N'-Horn: 2 Point Western Count Buck
"Saw Hair But No Horns!": Saw does but no bucks

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Old 10-01-2013, 09:41 AM
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jumped a deer=scared a deer from cover
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Old 10-01-2013, 11:59 AM
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spray and pray = shooting from the hip while driving for deer.

Let get it on record I DONT CONDONE this method. We have rednecks here that get in their gangs drink beer and drive deer.
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Old 10-01-2013, 12:03 PM
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antlers=antlers
horns=antlers to some people even long time hunters
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Old 10-01-2013, 12:23 PM
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When hunting deer we call female deer "Baldies" instead of does.
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Old 10-01-2013, 01:07 PM
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Propeller heads, slick heads = does
Knot head = little buck
Mossy nuts = big old buck

Nuttier than squirrel sh*t = the guy in camp that says he routinely kills elk at 600 yards.

Mexican pigeon = Widgeon
Fire fly = the guy who comes to camp and hangs around the fire and drinks but rarely hunts.
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Old 10-01-2013, 01:58 PM
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Swamp donkey = mature swamp buck
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Old 10-01-2013, 02:24 PM
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A word no hunter ever likes to use.........Busted

I'm sure you all know what it means.
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Old 10-01-2013, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by olsaltydog
Swamp donkey = mature swamp buck
Here sask a swamp donkey is slang for moose
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Old 10-01-2013, 03:28 PM
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If it's brown it's down.
Most popular hunting style on public land.
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