Great hunting partner

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Morning people. It's not my job to get you out of bed and dressed and I'm not giving up my hunt to wait on you.

Other than that, the same things that make good euchre partners. Similar sense of humor, good communication and willingness to trust and have a good give and take with you.
 
Nature Boy said:
Along with the attributes you fellas have mentioned.......

A sense of humor with the ability to talk sh_ _ as well as take it. If you're a sensitive type with a thin skin, best for you to stay home with the women folk
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I was a member in a pheasant syndicate. We shot once a fortnight during the season. The weekend in between shooting syndicate days a group of us hunted up one of the members bits of ground. This was 40 acres of fields, hedges and ditches and a few small woods. We started at the pub at 12 noon for breakfast, no beer. and then spent a few hours hunting pheasants with spaniels. The banter was not for the thin skinned or people of a sensitive disposition. We shot perhaps 8-9 pheasant and assorted vermin but I always came home with a smile on my face.
For about 15 years my deer hunting companion was a long legged Jack Russel terrier. That dog had so much character and game spirit it was a sad day when he died aged 18 years old.
 
I've had a few partners, I started back in the mid 80's, I learned a lot from my first partner, my girlfriends father, at the time, he was 60, a ww2 vet and a fine man. I hunted with him and several of her family members.

I hunted for about 5 years with my younger brother, taught him what I had learned, problem was he only ever shot 1 deer a 6 point was happy and proud of his success. I don't know we, but every hunt we went on the deer popped out in front of me. I'd place in all the spots that I'd sit and shot deer and no e came to him. We'd still hunt through the woods, if I led they came out in front, if he led they came out behind. Was a strange situation... The last time we hunted was the time he shot the 6 point, had to force him to watch an opening, cause that was where the deer was going to poke out at. Told him that in the dark before we went in.

I've gone out with my SIL, I even call him from the woods to help him fill his tags, he like me works a lot so doesn't always have time.

The last couple of years I've been hunting with a couple forum members @Highland Lofts and @troy fairweather, as well as pat's brother and Troy's dad. I've really enjoyed the time with friends, made as a result of membership in thr. The comeradery with friends makes each hunt a success and when I have to go out alone I miss them.
 
The one that's sitting on the porch waiting when I get there to pick them up, or pulling up in front of my house as I'm closing my front door.

The one that I don't have to worry about them doing something stupid and ruining relationships with landowners.

The one that can follow instructions if they're hunting somewhere I'm familiar with but they aren't, or can give me a lay of the land if we're in one of their spots.

Gotta be someone I'd actually spend time with outside of hunting season. Fishing, mushroom hunting, hitting a gun show. If I don't wanna be around them other times, I don't wanna hunt with them.
 
Howland937 said:
Gotta be someone I'd actually spend time with outside of hunting season. Fishing, mushroom hunting, hitting a gun show. If I don't wanna be around them other times, I don't wanna hunt with them.
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That sums it up right there. Even if you don't like the same non-hunting related activities, if you would hypothetically like the time spent with them doing those things, or if they would like the time spent with you doing things they like and you don't, then go hunting. If not, it's probably best to move on.

I'll add one more though, when I'm out clearing trails, checking stands, fixing bridges and cutting shooting lanes or planting food plots in the heat of the summer, is my hunting partner helping? (Or if the roles are flipped, when the land owner is doing these things, am I with him helping?)
 
Patocazador said:
I've only had one really good hunting partner in my life. That is my youngest brother. Always agreeable, very knowledgeable, and doesn't borrow money. Unfortunately, he lives 900 miles away from me.
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Wow, sounds like the complete opposite of my youngest brother. Completely disagreeable, not very knowledgeable and still owes me money from 10 years ago :confused:
Except he is fun to hunt with and I still love him dearly. He's only about 450 miles away now.
 
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