The hunt explained....enjoy

[Ks5shooter]

The kill is the satisfying, indeed essential, conclusion to a successful hunt. But, I take no pleasure in the act itself. One does not hunt in order to kill, but kills in order to have hunted. Then why do I hunt? I hunt for the same reason my well-fed cat hunts...because I must, because it is in the blood, because I am the decendent of a thousand generations of hunters. I hunt because I am a hunter.- Finn Aagard

 

[eastbank]

yes, many days I don,t fire a shot and yet I still go out every year. its a time to be with friends of many years(some over 50 years) and relive tales from former hunts and life in general. at 74, I don,t know how many more years I,ll have to roam the fields and woods and when that time comes and it will I don,t know how I will handle it. I have been shooting since I was six(a grandfather who the took time to show me) and hunting since I was 9 on my fathers farm. if you have the hunters fire in you, you will know what I say is true. so I say be safe and enjoy your time in gods great outdoors. eastbank.

 

[Captcurt]

I hunt to be outside in God's creation. Yesterday I went out for about 3 hours and saw 25 deer and about 50 turkeys. Had a bambi at 15 yards and watched squirrels hang upside down from a corn feeder. I had a rifle with me and never took it off of the ATV. Thought that I might call some coyotes, but never pulled the call out of the backpack. It was just a beautiful day to be out. Might do it again this afternoon.

 

[Duster340]

Agree, though I don't consider a kill to be essential to a great hunt. Some of my fondest, and most enjoyable, memories from nearly 50 years of hunting didn't involve firing a shot. Over those years I've passed on far more shots than I took. Sometimes, just because. Dad used to say, "That's why they call it hunting and not killing". I lost him in March of this year, but his words ring true to this day. I thought a lot about him while sitting in my stands last month, but felt him there with me the whole time. Hunting truly is in one's blood.

Be well folks

 

[Axis II]

I don't consider a kill to be a good hunt I consider seeing so many things like woodpeckers, squirrel, hawks, birds, deer, etc I normally wouldn't see a success.

 

[jmr40]

Many people spend a lot of time "visiting" nature as hikers and campers. And I spend a fair amount of time doing the same. But when I'm hunting, successful or not, I'm no longer visiting. I've become part of nature.

 

[hillman23]

I've concluded that the most natural interaction with wild things in wild places is in the context of hunting. Prey runs and predators chase. I derive immense enjoyment from my time afield without a weapon and the interactions with the outdoors is soul food. God speaks to our hearts of His divine nature through the majesty of His creation. However, my most rewarding experiences and deepest connection comes when I'm engaged in the intentional pursuit of game.

 

[Demi-human]

More beautiful words have not been said. Such is truth.

 

[Charliefrank]

Agree, though I don't consider a kill to be essential to a great hunt. Some of my fondest, and most enjoyable, memories from nearly 50 years of hunting didn't involve firing a shot. Over those years I've passed on far more shots than I took. Sometimes, just because. Dad used to say, "That's why they call it hunting and not killing". I lost him in March of this year, but his words ring true to this day. I thought a lot about him while sitting in my stands last month, but felt him there with me the whole time. Hunting truly is in one's blood.

Be well folks

I lost my dad some twenty years ago, right before deer season. I searched out his ground blind and spent opening weekend in it. I didn't end up taking a deer from it, but I'd do it again.