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Did you ever have a good hunting partner? One of those guys that you just seem to be compatable with from the very first time you get in the woods together. I have shared the hunt with several men that are better woodsmen than myself but even though I had a great time during the hunt I just didn’t seem to have that connection that should have been there. But there was that one guy that I will never forget the good times we had right up until he moved away. I sure do miss those times.
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There is no substitute for a good dog.
Pothunter.
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A good hunting partner is harder to find than a good spouse. Sometimes you’re lucky and they are one in the same.
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my dad is the best hunting partner I will ever had, he is the one after all that got me into this great way of life! He is not a traditional bowhunter but he is a traditional hunter. Even though he uses a rifle during rifle season(go figure) its a old lever action 30-30!:D
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Yes, I have, my 3 sons were the best hunting partners I have ever had, but when my oldest was killed 4 years ago just after returning from Iraq, my other two quit hunting and shooting,I’m the only one left in my family now that hunts or shoots, opening day is the hardest, for years I called them off school, and stayed up half the night before making sure they had everything they needed, now it’s all just a memory, I guess that’s why I hang on, they were the best times of my life……….Fellas, Cherish the times you have with your hunting partner, one day we will look upon them for the last time, say our last words, hunt our last time, savor the memories……………Steve
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Steve,
At least you had some time with them. They might be back…I know you will be ready.
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Over the years my favorite hunting partner has always been myself. I just “work” better and take in more, learn more, think more, when out there alone. On the other hand, I love sharing a hunting camp with a good pal. My most enjoyable hunting partner ever was my wife’s best friend. I basically taught this young lady how to hunt, and once she had learned everything I knew she took to going about alone and learning even more. She’s long gone now, married a lawyer and started hanging out with real estate salesmen. I guess we all have hidden weak genes. 🙄
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I wish I had a good hunting partner or I should say I do but I don’t get to hunt with my dad or brother since I live in another state. Someday we will get to hunt together more and or maybe I will find another hunting partner also.
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Hi Bill:
I have spent a lifetime hunting: alone, in groups, with a single person, guides, and damn near every other conceivable conglomeration. In many cases, I have had excellent experiences, made hunting friends for life, and repeated the experiences several more times. However, I prefer to hunt alone.
But I do have one person I hunt with more often than not, and we have been hunting partners, and family friends, for 28 years now. He is about the best friend/hunting partner anyone could ask for and I am quite blessed to have him feel the same way about me. Oh yeah, there are times he has made me mad, like when he used to smoke and wanted to stop every 20-30 minutes and sit down for a smoke, but I got over that: he quit! He used to always hunted too slow for me … I learned to hunt slow because of him, which has been a positive for me in the last 15 years.
Even though I like to hunt with Nick (my hunting partner), I appreciate the fact that we can go our own way at times in the woods, and still share camp life, which is many times far more important to me than just the hunt … more so as I get older. Sitting around a campfire, playing guitars, drinking adult beverages, sharing not only the day’s adventure, but also life’s, is far more important to me these days. I still hunt hard, but those times in camp are the creme of the experiences I enjoy in the woods every year.
For most of my life I have always hunted alone. Many times, it just worked out that way. One of the most trying and enjoyable experiences of my life was bowhunting alone for mountain goat for 12 days alone, backbacking 14 miles, cross country, in some of the most wild and rugged country I have ever seen. When I came out, I was changed. Still am.
My other best hunting partner is my Lab, Molly, who is lying by my feet as I scribble these notes early in the morning. She has shared so much with me: early mornings on the Snake River shooting mallards over decoys; jumping 30+ quail covies behind the house and making a few doubles; shooting chukars in the Bruneau canyon and the Danskins, where I live; flushing pheasants from wild sage hills; and was even on a deer hunt with me when I missed a forkhorn stalking in the Sawtooths.
Sorry for the long screed, but hunting partners come in all forms, and at times the best hunting partner is you.
T.J.
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Well…I have to say it’s my 2 sons. Been taking them with me since they were old enough to sit in the stand with me….probably about 5 or 6. The problem right now is they are both in college and cannot go with me when I go elk hunting….which is my most favorite thing to do besides getting my wife naked:lol: I am truly an elkoholic….but I always have to go alone. Really wish I had a friend that was as passionate about elk hunting as I am. Have invited friends in the past but they always start whining after the first couple of days. Just decided it wasn’t worth it to bring’em along anymore so I just go solo. Can’t wait til my sons can go with me again.
Brett
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texasota wrote: i live in in Texas now, my dad still lives in Minnesota. until he moves down i am my hunting partner…anyone out there live in Texas?:wink:
Hello texasota: How you been doing down there in Tex. With your bowhunting? Been off the road for awhile but going back in a couple of weeks. I’ll be going to Fl. again and also Laredo, Tex. You been doing any hog hunting?
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I was fortunate to have been taught by several good hunters in the last few years. However, I have found out the hard way that good hunting partners are not necessarily good friends when it comes to critical, life changing events in your life. I guess I just confused hunting comraderie with friendship.
So I am in agreement with Mr. Conrads in that maybe your best hunting partner is yourself. And, I agree with Pothunter, there is no replacement for a good dog. A quality companion indeed!
Part of the draw for me of bow hunting with a stick is the fact that this group of hunters is more independant and reserved than any other group I’ve been around. Most of us can hunt with a chosen partner…or not. I’m glad I’m not alone….or am I? (play on words) 😆
Craig
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I am fortunate to have two men that I hunt with, and have been hunting with for several years. They are both lifetime archers and friends from boyhood. I am the new one to the bunch, and they have both welcomed me into their friendship and treat me as a lifetime friend.
I’ve learned everything about hunting from them, even though I thought I knew quite a bit. What I learned is that friends stay that way for life when there are experiences that bond them, like only walks in the woods can provide. We often split up and spend the day apart from each other, but most often walk within the sight of our optics.
They are both wonderful people that I’ve learned to accept, but more importantly they’ve accepted me – for who I am. I appreciate them both for their knowledge, wisdom and just plain good company. -
Yes sir, good hunting partners are a blessing. But even then, for me, they’re actually travel and camping parters as when the hunt begins, I go out alone. It only takes one bad actor to spoil a camp or trip, and that clown usually appears as a friend of a friend, whom you’ve not before met. Never go hunting with a blind date, that’s my motto.
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I am of the same way. I have hunted mostly alone for most of my life. When my son’s were growing up, my oldest hunts, but is busy with a young daugther and career to work on, and my younger son fishes. I truly relish any time with either one of them in the woods and on the waters. But mostly, it is solo. I have hunted the past couple of years with another Trad Bow member here. Alex, and I do share a sense of respect, about the animals, the ethic of hunting, and mutual respect for each other.
But, as a solo hunter, fisherman… it is personal journey, an imspirational journey, replenishing energy for my spirit and food for my soul.
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My best hunting partners were my father and brother. We hunted together for over 40 years. Now my best partner is my 12 year old sun. He became a fanatical deer hunter over the last three years. When he was seven I bought him a kids Bear compound. He totally wore it out and when it came time to replace it, he wanted a recurve like mine. You know that broke my heart, NOT!!! We finally found him a PSE with a 25# draw weight and he is getting real accurate with it now. As soon as he can work his way up to a heavier bow he can’t deer hunt, but by that time he will have instinctive shooting down pat.
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my best huntin partner has to be my brother, we hunt everything together. and try to help each other out when practicing, even though he shoots compound and a shoot traditional
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I prefer to hunt alone but I do like to share camp with like minded individuals on longer week long hunts. It’s nice to be able to share info when you get back to camp in the evening and of course another good strong back comes in handy when packing out meat!
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