Unpopular opinions

[Broomd]

Had a guy once tell me you need at least 200 acres to consistently kill deer (whitetails). The 69 deer I've killed in about 25 seasons on 48 acres seems to go against that principle.

Yep....
We have 30 acres and we've killed about 25 wt over 17 years, several elk too.
It ain't the size, it's the quality! Our 30 is a deep canyon/wooded bottleneck with a rear meadow and new growth bedding area.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Yep....
We have 30 acres and we've killed about 25 wt over 17 years, several elk too.
It ain't the size, it's the quality! Our 30 is a deep canyon/wooded bottleneck with a rear meadow and new growth bedding area.

Same. My place is a small bottle neck between some large ag areas, a large piece of Corp of Engineers land that gets hammered by the public land hunters and some more timber on the other side. It is ideal.

 

[Gman12]

The myth that any spray, gadget or clothing will neutralize or hide human scent. This is the biggest marketing scam in the hunting industry's history IMO.

 

[Danny Hoey]

Here is one that will piss some people off......

I believe, to the bottom of my heart, kids shouldn't be killing elk. The privilege should be earned not given.

 

[KurtR]

Here is one that will piss some people off......

I believe, to the bottom of my heart, kids shouldn't be killing elk. The privilege should be earned not given.

How would they go about earning that privilege. Go before the board of bad ass elk hunters

 

[CorbLand]

How would they go about earning that privilege. Go before the board of bad ass elk hunters

To show their dedication and commitment they must log in, pay a fee and manage to breath long enough that the draw gods determine them having met criteria to be worthy.

 

[AlabamaMountainMan]

A lot of people like buying new gear more than they like actually hunting.

Facts - and I am guilty of it

 

[AlabamaMountainMan]

Just the general mindset of "if you cannot afford the absolute most premium offering then you basically cannot partake in the sport at all". I do believe you should buy the absolute best you can afford and should never opt for less than you can afford balanced with less than you need. Also, I think at some point you hit diminishing returns based on your skill and usage. If you frequent harsh condition hunts in serious inclement weather for 2 weeks straight every year then yeah, you should probably grab grab premium everything. However, most folks just don't hunt harsh enough conditions or frequent enough to really enjoy the benefits offered by the super high end equipment. There are a lot of great hunters running Ruger Americans and $300 vortex diamondbacks (or cheaper) who take more game than guys running the coolest gear. (I still like gear though).

"knock down power"

"thinking it is funny to give new shooters guns with too much recoil"

"bashing someone's question/post instead of ignoring a comment or forum that you don't want to respond to". Seriously, just ignore it and go to the next thread.

 

[Danny Hoey]

How would they go about earning that privilege. Go before the board of bad ass elk hunters

Great question.

The great wapiti, roosevelt, rocky mountain, tule or otherwise; is by all means the apex game of North American ungulates. The pursuit thereof is nothing to take lightly, and thus be earned through the trials and tribulations of the greats that have paved the way before. You must learn the ways of the cottentail, the forest grouse, the whitetail. The evolution of the hunter shall be molded as if climbing a arc of a sine curve, starting at zero, experiencing the ups and downs of pursuit. The jubilation of shooting a grouse on the wing, and the failure of a blowing deer who has winded you from 500 yards and has ran to the next county.
One cannot fully comprehend and appreciate the honor of taming such a beast, without first developing the grind and grit of the woods themselves.

 

[Drenalin]

On the beef vs wild game argument;

I knew a guy from work that grew up in a remote part of Alaska and only ate wild game until he was 16 years old. He said Moose and Caribou were the most common meats at home. As a teenager he moved to Seattle to find work and get out of Alaska as he put it. He said that when he tasted a beef steak for the first time he couldn't eat it and according to him it was foul tasting and too fatty. That story has always stuck with me when these discussions arise and I believe there is no right answer, it's just personal preference and whatever people are accustomed to eating.

My kids have grown up on game meat, mostly deer. They turn their noses up at beef.

I tolerate venison because I like hunting. I'd choose beef over venison every time.

Bear though, is a different story.

 

[RockAndSage]

The great wapiti, roosevelt, rocky mountain, tule or otherwise; is by all means the apex game of North American ungulates.

Serious mule deer and big horn hunters might have quite an argument otherwise.

 

[KurtR]

Great question.

The great wapiti, roosevelt, rocky mountain, tule or otherwise; is by all means the apex game of North American ungulates. The pursuit thereof is nothing to take lightly, and thus be earned through the trials and tribulations of the greats that have paved the way before. You must learn the ways of the cottentail, the forest grouse, the whitetail. The evolution of the hunter shall be molded as if climbing a arc of a sine curve, starting at zero, experiencing the ups and downs of pursuit. The jubilation of shooting a grouse on the wing, and the failure of a blowing deer who has winded you from 500 yards and has ran to the next county.
One cannot fully comprehend and appreciate the honor of taming such a beast, without first developing the grind and grit of the woods themselves.

If you really want to test them why not spring snow goose hunting a week straight in the mud setting up a 2000 decoy spreads, Then they get to watch them feed the next field over and really get them used to getting kicked in the nuts. That other stuff is just to easy no real grind to it

 

[CorbLand]

If you really want to test them why not spring snow goose hunting a week straight in the mud setting up a 2000 decoy spreads, Then they get to watch them feed the next field over and really get them used to getting kicked in the nuts. That other stuff is just to easy no real grind to it

Ah yes, nothing like spending 3 days watching geese hit a field. Get up at 2 in the morning, set up a bunch of decoys, brush blinds in and freeze your ass off to have one loner circle your spread a couple times and fly away never to be seen again.

Good times.

 

[elkhunter505]

Serious mule deer and big horn hunters might have quite an argument otherwise.

I’m still going to be that guy. The hardest part about killing a bighorn sheep is drawing a tag. They’re dumber than a rock in the vast majority of the areas they’re hunted in. Montana UNL may be the only place I can think of that they may be smart enough for me to waiver on that opinion.