What is hunting to you ?

[Thess87]

Top 3 that make me pinch myself and think I was meant to be doing what I’m doing. Taking one of my girls hunting and seeing the joy on their faces.
My wife and I bow hunting elk when they bugle at 20 yards and it vibrates your chest.
And setting 20’ up in the river bottom hardwoods and hearing leaves crunch, and you look up and a big buck is coming towards you.

These are the ones I dream of.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Although I wish it were not so, I fear, sir, that you may very well be in the extreme minority.

I KNOW I'm in the minority. I also know I'm in the minority on another item as a hunter....I'm 84 years old!

 

[Yoder]

It's a tradition in my family. Something that has been there ever since I can remember. When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to hear the stories about the days hunt from my dad and uncles. I remember helping my dad blood trail deer during archery season. Now, when the leaves start changing and the temp starts to drop, I get this feeling that I have to get out in the woods. I love scouting all my spots and constantly looking for new ones. Looking for fresh sign to hunt, constantly trying to figure out what the deer will do next. The best for me is when I scout a new spot, make a prediction and the deer comes in just like I expected. It only happens every once in a while, but I'm slowly getting better at it. I spend a lot of time scouting spots for my father and son since they both don't have the time and my dad isn't as mobile. My most memorable hunts were when my boys killed their first deer and when my wife shot one a few years ago. Those experiences outshine any buck I've killed. Hunting is also a time when I try to appreciate God's creation and to be grateful for the opportunity.

 

[brancher147]

Hunting to me is about escape and freedom. For that time I am free and my mind is clear and focused on the hunt.

I don’t worry too much about what other people do.

 

[Billy Meyers]

What keeps me hunting is the hunt... very hard to describe to some. It’s being in an area most people will never see—learning animals, weather, terrain, and my especially my own limits. Hunting gives my time purpose, and if everything lines up, I’m fortunate enough to take an animal.