How many animals do you hunt in a year?

[Nick4050]

I shoot (or at least try to shoot) every year
moose
one or two black bears
coyotes
spruce grouse
ducks

all unguided, on local public land

 

[Flswamprat]

How do you hunt allogators? Do you eat them?

We Primarily glass up a big one in the daylight or spotlight at night and then slowly approach until in range with a heavy duty fishing rod and large weighted treble hook. We sling that across their back and hang on. It’s usually a fair fight until we can get a bang stick in the back of the skull.

 

[Flswamprat]

Forgot to add. We do eat the gators, but will often sell them to local processors as well.

 

[coyotekilla]

How can you kill 41 yotes? Are there so many?

That’s very cool, you must be very experienced at this pace!

Im just learning there are guys out west on the cattle ranches that do that in a weekend. But for eastern coyotes that ain't a bad talley.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Do you have specialized rifles for coyote?

AR-15 in .223/5.56. Or .243 for super long range in the prairies. I shot one with a .308 one time in Missouri at close range during deer season and I would not suggest that for coyotes.

 

[peterk123]

2025 was a fun year.

Mule deer
White tail deer
Bear
Elk
Antelope
Grouse
Hungarian partridge
Racoon
Coyote
Gophers; lots of them
Snowshoe hare
Cottontail

 

[justinspicher]

Hunting mountain lions must be a crazy experience. How do you hunt them?

I’ve had a few charge me, but usually I just wander around and hope to see one. Its not real productive but better than being at work.