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re: How does one "start" hunting?
Posted on 10/25/17 at 2:52 pm to Marciano1
Posted on 10/25/17 at 2:52 pm to Marciano1
No need to start off on anything particular.
If you want to go deer hunting, go deer hunting.
Buy a shotgun or Rifle and find a Wildlife Management Area nearby. Go walk the woods. Find a nice spot to sit if you like.
Easy as that.
If you want to go deer hunting, go deer hunting.
Buy a shotgun or Rifle and find a Wildlife Management Area nearby. Go walk the woods. Find a nice spot to sit if you like.
Easy as that.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 3:21 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
I was in your exact same position wanting to get into hunting a few years ago, but not having friends/family who hunted. Not being a baller, I've stuck to public land. Bought a rifle but quickly realized that rifle season on public land is REALLY short. So I got a bow. Still wasn't seeing any deer or hogs despite seeing all the tracks and sign in the area and realized I probably wouldn't see anything sitting on the ground so I bought a climber last year and actually saw deer during bow season now that I was up off the ground, just weren't quite within my archery range. Scout out a few WMA's or NWR's in your area, get a climber and rifle/bow, and just spend some time in the woods.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 3:29 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
Binge watch Meat Eater on NETFLIX
Posted on 10/25/17 at 3:42 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
Get in touch with LDWF. They have a mentor program that may be just what you are seeking. Basically, they pair you with a volunteer mentor, someone who hunts.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 4:09 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
Good god, am I looking into the mirror? This is me to a t, except I do have some folks that I can deer hunt with - but I'd rather go on my own so I don't ruin it for everyone else.
I hunt alligator, hogs, and ducks - but as far as rifles go, I have an AK47, AR, British 303, etc...nothing considered deer rifle.
I leased a couple hundred acres, built a deer blind and will be using my AK this weekend when rifle season opens. I'm using iron sights.
You tube helped a lot!
I hunt alligator, hogs, and ducks - but as far as rifles go, I have an AK47, AR, British 303, etc...nothing considered deer rifle.
I leased a couple hundred acres, built a deer blind and will be using my AK this weekend when rifle season opens. I'm using iron sights.
You tube helped a lot!
Posted on 10/25/17 at 4:15 pm to Tiger Prawn
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I was in your exact same position wanting to get into hunting a few years ago, but not having friends/family who hunted. Not being a baller, I've stuck to public land. Bought a rifle but quickly realized that rifle season on public land is REALLY short. So I got a bow. Still wasn't seeing any deer or hogs despite seeing all the tracks and sign in the area and realized I probably wouldn't see anything sitting on the ground so I bought a climber last year and actually saw deer during bow season now that I was up off the ground, just weren't quite within my archery range. Scout out a few WMA's or NWR's in your area, get a climber and rifle/bow, and just spend some time in the woods.
Exactly what i would do if A) i didnt already have land to hunt and B) didnt really know if i was going to like and stick with it.
Your initial investment to get a gun, ATV, lease, camo, etc could be well north of 10k on a hobby you have no idea if you will like or not. Keep it simple.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 4:23 pm to go_tigres
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I leased a couple hundred acres, built a deer blind and will be using my AK this weekend when rifle season opens. I'm using iron sights.
If you're gonna do all that at least get a used rifle with decent glass
Posted on 10/25/17 at 7:42 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
OP. See the "deer hit by car thread"
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:42 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
Right there with you. All the men in my family fished, but not one of them hunted. Oddly enough, that was in North Arkansas which is loaded with big deer.
The last 4 or 5 years, I started getting excited around the start of deer season because all the dudes I worked with hunted. Two years ago, I turned 40 and decided I was going to go deer hunting. I spent several months researching rifles and finally settled in a Weatherby .257. I bought me a decent scope and spent the rest of that year learning how to shoot my rifle well.
I have a buddy that has a farm that butts up to the Arkansas river. He told me I could hunt there and already had a nice covered ladder stand and nobody hunted out there. So at 41, I killed a deer on my first hunt. I had thrown out some acorns and sugar beets the day before and that morning a nice doe walked out broadside about 70 yards from the stand. I raised that rifle, but my hands were shaking like crazy. I lowered the rifle and took a few big breaths and then I aimed again and drilled her. It was a nice clean lung shot. She didn't run 20 yards before she laid down and bled out. My buddy come down with his ATV and helped me pick up my deer and then helped me clean it.
Such a great day and I only wish I had found hunting when I was a kid. I got some funny looks taking Hunter's Education with a bunch of kids, but it was well worth that little embarassment.
The last 4 or 5 years, I started getting excited around the start of deer season because all the dudes I worked with hunted. Two years ago, I turned 40 and decided I was going to go deer hunting. I spent several months researching rifles and finally settled in a Weatherby .257. I bought me a decent scope and spent the rest of that year learning how to shoot my rifle well.
I have a buddy that has a farm that butts up to the Arkansas river. He told me I could hunt there and already had a nice covered ladder stand and nobody hunted out there. So at 41, I killed a deer on my first hunt. I had thrown out some acorns and sugar beets the day before and that morning a nice doe walked out broadside about 70 yards from the stand. I raised that rifle, but my hands were shaking like crazy. I lowered the rifle and took a few big breaths and then I aimed again and drilled her. It was a nice clean lung shot. She didn't run 20 yards before she laid down and bled out. My buddy come down with his ATV and helped me pick up my deer and then helped me clean it.
Such a great day and I only wish I had found hunting when I was a kid. I got some funny looks taking Hunter's Education with a bunch of kids, but it was well worth that little embarassment.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 10:14 pm to TDcline
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Hunting is something I grew out of at about 16 years old.
You didn't grow out of it. You got soft
Posted on 10/25/17 at 10:17 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Yep. Humans have prey drive just like every other apex predator.
Doubt you have it? Find yourself trying to drown a gut shot deer that you dog has by the neck after you’ve been chasing it through the woods for an hour. You’ll find it.
Doubt you have it? Find yourself trying to drown a gut shot deer that you dog has by the neck after you’ve been chasing it through the woods for an hour. You’ll find it.
This post was edited on 10/25/17 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 10/25/17 at 10:40 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
Simple is fine; I've shot them walking, sitting on the ground (stool optional), up a deerstand. Just get in the woods with a gun and enjoy.
You might learn a lot starting with squirels or rabbits first. Just bring buckshot in case you see deer sign.
You might learn a lot starting with squirels or rabbits first. Just bring buckshot in case you see deer sign.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 10:47 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Yep. Humans have prey drive just like every other apex predator.
One of the reasons that anxiety, depression and feeling unfulfilled are so prevelant is that men have allowed themselves to be programmed to believe the higher way is the softer way. People in general, men moreso, have a drive to conquer, to build, to fix, to protect. It's encoded in our DNA. Denying those feelings and urges cause a hell of a lot of problems.
Posted on 10/25/17 at 10:50 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
Just wondering, where do you live?
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:21 am to RogerTheShrubber
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One of the reasons that anxiety, depression and feeling unfulfilled are so prevelant is that men have allowed themselves to be programmed to believe the higher way is the softer way. People in general, men moreso, have a drive to conquer, to build, to fix, to protect. It's encoded in our DNA. Denying those feelings and urges cause a hell of a lot of problems.
Never thought of it this way but I agree. I know I feel happy and peaceful when I'm in the woods for a weekend and return home feeling better than when I left work on the Friday.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 8:49 am to Tiger in Gatorland
Shut the truck door verrrry quietly.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 9:03 am to Tiger in Gatorland
If you really don't have any friends or family you can start with, you may want to check out your state's local conservation department. I know Alabama has an adult mentoring program to help people who are just starting out, and the conservation department website has tons of helpful information, including public lands info. There is a ton of info about deer hunting online, including a lot of basic training videos for newbies.
But it is much easier if you can make friends with a hunter. I have actually promised to take two 40+ aged newbies out this year who are literally in the same boat as you are, one of whom asked me to help him so he could teach his son some of the basics.
Good luck and have fun!
But it is much easier if you can make friends with a hunter. I have actually promised to take two 40+ aged newbies out this year who are literally in the same boat as you are, one of whom asked me to help him so he could teach his son some of the basics.
Good luck and have fun!
Posted on 10/26/17 at 9:04 am to RogerTheShrubber
Yea I won’t argue with that. We’re definitely programmed to kill and fight and conquer. Put yourself in a situation where you’re trying to kill something that’s fighting back and you turn into an animal.
I’ve been saying for years that the best way to solve all this disgruntled employee shite at work is to put a boxing ring in the back and let people go back there and beat the shite out of each other every now and the.
I’ve been saying for years that the best way to solve all this disgruntled employee shite at work is to put a boxing ring in the back and let people go back there and beat the shite out of each other every now and the.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 9:25 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 10/26/17 at 9:31 am to Tiger in Gatorland
Most hunter that I know started by plunking small birds off the telephone wires with a pump pellet gun, then moved up to shooting tires in the woods with .22. When they seemed old enough, some older person took them on a hunt.
When adults "start," it usually involves a trip to Orvis to drop a couple thousand dollars on fancy hunting clothes, followed by a couple thousand more on a show quality gun.
When adults "start," it usually involves a trip to Orvis to drop a couple thousand dollars on fancy hunting clothes, followed by a couple thousand more on a show quality gun.
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