The Shoot2hunt Podcast

wind gypsy said:
@Dioni A episode was a good one. I envy the guys who spend a whole year scouting and prepping but ultimately that's a lifestyle that takes another level of commitment! I used to be a waterfowl freak who scoffed at the idea of spending so much time to kill one animal but eventually scouting became a much bigger time drag than actually hunting and I longed to "just go hunt" when time allowed which is part of the reason I all but quit waterfowl hunting.
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I am literally in the EXACT same boat. I hunted waterfowl all over, relentlessly, for 10 straight years. I would say to my big game buddies "I can kill 7 ducks a day, every day. Why I would I care to go shoot ONE deer."

And then I caved and finally went elk hunting with some buddies. Killed a cow elk with my bow, and then a real nice buck, solo, after 17 days of hunting, during the first year. Then I killed my first "target" buck the next year.

I haven't really cared about waterfowl since then. That was 5 years ago. But I had a fully self trained duck dog that I JUST finished training, so I kept hunting waterfowl pretty heavily, just for her to be able to keep doing was she loved. She randomly got sick and died a few months ago. It was devastating, and now I don't care if I ever even shoot another duck or goose lol. RIP Ellie 🤕
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Scouting for, hunting, and killing big game just brings a different feeling. I feel like it's just more rewarding. Where as shooting ducks and geese was "fun", and having a good working dog was the rewarding part.
 
wind gypsy said:
@Dioni A episode was a good one. I envy the guys who spend a whole year scouting and prepping but ultimately that's a lifestyle that takes another level of commitment! I used to be a waterfowl freak who scoffed at the idea of spending so much time to kill one animal but eventually scouting became a much bigger time drag than actually hunting and I longed to "just go hunt" when time allowed which is part of the reason I all but quit waterfowl hunting.
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I totally agree with your assessment. It would be nice if I could enjoy just going out and hunting like I used to. It was much more relaxed. The thing I struggle with is that I know I'm capable of finding great bucks if I put enough effort in. I feel like if I don't do that at this point I'm settling for less than what's possible and I have a hard time accepting that. Shooting anything aside I love seeing big deer. A huge part of the enjoyment I get is finding and getting to watch them. It's so rare to do that without putting in incredible amounts of effort before the season starts.
 
huntnful said:
I am literally in the EXACT same boat. I hunted waterfowl all over, relentlessly, for 10 straight years. I would say to my big game buddies "I can kill 7 ducks a day, every day. Why I would I care to go shoot ONE deer."

And then I caved and finally went elk hunting with some buddies. Killed a cow elk with my bow, and then a real nice buck, solo, after 17 days of hunting, during the first year. Then I killed my first "target" buck the next year.

I haven't really cared about waterfowl since then. That was 5 years ago. But I had a fully self trained duck dog that I JUST finished training, so I kept hunting waterfowl pretty heavily, just for her to be able to keep doing was she loved. She randomly got sick and died a few months ago. It was devastating, and now I don't care if I ever even shoot another duck or goose lol. RIP Ellie 🤕
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Scouting for, hunting, and killing big game just brings a different feeling. I feel like it's just more rewarding. Where as shooting ducks and geese was "fun", and having a good working dog was the rewarding part.
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I grew up a waterfowl junkie as well. That's pretty much all I hunted from 10 years old through my twenties. When I wasn't waterfowl hunting, I was working waterfowl shows. Then got introduced to coyote calling 15 years ago, and have been hooked ever since. I haven't shot a duck or goose in over 5 years.
 
atmat said:
Y'all are crazy. I love big game hunting, but it’s super fun having a chill day blasting birds or small game with no real effort or frustration.

It’s nice to have all seasons.
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I still like it. I just don’t have the fire for it like I used to. I won’t turn down a slam dunk hunt on a field full of birds that a buddy scouted haha.

kswaterfowl said:
I grew up a waterfowl junkie as well. That's pretty much all I hunted from 10 years old through my twenties. When I wasn't waterfowl hunting, I was working waterfowl shows. Then got introduced to coyote calling 15 years ago, and have been hooked ever since. I haven't shot a duck or goose in over 5 years.
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Oh that’s a whole other addiction! Winter time coyote hunting is a freaking blast. I killed a dozen or so last winter. So much fun calling them in.
 
atmat said:
Haha that’s great.

But anyone not into birds needs to spend a weekend dove hunting in a great area. Limit out in a few hours, drink beer and eat jalapeño dove poppers all evening. Rinse and repeat the next day.
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I’ve hunted dove and ducks/geese in Argentina and Canada several times. Killed more birds in a week than most people do all year. My dad, brother and I shot 150 ducks in 1 hour lol. Yes it’s fun. But it isn’t rewarding like a tough big game hunt that ends in success. I’m just more drawn to the challenging part of hunting more
than the fun part of hunting lately.
 
atmat said:
Haha that’s great.

But anyone not into birds needs to spend a weekend dove hunting in a great area. Limit out in a few hours, drink beer and eat jalapeño dove poppers all evening. Rinse and repeat the next day.
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I’ve gone pheasant hunting once and was trying to find a dog immediately after we got done. I eventually decided against it and started predator hunting. I’m addicted to predator hunting now.
 
huntnful said:
I’ve hunted dove and ducks/geese in Argentina and Canada several times. Killed more birds in a week than most people do all year. My dad, brother and I shot 150 ducks in 1 hour lol. Yes it’s fun. But it isn’t rewarding like a tough big game hunt that ends in success. I’m just more drawn to the challenging part of hunting more
than the fun part of hunting lately.
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Argentina’s incredible. Maybe not rewarding, but an absolute blast. To each his own, I suppose.
 
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