Hunting alone
11-13-2007, 09:19 PM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 359
RE: Hunting alone
I mostly hunt alone or with my dad. I usually go alone because no one i know is as committed and passionate about it as i am. The whole getting out and putting in thehours isnt alot of peoples idea of enjoyment, they just want the glory of shooting something every time out. I harvested my first bow deer when i was out by myself and it was an awesome feeling. Sometimes i like the company but i also like only having to worry about myself.
11-13-2007, 09:40 PM
#24
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location:
Posts: 3
RE: Hunting alone
This was my first year out with a bow, have done all the practice, prepared myself for anything,but hunting to me is all about the hunt, the preparedness for the season, the life that is out there other then your damn job, buck or no buck I always cherish the time I can spend with a good hunting buddie.
11-13-2007, 09:44 PM
#25
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: Hunting alone
I've spent most of my life hunting alone. I was hunting alone at age 8 in the Adirondacks, 55 years ago. About my only break from that was a few years hunting with Len in Maryland. Oh I've had social hunts and the such, but my serious time in the woods is alone.
11-13-2007, 10:41 PM
#27
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 577
RE: Hunting alone
My Dad is my huntin' buddy, and it'sgiven us a father/son relationship that I've never seen with anybody else. We hunt togther at least 50% of the time (same area, but not right next eachother), but at the same time, when he's tied up or I can't make it, the other is still out there enjoying the hunt. We'veboth been in eyeshot and watched the other make a kill or two. . .and there is something very special about those moments.
11-14-2007, 04:01 AM
#28
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: Hunting alone
Mostly alone now that my Dad has lost a lot of interest. I don't have everyday friends who are hardcore into hunting.I will hunt on occasion witha few of thehunting friends I do have and a few here from HNI I've hunted with. I enjoy getting together with people, but for my every meat of my hunting adventures, its very much solo.
11-14-2007, 12:51 PM
#29
Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Central Utah
Posts: 4,815
RE: Hunting alone
I always tell my mom that I'm out there with somebody. [:-]
The reality is that 98% of the time I'm out there hunting or trapping by myself.
Last year back in the otherwise desertedparking area, three guys came up to me and asked if I was there by alone. I almost said, "No, my big, short-tempered boyfriend will be here any moment." Instead I just answered "Yes." and hoped they weren't escaped loonies. Turns out they were cool guys asking an innocent question. I have run intoa couple ofweirdos out there though. [
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The reality is that 98% of the time I'm out there hunting or trapping by myself.
Last year back in the otherwise desertedparking area, three guys came up to me and asked if I was there by alone. I almost said, "No, my big, short-tempered boyfriend will be here any moment." Instead I just answered "Yes." and hoped they weren't escaped loonies. Turns out they were cool guys asking an innocent question. I have run intoa couple ofweirdos out there though. [
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11-14-2007, 01:09 PM
#30
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location:
Posts: 81
RE: Hunting alone
I prefer to hunt alone. I work a crazy work schedule and have 4 kids and a wife that runs her own business. sometimes I have to cancel hunts and sometimes when I do get a chance to hunt I stay in stand all day. I have yet to find anyone else willing to do that. I have a couple buddies that I hunt with once in awhile, just because they ask and I dont want to offend anyone. we usually have fun, but i look forward to solitude.