RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

Another with my friends & different Hogs-June 2007

RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

Hey to the OP here in Or. I can only get one blacktail deer maybe two If I'm lucky and draw one. But here we can also hunt Elk, Black bear, Cougar, Turkey, Mule deer, Upland game birds, Waterfowl, and small animals, so yeah I can only take one but I can also get bigger animals too. Oh and once in a life draw tag for bighorn sheep.

There are also Antelope and rocky mt. Goat. So yeah its still a lot of funny. I would love to be in a state that lets you take more than one deer, but also happy with the other animals I can hunt.

RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

many reasons..

1. The challenge..

2. The scenery

3. Alone with God..

4. The victory

5. Processing meat..fillinf the freezer.

6.Seeing the look on my kids and wife's face when I bring somerhing home..very rare but it does happen;)

7. The moment when it all hangs on that one shot..

8.The call on the cell phone to let my wife know I got something

9. The sound of the animals before dark.
a. whip poor wills
b. coyotes
c. deer and hogs walking by
d.owls

10.The different birds I see when waiting in my stand

RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

Why do I bother... because I've been doing it longer than you've lived. Besides that, who says we don't hunt other states. Besides that.. who says we have to follow the law. LOL[8D][8D]

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stupid question. I hunt b/c I love it. I bowhunt b/c I love more than any other form of hunting.
I can kill 2 does and 1 buck archery. any deer archery and any deer rifle. But I can hunt all the way through with my bow:D. Tags around here are based on numbers. Deer #'s are down and the tags are down too. Sounds simple to me. We in the north can have a hard winter........ deer are out there 365. Its alot harder on them.
Here's another one for ya. Do you have moose, elk and bear available to you in your state/province? I do. And archery tags are easy to come by.[:-]

RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

Well "to me" there is no thrill in any form of unlimited Doe tags. If I was tagged out on a buck I doubt seriously that I'd enter the woods to strictly pursue doe. I can shoot 1 buck in Ohio, if thats not enough I can also shoot 1 in PA..and then if that doesn't do it..I can go elsewhere as time and money permit.

RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

Its all about the passion of hunting. I i couldonly shoot one deer in my state i would still hunt. And there is also different game that you can hunt in the fall like squirl and rabbit

RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

To be in the outdoors and enjoy the peace and animals and mother nature.

RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

I live in the area of Minnesota that usually only allows one tag. Many years I've gone without being I'm always holding out for that 130+ buck. Most years I loose on the buck end, some of them years I'm lucky enough to tag a doe after gun season but Its pretty tough to do. Last year I hunted 2 times for a total of 4 hours and shot myself a 140" buck. I felt absolutely guilty as heck being I didn't have to put the time in to get him last year that I've put In many other times. I was bored as heck last year not deer hunting, It drove me nuts but In all honesty I'd do It again If It worked out that way. There's other critters I hunt for also, that helps some.

I do live In a one deer area here In Minnesota and I'd like to see them give out a few more doe tags Instead of an either sex tag. Were sucking hind tit here In Minnesota with mature bucks, way to many young bucks get shot here. 4.5's and up are getting more rare as time goes on, It never use to be that way here!

This Is me to a tea!!

RE: Why do some of you even hunt?
 

It is what I do and love to do, It keeps me out of trouble, and my instincs pure. The kill is not the hunt, it is the Kill, and it is over quik, the hunt last's forever!