Serious deer hunters only?

Question

Who likes to wake up at 3am and smell bacon frying and coffee brewing,it is the first day of season and your with your best buddies and it is almost time to go out with hopes of getting a big buck.Most anti-hunters have never felt this and they never will it is not about the killing for me ,it is about the fellowship with my good friends and being in a place that is not crowded with people.What do you think of this?

I'm not full of $hit I've probably killed more game than most people will ever see ,but its still not about the killing

Answer 1

It is all about the camaraderie. It becomes harder and harder to stay connected to friends. Everything and everyone pulls you into a different direction....jobs commitments, wives, kids, mowing the lawn. None of these are bad, they just require a lot of time. Deer camp is one of those escapes where you can reconnect with old friends, reminisce and make new memories as well. 9 days in the woods really recharges the batteries and makes for better adjusted people. It beats the heck out of being a bitter, animal-loving, yet people-hating person.

Answer 2

Hunting is a state of mind.

Some of my happiest days are walking through the woods at 3 AM, setting up a ladder stand with no light but a small flashlight swearing the entire time, climbing up the stand by 4 AM and sitting for two hours with a pack of cigarettes and a thermos of coffee.

I have never found tranquility like I have when hunting. Sitting in the dark with nothing but the stars and your thoughts is awsome. It is great watching the rabbits wake up. It is pretty cool watching a Chickadee eating a berry about 3 feet from your face. The beauty of a whitetail strolling by, oblivious to your existance is astounding.

For me, killing is anti-climatic. It means work must be done. I've let many deer pass just so I would watch them browse and act like deer act.

Answer 3

While I hunted in the States, that was what I looked forward to every season. Now I'm stationed in Germany and hunting is a bit different. I still get up before the crack of dawn, but I take my coffee with me, and eat breakfast when I get back to the house. *L* Still, there is nothing like meeting the other hunters for a BBQ lunch after spending the morning hunting. The comraderie is the best. The BSing is good, too. *L*

Answer 4

excellent, well said Sammy! My thoughts exactly. The non hunters and the anti hunters will never understand what we do. It ISN"T about the killing, it is about respect for the animal really. We hunters (most of us anyways) know more about being out in the woods and understand nature conservatism more than any long haired hippy type who wears sandals and thinks he can control the deer population by giving deer birth control.

Answer 5

For some that is part of the hunting experience. I also enjoy that part of the hunt. One of my best hunting memories is coming back to the truck with my old man and sitting on the tailgate eating ham with cheese and crackers and just talking. It was a beautiful day and it had nothing to do with killing anything. It was being able to spend time with my dad. I hope that I am able to give that gift to both of my kids when they are old enough.

Answer 6

Very well said.....Every year opening morning I get up around 3:30 and I wonder...why do I do this...and then you get out and start walking in to the stand...and then you remember....there is nothing but the sights and sounds of nature....watching all the other animals starting to move around. I go every year with my bro, dad, sister, grandpa, and uncles and every year it is a blast....a big family thing, even a month before....we are all checking spots, setting stands, sighting in scopes and bows...very fun....and think the best moment I have had was about two year ago....I was in my stand and I noticed two eyes in the trees about 20 yards away....as the sun started to come up I seen that it was a bobcat....and it just sat and watched me until about 9:00... and then it just jumped down and walked off...like it didn't even care that I was there....really cool to see.

Answer 7

Your right PETA people do not understand that hunters pay for restocking animals that were almost extinct, population control means bigger and better game!I am with you on the buddy thing.nothing better!been hunting deer over 42 yrs,looking forward to going again soon as season comes it. Happy hunting and good luck!

Answer 8

I think you are full of sh**. It's about the killing, be a man and admit it.
I like to kill things. I like to kill them efficiently and quickly and then eat them.
I love the machinery of weapons, I love the animals I raise and the ones I hunt (well, some of them I hate because they are varmints).
Sure, doing the buddy thing is nice, but I would much rather have my wife cook me a nice breakfast at home, walk out the door with a gun and shoot something than spend any time listening to a bunch of drunken or hung over Packer fans saying "Wait 'Till Next Year" or listen to them destroying the woods with their 4-wheelers or hear about how much money they spent on a fancy new rifle that they still shake with when they try to actually use it because they are so pumped up about the Spectacle of hunting rather than the reality of killing a bit of food.

Answer 9

c'mon its ALL about the killing, Kill it n Grill it as uncle ted (nugent) says. Nah im kidding....it ALL about being outdoors. Even if i dont get a kill ( which is very rare as I am the only hunter on about 5000 acres of private land) its still the time spent outdoors teaching my son the ethics of hunting and also conservation that make a succesfull trip for me

Answer 10

unfortunately don't know what it's like to wake up to that smell or even have a bunch of hunting buddies. For me I unfortunately don't have hunting partners(hard to find hunting partners, plus even if you do nobody wants to give up there special spot. Can't blame them though, beings how less of land we have.) don't have time or care to make a fancy breakfast and my fiance' sure the hell ain't gettin out of bed at 4:30 in the morning to make ME breakfast LOL. It sounds very nice what you have to look forward to. Though I do hunt, so I know how it feels being out there and experiencing the woods waking up, it's really magical. I was scouting the other day and it's really neat glassing deer that don't even know your there and your watching them act them normal thelves. It was three doe and one buck. Thanks for giving me something nice to think about on a busy day!