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how did you become a hunter?
03-28-2008, 08:30 AM
#31
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 69
RE: how did you become a hunter?
Ever since I can remember!!
Dad got me into fishing - got my first real spinning rod for my 2nd birthday!
When I was a kid the best place to spend time was on my fathers farm. I was probably 4-5 when I chased a chicken on my grandfathers farm till it ran out of breath and dropped dead. We had chicken soop that day for dinner
. When I was about 8, Iwould wonder the fields looking for animals (back then I would see quail, phesant, hare, fox, deer,russian boar,back in Poland, out there hunting has a big tradition but you have to be an aprentice for many years, pass tests and finally become a member of the Polish Hunting Society which manages all of the game andforests in the whole country, its kind of like the hunters and DNR combinned)I would make my own bow & arrowsfrom sticks and try for to killahare or quail, almost got one once, but the bows would on shoot for like 10yd. Later on I graduated to a bb gun & slingshootand I would shoot birds, mice, rats. When I came to the US I didn't have anyone to turn to to learn the ropes of hunting so as I got older I would read book and any information I could find, finaly after a few years I got my first gun and had a friend from work take me hunting phesant. A few years later he got rid of his dogs and I started hunting deer. Got 2 first season!! Now I'm still developing my skills, trying to meet fellow huntersand trying to get out into the woods as often as possible, nothing like seeing the woods awake early in the morning!!!
Dad got me into fishing - got my first real spinning rod for my 2nd birthday!
When I was a kid the best place to spend time was on my fathers farm. I was probably 4-5 when I chased a chicken on my grandfathers farm till it ran out of breath and dropped dead. We had chicken soop that day for dinner
. When I was about 8, Iwould wonder the fields looking for animals (back then I would see quail, phesant, hare, fox, deer,russian boar,back in Poland, out there hunting has a big tradition but you have to be an aprentice for many years, pass tests and finally become a member of the Polish Hunting Society which manages all of the game andforests in the whole country, its kind of like the hunters and DNR combinned)I would make my own bow & arrowsfrom sticks and try for to killahare or quail, almost got one once, but the bows would on shoot for like 10yd. Later on I graduated to a bb gun & slingshootand I would shoot birds, mice, rats. When I came to the US I didn't have anyone to turn to to learn the ropes of hunting so as I got older I would read book and any information I could find, finaly after a few years I got my first gun and had a friend from work take me hunting phesant. A few years later he got rid of his dogs and I started hunting deer. Got 2 first season!! Now I'm still developing my skills, trying to meet fellow huntersand trying to get out into the woods as often as possible, nothing like seeing the woods awake early in the morning!!!
03-28-2008, 08:41 AM
#33
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
Posts: 6,679
RE: how did you become a hunter?
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
Many people say that I was born with it but I honestly don't know.
Do you think you were born with the hunting urge?
Do you think its because of someones influence?
Same here, - my mom ... she didn't hunt, but she cut 'em up and cooked them for us
How young were you when you realized that you were a hunter?
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As far as I know, I always wanted to hunt ...... I was consumed with it from the time I can remember ...same with fishing ..
03-28-2008, 12:59 PM
#36
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: baltimore,md
Posts: 547
RE: how did you become a hunter?
Back in the late sixties and early seventies,I basically had a choice---Sit around and smoke pot and drink beer,or go fishing and hunting.I had two sets of buddies,and thats what was the difference in the two.I'm glad that I went with the latter...Bob
03-29-2008, 08:56 AM
#38
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Corruption capital USA, N. Illinois
Posts: 1,150
RE: how did you become a hunter?
My father in law started me in the late 70's pheasant, quail & rabbit hunting. Older brother on deer hunting. Here's a pic. of my wife dogging for her dad.....notice the burrs on the sweatshirt.
03-29-2008, 10:22 AM
#39
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan
Posts: 9,679
RE: how did you become a hunter?
I could vote for all of the choices that were in the poll! I was born to hunt, my father introduced me to hunting! I love to be in camp with family and friends to get away from all the everyday grind!
03-29-2008, 10:45 AM
#40
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Posts: 2,139
RE: how did you become a hunter?
ORIGINAL: trestand
Back in the late sixties and early seventies,I basically had a choice---Sit around and smoke pot and drink beer,or go fishing and hunting.I had two sets of buddies,and thats what was the difference in the two.I'm glad that I went with the latter...Bob
Back in the late sixties and early seventies,I basically had a choice---Sit around and smoke pot and drink beer,or go fishing and hunting.I had two sets of buddies,and thats what was the difference in the two.I'm glad that I went with the latter...Bob