What do you enjoy hunting the most?

tree rat or rabbit hunting with my son and his dog are always at the top end of the list of my favorite things to do. That along with fishing for trout and catfish.

I love hunting bigger critter but that is much more intense fun and since my son is only 5, it will be a couple of years before he can come along for deer, hog or elk.

LGB

This is a more interesting thread than I thought it would be back on page 1.

Some of the posts here are near poetic, little 5-sentence short stories sometimes.

I think we should tell more stories here. Not just what we like to hunt, but why, embellished by stories.

Here, I'll start.

My fondest memories of hunting are from kidhood, especially when I was around 13 to 15. I lived in a small town on the outskirts of Memphis (now surrounded by that city, one of its burroughs). Train tracks ran through it; the easiest way to get to woods and fields from downtown where I lived was to walk up the tracks. That was in the early 60's. No one there took a second look at a kid walking up main street then up the tracks with a .22 rifle or a shotgun. (Today, they'd probably call in SWAT.)

So, Saturday mornings at daybreak, I'd walk up the tracks with either the .22 (Rem Nylon 66) or my Rem 870 in 16. I knew where the pecan trees were. I'd find an elm or oak near one of those pecan trees, and just sit quietly at its base, leaning against it, long gun in my lap, looking up, listening for barking. I'd breath deep of morning air, admiring the color of the sky, watching spiders make webs, the trees rustle in a (hopefully) gentle breeze (or better yet, no breeze at all) until mr/s squirrel came along looking for breakfast. I'd rarely see them approaching, stealthy as they were. Instead, I'd see some jiggling leaves up high as they jumped across to another branch. I'd ready the gun, wait for the shot. Sometimes, took two.

I often walked back home near 9 am with lunch, already skinned.

Mom would oil and flour them, fry them up with mashed potatoes, fresh green beans, beef steak tomatoes from dad's garden and cornbread.

There just wasn't any better food.

Nem

Predators, top my list. Coyotes and bobcats! Hunting the hunters. Love the challenge of calling in natures most cunning and cautious creatures. Whitetail deer would be second on the list.

Snowshoe Hare...Though the coyotes have pretty much wiped 'em out in the LP of Michigan. I haven't seen one around Tawas in 20 years.

Bargains!

Pheasants. Nothing like your dog going on a rock solid point! Kick 'em up...Knock 'em Down!!!

waterfowl shotguns, boats on the river, dogs, more shotguns dosent get much better for me

I shoot more sparrows and starlings. BUT Doves are my passion I now plant my own sunflower patches, and I don't care who you are, they are hard to bring down.

Black bear with hounds only 1 more day to go.

me said:

I think we should tell more stories here. Not just what we like to hunt, but why, embellished by stories.

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Hmm. I appear to be in a minority with that opinion.

Elk, bulls or cows don't matter as long as I am hunting elk. Then mule deer.

Well, quail & pheasant are a hoot if you have good dogs, good friends, and get into them. And the added anticipation of some fried birds later on! Mmmmm, mmmm.

Deer and other big game can be exciting, but it's kinda like the military....99.9% of the time, boredom, and 0.1% of the time sheer adrenaline! Hogs can add a small extra thrill of danger, but they're tough to hunt, being almost totally nocturnal when pressured, so the boredom/frustration is increased, too.

I guess turkeys & elk most of all, since they talk back to ya!

Waterfowl *would be* my favorite, but for me not being overly keen on the flavor - that's an action-packed sport.

Quail, with a nice lithe 28 gauge, preferably SxS, but O/U will work. Wild quail is preferred over "preserve". Dove come in second with chukar in a close third

I hunt it all and love it all the same.

My current passion has got to be hunting white tail with a bow, getting that close is always a thrill, and hearing that thud of 100gr broad head is exhilerating.

Dr. Tad, talk to the animals.

We love ducks and geese, bacon wrapped and pan fried or grilled. I've got other ways to do it, but I don't like big recipes, I'm lazy.

Ducks have a language, they're fun to call. Geese reward you with more for your money, though. Like shooting B52s. They don't have the language skills a duck has, though, but still respond to calling.

I could get into turkeys if I had the place to do it. I've shot one long beard and it was a hoot. Those reeds you put on your tongue make me throw up. I bought this push button box call, turkey calling for dummies, but it worked.

Toss up between the deer and the quails.

LD

years back I had a King Charles Spaniel that would retrieve water birds and doves and point grouse, best times I've had floating the river and easing through the woods. I've also hunted bear and coon with other fellas that had dogs, lots of memories.

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Before I got married I used to love the chase of the two legged snapping turtle. Some were more elusive than others and some better trophies than others. Gone are the days of old when all you longed for was a Friday night and few beers.

When I lived in New England it was Ducks. Here in Florida it is hogs.

Three letters, two antlers, one ghost of an animal to tag.

ELK



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Skwacks...that's squirrels for you city folk.
Non stop action when they're out and about, small targets, I use a 22MAG, excellent eye sight, and taste oh so good!

duck duck goose

Definitely grouse - but everybody calls 'em partridge up here in Yooperland.

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Those darn grouse would startle me so bad when they'd go up that I never hit one in my life. I've had triples on mallards and plenty of doubles on pheasant. But the safest thing in the woods when I had a gun was those devilish grouse. lol

Hello friends and neighbors // White tail for food
Turkey because its hard ( at least I have yet to get a big Tom gobbler)

I love to stalk whitetail with 12 ga.shotgun and 357 revolver during the day (even in rain Wed.)
I hunt from blind/stand with rifle 30.06 and revolver 357 in morning and evening.
Knowledge from stalking that day helped me bag a 125lb. Doe (largest of 5) from stand with rifle ,in light rain, Wed. evening.
Just fun to be out enjoying nature while waiting for dinner ;- )