LAUGHING AFTER THE KILL??
 

Gang,

I hope that I don't offend anyone, but I'd like to raise a question here...

While watching turkey videoes, I notice that many hunters will break out into a hysterical laughter after they have just shot a bird. This always strikes me odd. I know that emotions are high during a hunt and that folks express their emotions differently, but it just seems weird. To date, I've shot 22 turkeys (not that anyone should care) and I've hollered, pumped my fist and even once shed a tear when a hunt ended. However, I've never laughed like I was at a comedy club.

Any other thoughts out there? Or am I the only one who has noticed this?

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People react differently.

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I personally scream like a Klingon Warrior. Trust me, if you were in ear shot of me you would have heard me. Just what I do. Can't help it. Can't stop it. Don't want to. Just love it.;)

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Rebel yell for me.

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I think people react in a lot of different ways. I don't like it,however, when they laugh like you said. Have noticed this on deer hunting videos as well. When my hunts are over the adrenaline is rushing and I just want to make sure I have cleanly killed the animal. You can laugh later on when talking to your buddies back at home or wherever, but not immediately after the kill. This seems disrespectful to the animal to me.

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i dont, but in max 4's fallin skies they luagh like they were watching comedy central[:@]
we actually dont really say anything but discuss it like whoa i thouhgt .....but good job

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Mr G,

Well stated...That's exactly how I feel about it!

bhw

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bhw, I found that kind of weird too and as Mr. G pointed out a little disrespectful. Nothing wrong with being happy but in that setting where thousands of people are watching on TV it just seems to be in bad taste.

On a side note...I might be taking it overboard when I say this but I won't buy Mossy Oak products after seeing their commercials. Don't know if anyone has seen them but in the commercial they say something like "People say we are cool because we get to hunt" and another guy say something to the affect that "Most have a hard time finding their calling but I've never had that problem" or something like that. To me it just sounded like they were bragging about being able to hunt all the time and "Hey, while you are at it, buy our camo" Hey, I know it would be great to be able to hunt all the time but I don't need some guy pushing his product to remind how great it is!!! Maybe I'm being too harsh but I won't be buying their products anytime soon...

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When the TV guys are hunting, they are not only hunting, they are also making a living. Maybe they are thinking "this will be great on the tape".

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There so hard to get..I go balistic...I dance and everything I love it.

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I agree, that's showing no respect for the bird at all!! I have noticed that quite a bit as well on several video's that I have been watching, and it tick's me off too!!! What kind of impression are they trying to convey here by "laughing"???? Very childlike in my book!!

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Any hunter on video to be sold to the public should be aware that they will b watched by people on the fence in regard to the hunting issue. With that in mind, anything that looks like lust for killing should be avoided if at all possible. Laughing to express joy and tension relief is one thing. Laughing in a disrespectfull way to the quarry only reflects badly on us all;)

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Some times its just because the hunter is so happy they got what they were hunting for.

That is how some people show happieness.

Now if they are laughing at the animal thats wrong.

Some times when I am extreamly happy I will break out laughing.

But its because of extream happieness.

JMHO



It does look like bragging.

Like Na Na na na na I can hunt and you can't hunt sniker sniker.

I am on a Very limeted income.
And can't afford a lot like others.
Its not that I am cheap I just don't have the money.

But laughing some times is a release valve for extream happieness. JMHO

The World Might Never Know LoL

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Never even thought of it. Just someones personal reaction to a very postive emotional situation. I notice lots of people laugh when they are nervous. Even the "pros" on the video admit to being nervous all the time. Perhaps this is just that release. They get a little more wound up than the average hunter I believe as well. They have to wait a lot longer to pull the trigger so they get good video and clear camera angles. The knot just keeps getting tighter and tighter the longer they wait and some people just explode. I was in shcok after my first kill and just mumbled "wow" all the way out of the bush. When I was halfway home at a red light it really hit me and I let out one of those primal screams followed by the 2 hour perma-grin.:D

After thinking about it I don't think there is any problem with it and I don't think they are showing disrespect.

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Ok, I figured Ill get flamed for this but.....O well.
First off, Ive never killed a turkey so Im not sure how Ill react to that. But with all the other animals Ive harvested Ive always done the same. Dont know why, its not that Im tryin to, just what happens. I get this sh!t eatin grin on my face and I laugh. Say what you will but the emotion compiled with the feeling of accomplishment, and the adrenaline, its just what happens. I laugh and throw high 5s and enjoy it.
Like I said, Ill prolly get flamed but so what, I cant really control it so....

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You guys need to relax a bit. There is nothing disrespectful about it. Do you think it's respectful to skin the bird or parade him around for pictures? No it isn't. Different folks celebrate the occaision in different ways. The fact that they celebrate different than you do doesn't make it wrong, just different. If if offends you then turn the channel. But there is nothing respectful about killing something and certainly not in skinning and preparing it. You might want to keep that in mind before you start judging others reactions.

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Couldn't have said that better myself.

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I've laughed, shouted (most often), cried, and cringed(after a miss) after shooting a turkey. I find none to be disrespectful. I'm for respecting game and everything, but let's be honest, we are the top of the food chain and there is entertainment and enjoyment in fulfilling our duty by taking an animal. I enjoy hunting, shooting, and killing and sometimes I laugh with joy when I succeed with what I've set out to do.

Please don't misinterpret all that to say that hunting is just about killing for me or that I kill strictly for the fun of it, but also make no mistake, hunting is a form of entertainment. Get out there and enjoy it, and if that makes you laugh, then so be it.

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I said the same thing a number of months ago after watching a couple Realtree deer hunting video's. They just shot a magnificent creature and, in some cases it was still lying there kicking and the shooter turns toward the cameraman, lowers his facemask and begins laughing . The cameraman was laughing hysterically as well. What the heck is so funny about killing a giant, majestic buck?

I hunt deer and turkeys and have killed a LOT of them over the years and laughing was not one of the emotions I displayed. I was very disappointed in the disrespect shown repeatedly in these videos. It happened in probably close to half the kills. I could understand laughing if they had missed, but not when you kill an animal. It's disrespectful, plain and simple.

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So it's disrespectful if that someones honest emotion?

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Yep.

Laughter is an emotion most commonly displayed in funny situations. What's so funny about seeing a deer lying there kicking as it dies?

I've watched some deer kick when they died in front of me and it's not a funny thing. There's a wide variety of emotions you can display, hysterical laughter over a kill is disrespectful.

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I don't think you have the right to judge people as disrespectful if you don't even know them.

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I may not be their judge, but I have an opinion about it -- which is the point of this thread.

I don't have to know someone to feel that laughing over a dying animal is disrespectful.

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Ok whatever, have a nice day.

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i dance then laugh I get really excited and cant help it. i have a bad habbit of laughing when they are just out of shooting range too. i dont mean to show disrespected but i just cant help it. i got really happy for baggin my first bird.

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Charlie, I don't have a problem with someone showing emotion, I just don't get where the "hysterical laughing" part comes from? I guess I don't see a kill being that funny compared to others. I think it shows disrespect for the game animal that your hunting. Think about it, when can you rememeber "LAUGHING" after shooting an animal? I'm not a peta lover by any means here folks, but I do disagree of the extent that some of those video's go to portraying how funny it is!!

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i usually vomit, so laughter is something i would love to do....

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We have ethics which self-regulate our actions. Now we have a suggestion that ethics should self-regulate our personal emotions???

I don't think they are laughing because they think it is "funny". Laughter is not restricted to comedy or humour. If you win the lottery and laugh are you showing disrespect for the gaming commission who ran the lottery?

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Wow, you guys find just about anything to complain about in the off season, don't you?

I laugh after a kill. Am I a horrible person? No. I'm happy. Generally, people laugh when they're happy.

You guys must be the type who don't smile in pictures with your kills, right? I mean, to smile would be showing disrespect to that animal right? Because you took it's life and all. Please.

:eek:

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Some ppl get "buck fever" worse than other ppl, almost making it a cause of stress. The last few minutes before the shot are very stressful in my book, and I know that when I am under stress, as soon as the source of the stress is gone, one of my reactions is to laugh. I am not laughing because I killed a stupid bird, or whatever, I am laughing because a stressful situation has come to a close. Heck, I am downright proud of myself for accomplishing a goal like that, and if my laughing about it offends someone, I gotta tell ya, I don't care.

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Were talking about guys laughing "ON CAMERA" in the many Turkey hunting video's out on the market!!! I don't personally care what anyone does after the shot "off" camera, but there are many people who watch those videos, and some might get a sour impression of this sport of ours. Our Hunting rights are being tested every year, so we don't need clowns like those giving anyone more ammo. Read the first post before jumping in on a thread, you just might have a clue what were talking about!!

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Maytom, What part of NY you from?

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Oh come on people. Some people just get all excited and happy after a big accomplishment. I smile and say Yes, Yes , Yes and maybe chuckle a bit after I shoot one.
Whats wrong with that? Ya'll act like people are poking fun at the animal and and saying
"Ha, Ha, I killed your a#$.
Ive watched a ton of these videos and all I see is some hunters that are happy and excited at the end of that adrenlin rush. These videos are supposed to be exciting. I guess they should just shoot the bird and sit there for a minute and then say " well bob, looks like I just got one." Lets walk over there and admire this beautiful bird." Ok Frankl". Lets check it out. " This is supposed to be fun folks. I guess ya'll wont want to go hunting with me. I DO get excited after the shot. And I Do laugh sometimes. I dont see why the people on video should be any different.
I'll try not to get tooo excited next time.:eek:

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Holy moly Maytom. Deep breath buddy.

I did read bhw's post again and the first thing I noticed was

Kind of telling that a post needs that at the beginning. Indicative of the resposnes that come when people make comments.

I also noticed he said

didn't say that it was an issue with Just asked an opinion on laughing after the kill. People giving opinions. That's all.

Your point has merit I think although your presenatations kind of suspect. Things that make you go "hmmmm":)

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It probably isn't a laugh like something is funny. Rather, it is the outlet of the person's emotion. I've known several people who laugh when nervous or in times of emotion, but surely aren't doing so because something is funny.

The MossyOak commercial doesn't bother me much, in it they say essentially they aren't cool, they're lucky...

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I alway give thanks to the man up stairs after a kill. Then I just sit down and kinda come down off a serious high and admire3 my bird:D

I think anybody that dosent get really worked up after a kill kills to many easy turkeys!!!! Just my 2 cent...

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Guys,

I really wanted to see if I was the only one who felt as I did. I expected a variety of responses and that is fine. Everyone has some valid points.

Let's stick together and have fun with our sport :)

BHW

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What? It got all blown out of proportion?? Not again...........

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nothing ever gets blown out of proportion;)

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The video situation is different. They have alot of money tied up into their situation. I agree with you. It makes my wife ticked off and she usually leaves the room when they start laughing. I 've shot lots of game also and have never laughed. I 'm usually quiet and quickly try to leave the area before another hunter sees me in my hot spot.
Chuck