Real hunters tell me what you think?

Question

I really love to hunt .Why do others think it is just about killing? My favorite times are spending time with my daughter (age 9) we really don't get alot of hunting done ,but we always have a large time.Please tell me what you like about hunting?

Answer 1

WELL CONGRATULATIONS!!!! On being a REAL FATHER!!!! I could tell ya stories about my daughter and me going hunting , in fact I could write a book (Comedy) . My Dad took me hunting,my wife's Dad took her hunting (we both started out as retrievers) I take my grandsons hunting since they were 5 and 6 ( now 9 and 10) Of course everything in the woods knows we are coming a mile before we get there. They are getting better at sitting still and being quiet for at least 10 min., and after awhile all we bag are some tin cans or a thick branch. But the time I have spent with our heritage being passed on is worth it. They love it and I do to (although a rabbit or two or even a squirrel would taste good) sooner or later THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO PUT MEAT ON THE TABLE! And the time spent through 4 generations is tales that I tell them being passed down . Time, so little of it now that I am 51 passes so fast that someday if the GOOD LORD LETS YA LOOK DOWN I hope to see them passing on this tradition ,along with the stories

Answer 2

Hunting and hunters are a strange thing.

I have told many people over the years that hunting isn’t about killing. Personally, I find the preparation and anticipation of the hunt much more fun than killing something. When you kill something, that means the work begins.

It takes a really twisted person to watch a beautiful deer browse its way toward them, place the cross hairs behind the shoulder of the oblivious creature, pull the trigger, blow bits of heart and lung out the other side, cut the animal open, pull its guts out onto the ground, and spend the next two hours with the smell of rotting grain and browse in their nose. After all that, a hunter steps back and thinks how good the steaks will be fried in bacon and a little onion.

Killing and cleaning a deer really isn’t much fun to me. What I do enjoy is the frame of mind hunting puts you in and the beauty of raw nature.

How many people have been up before the rabbits were? There is something cool about watching a bunny wake up and go about its day.

One of the coolest things I have seen is a chick-a-dee eating lichen off a tree branch at a distance of about 18 inches.

There is something melodious about listening to two squirrels argue about territory or God only knows what. Watching a squirrel search for buried nuts is great for hours of entertainment.

Large animals in the woods really are beautiful. Whether it be a bear, an elk, or a deer, there is something majestic about seeing them in their own environment. To me, the beauty of a whitetail deer is simply awesome.

Besides nature, hunting allows me to clear my mind, recharge, and sort life’s issues out. I have though out and solved many of my problems on a tree stand. It is amazing how simple things can be when you get away from the cell phones, whiny bosses, and the TV.

As you mentioned, hunting allows you to spend time with others you love. My children are not old enough to hunt yet. Perhaps they will never want to hunt (and that is OK too). However, I have hunted with my father, with friends, and with my brother. Each hunt is memorable, even if nothing spectacular happened. One day, these people will be gone. Friendships move on and family members die. However, you will always have the woods and the memories of those hunts together.

As people come and go in your life, the memories are what’s important. I can’t tell you the last thing my brother and I watched on TV together, but I can recall almost every detail of the last time we hunted together over 5 years ago.

Answer 3

I can sit in a treestand for hours just waiting for a glimpse of a trohpy buck.

I love hearing the footsteps. I love it when my heart races and I get a shortness of breath. I love it when my hands shake when a deer get within range.

I also love the moment of accomplishment & celebration following a clean kill.

I love exchanging stories with other hunters across the country.

One of the best things about hunting is that EVERYONE is equal in the woods. Mother Nature doesn't care if you are an engineer, lawyer, taxicab driver or unemployed. Everyone starts out with the same opportunity at being successful.

I have taken my 4 year old out to the woods. Granted, we don't get much hunting done - but that time together is great.

Answer 4

As far as im concernd hunting is my religeon i could not be with out it.
Im a british hunter and have been since the age of 6 when i went out on my first game shoot, i loved it its like they say your ether born a hunter or your not. The first time i went out was with my granfarther and i still hunt with him to this day, sadley he is not going to be hear for ever so i never let a chance to hunt with him pass.
Over the years i have forgot more than i have learnd and though only 24 i have learnd alot, through hunting i have learnd how to respect and treat a firearm, i have made lots of friends from all over the world and i personaly think its made me who i am today.
People will never understand what their affrade off, A wise man once told me were lonley but were not alone,,,, words of my granfather who some of the best moments of my life have been with and will be rememberd for the rest of my life..
Happy hunting to all

Answer 5

That is great to hear. Those are the memories that i remember about hunting. It is the time that i got to spend with my father, grandfather, and uncles learning how to hunt. Most of the time it was for squirrels, but they also taught me how to hunt deer, and other things. It was not always about killing for us as well. It was about getting out in the woods, and away from work for a little while. It is rewarding to be out in the woods, no matter whether you bring home an animal or not.

Answer 6

As a young girl growing up my dad always took me hunting. I enjoyed it a lot. My dad taught me how to carry a gun, load it, unload it and how to clean it. Most important was getting familiar with the gun I carried. Now that an adult, I know how to hunt and can hunt and provide food for the family.
It's very exciting for a young girl to tag a deer or turkey or any large game animal. I started with squirrels, then rabbits, and then I got to go quial hunting. I didn't get to go deer or turkey hunting until I became a teenager.
I have the exciting memories to share with my dad, back then and now. It's an experience I'll always cheerish with my dad.
Granny

Answer 7

I personally find Ghost Hunters better than Ghost Adventures. On Ghost Hunters they look for alternative reasons for what the people claim to experience, and don't always find a place to exhibit paranormal activity while they are there. On the other hand, Ghost Adventures ALWAYS finds paranormal activity, which I think is a little strange. Paranormal activity doesn't happen on command, but always seems to be occurring when the Ghost Adventures guys are there.

Answer 8

Guess mine is a mix of all the others. I work shift work so I enjoy getting out of the house and haveing some me time and maybe getting a chance to take home some wild game. I also enjoy the time in the woods with my kids. Telling them what to look and listen for. Good times in the woods away from everyone else, talking to your child or grand child even. Both of you can learn a lot.

Answer 9

I think hunting is great. I grew up hunting with my dad, and it brought us closer together. hunting for me is a way to get away from all the chaos in the world, and a way to provide my family with meat.

Answer 10

i like hunting because it allows me to reconnect with my ancestory. we humans are becoming so removed from the outdoors that we are literally losing our humanity. we have no respect for the animals that we consume, because we played no part in the harvest of that animal. also in the process we have lost our connection to nature and the fundamental part she has played in our existence since man learned to walk upright. far to many people now have forgotten how man survived before the mega-mall and 24 hour supermarkets. we hunted and fished and developed skills to survive. we learned to help one another in the hunt and therefore developed human bonds of survival. this is all but forgotten by a large percentage of society and man has become his own worst enemy. i enjoy the woods because it also allows me to escape the domicile that most humans so prefer now???? THE CITY!!