.308 Norma
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Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Now that's one fine reason to not hunt with your spouse, especially if you've had a recent disagreement.
Who Hunts By Themselves?
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SoonerMedic
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Well, I doubt there is any way the IRS can actually prove anything. He can say it's for profit or whatever and would be nearly impossible to prove otherwise lol. That whole he said she said thing, ya' know??
I just realized that you're from Frisco, which is where my brother lives. I'll be ubering to the Starplex this saturday from his house to see Florida Georgia Line actually. Just curious, where abouts do you hunt and WHAT do you hunt??
SoonerMedic
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Well, my wife is a tea sip.
My hunting buddy, Larry, really loves goose hunting, so he comes down here and I put him up during goose season. We book hunts with local outfitters which aren't that bad, about 200 bucks a morning. Worth every dime of it to be put in a private field with lots of birds and also to have the help putting out the rags. Heck, one hunt last year, they even had the rags out for us when we got there and we didn't have to pick anything up before leaving. THAT was awesome.
Larry lives and farms up north of Waco. Lots of birds up there. It's nice to have all the land he has to pick and choose where to go. One of his places is better than the others, though, and we always end up there on a creek next to a sorghum field. That creek is a dove highway and, of course, they like the grain.
I keep telling him to come down some weekend and hunt deer here. He's a busy man, though, but he is slowing down and feeling his mortality. He keeps telling me he wants to slow down and start enjoying the things he likes to do and envy's my retirement. He has WAY more'n me to retire on, but once you get in that mindset of making money, I guess it's hard to stop. He has his goats and cattle, but makes his money in real estate and his independent insurance agency. The farms are just investments and a hobby, really, but they do keep him busy. I don't know how that guy goes so hard at his age.
But, we don't get to hunt as much as we would like together. Most of my year is hunting alone in the woods for deer/hogs and that's fine because I'm not far from the house and have cell service and, so, it's relatively safe to hunt alone.
lol That sounds like a terrible problem to have! I work to stay afloat....If I stay in EMS I will literally never be able to retire. Here recently I've been kicking around the idea of starting my own business, but in order to do that you need money. Which I don't have much of.
My wife has told me she has a friend outside of Dallas that has a ranch and tons of dove....I think I'm going to end up getting a Tx hunting license this year to go along with my OK license. I'm really wanting to hunt Auodad at her uncle's ranch south of Wichita Falls! Now THAT would be awesome! That will have to be a group hunting trip though as he doesn't let people go there without him being there as well.
Loyalist Dave
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Just about everybody.
Unless you're bird hunting in a line with other hunters, or sitting in a blind with a companion, if the person who is "with you" is not close enough to eyeball you with the naked eye..., you ARE pretty much hunting alone. If your partner or partners are more than 5 minutes from you, that's basically the same as going out all by yourself. A bad wound and you bleed out in that much time or less, unless you can deal with the wound or somebody is close enough to get to you in time, and that depends on their having a way of knowing that you need help. Fall out of a tree stand, or have a heart attack, if you are "out" then even if your buddies are 100 yards away or less, if they can't see you are "down", they have no reason to check on you until the end of the hunting day..., hours after you began to be in distress..., and perhaps after you're dead of shock or other causes.
Do you think they will hear you yell if they are 100 yards or more away in the woods? How about hearing your whistle if you carry one? Would they distinguish your shots from somebody else and know you're shooting too much and have a problem? All this assumes you're injured but still able to move and yell. (Doesn't apply for ML hunter who will be loading slow, and especially it doesn't apply for the archers out there. ) Walkie-Talkies? Great IF you're conscious AND you can reach it, AND you didn't damage it if you fell. I'm not trying to scare anybody, but instead, I'm pointing out that a false sense of security is what often screws people up in the woods, AND hunters are included. I often go by myself to a nearby "hobby vineyard" to hunt deer. I carry a good quality first aid kit that I assembled myself, I have cell reception (and if I didn't I'd have some sort of modern tracking device), and I carry a whistle. These items I take when I go to remote places too, so I have the same setup no matter how "safe" my location my be. I also have a plan left at my house with my family showing where I'm going to be and IF I move to a different location, I text the change to my wife's phone. I would have a better chance if catastrophe struck if there was somebody near enough to get to me quickly, but at least they know where to look for me and to find me if the worse happens, even if it's a not a rescue, but a recovery of me.
So please don't kid yourself.
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Ain't that the truth!
Legionnaire
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I prefer solo. Even when my FIL was still alive, we'd part before dawn and not link up again until sundown or when/if the other needed assistance.
Alaskan Ironworker
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I did a 3 day canoe float trip down the little susitna river last september. Never saw another soul the entire trip and it was awesome! But, i would never have done this if i didnt know the river very,very well. Did come face to face with about a dozen moose, only 2 bulls though and none legal.
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MTNSTRYDER
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I hunt to be alone,nice to know I’m not alone thanks.
redbone
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The only time I hunt with someone else is when my son comes back and we get a chance. Since I'm in the midwest and he's Pacific NW, that's not very often.... But its great fun to fly out and fish with him for a week!
Camping I see as a generally group sport, usually with a group of college buddies that have stayed in touch for almost 4 decades. But I will camp alone if there is a reason for it (to hunt, for example).
Camping I see as a generally group sport, usually with a group of college buddies that have stayed in touch for almost 4 decades. But I will camp alone if there is a reason for it (to hunt, for example).
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sixgunner455
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Almost always. Hard to get somebody to go with. Got my wife to go deer hunting one day: instead of my normal long day hiking, I'd hurt my knee, so I promised we'd just be parking and setting up to watch a canyon I'd taken a deer from another year. Good time spent together, but no deer committed suicide.
Birds, I take a dog. My kids would go with me once in a while, but they're in college now, and the dog is getting old. Might be all alone next year for birds.
Birds, I take a dog. My kids would go with me once in a while, but they're in college now, and the dog is getting old. Might be all alone next year for birds.
redbone
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The problem with dogs is that we outlive them.
RedlegRick
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I don't hunt very often and when I do, it's on a small plot about forty miles from where I live. I let the owner know if I'm thinking about it, so if he needs something done when I'm up there he can tell me, and I let the gf know as well.
I got good cell signal up there, so no need for a plb, I hunt with a small caliber and don't do dumb stuff, it's not a hard walk to where I go, and I've never needed to overnight there, even though I can if need be.
Most times its not so much hunting as it is bumming around a patch of woods with a rifle while I reset and recharge myself a little. Sometimes I come back with a squirrel or two, or a bunny, sometimes not.
I got good cell signal up there, so no need for a plb, I hunt with a small caliber and don't do dumb stuff, it's not a hard walk to where I go, and I've never needed to overnight there, even though I can if need be.
Most times its not so much hunting as it is bumming around a patch of woods with a rifle while I reset and recharge myself a little. Sometimes I come back with a squirrel or two, or a bunny, sometimes not.
EIB0879
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I used to hunt alone all the time but I started having some mobility issues late last year. I'm trying to get past them, but as I get older, I find that I'm more careful and like to have someone I can contact in fairly close proximity.
Arkansas Paul
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I like the actual hunt to be solo. I like being in the deer stand and no one within a couple miles of me.
However, I like to head back to camp, sit around the fire with friends, cold adult beverages and cigars and shoot the bull as well.
I don't get into roughing it in the wilderness for weeks on end with no amenities. I'm only a half country boy I guess.
However, I like to head back to camp, sit around the fire with friends, cold adult beverages and cigars and shoot the bull as well.
I don't get into roughing it in the wilderness for weeks on end with no amenities. I'm only a half country boy I guess.
alsaqr
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Yep, all kinds of stuff "could happen" to folks who hunt alone. i'm reminded of my 90+ year old uncles replies to folks who warned about his hunting alone (paraphrased): "I was born on that place and I think it would be great to die there".
Methinks being gored to death by a big boar hog at about age 95 would be OK.
Methinks being gored to death by a big boar hog at about age 95 would be OK.
TreeDoc
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From 9 to 16 hunted deer with family at a traditional deer camp. It was great, there were 11 of us and we had an old cabin in the middle 4 sections. We would be there a whole week. But as things change, which they always do, 1 by 1 the group got smaller until it was just me and my brother and then we lost the lease.
Just started hunting deer again with my brothers son, he's 11, and a little spooked of the dark woods, so he sits close and that's OK with me. Dove hunt every year with group for 3 days and it's the highlight of my year. Turkey hunt alone, always have, probably always will and that fine by me.
Just started hunting deer again with my brothers son, he's 11, and a little spooked of the dark woods, so he sits close and that's OK with me. Dove hunt every year with group for 3 days and it's the highlight of my year. Turkey hunt alone, always have, probably always will and that fine by me.
Steve51
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The only times I did not hunt by myself was when my son was of hunting age. I took him enough times to get him started. I normally fish alone and hunt alone. Makes for a good quiet time - time well spent.
double bogey
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I voted no, health issues have dictated this. On the upside, I get to spend more time in the woods with my grandchildren.
AKElroy
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We lost our lease two years ago, so I've been hunting on the mercy of others. It has really made me long for being alone again. I love hunting with my son, especially when he was very young, teaching him the ropes. Now 16, he shoots better than me. I miss the trips alone though, I don't drink and don't really enjoy coarse conversation. I guess I don't like people much, as they tend to open their mouths and speak.
AKElroy
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I failed to address your question though, so I will say when hunting alone I try to refrain from placing myself in positions where I could easily be injured. If I'm sealing the roof on the trailer, trimming trees with a chainsaw, or doing extreme exertion activities, I am going to save those tasks for when my son is with me. I was setting T-posts a few years back and went over the top with a post driver, bringing it down on my head. I was out cold, and glad my BIL was there to bring me around and help through the concussion. Another trip I was alone, wading through thickets walking up a sow that I had cornered, Standing on the only trail she could use for an exit. I had no clean shot, and I suddenly realized I was alone, and an idiot. Go alone, enjoy the solitude, just be careful not to do anything stupid.
Bull Nutria
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OK Eastbank what caliber is the Rem Pump and please tell the story on that nice little buck??? don't forget to set the scene etc!! very nice photos!!
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