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in reply to: Garbaging for Bears #46972

I believe this boils down to the simple belief of what hunting really means. Baiting of any animal can not belong in the definition of hunting for the following reasons. To hunt means to pursue an animal within its natural environment acting without unnatural cause to act differently. Baiting changes the way an animal would act naturally and obviously makes an animal easier to kill but not to hunt. If your main objective is to just kill an animal than baiting is probably the way to go. If you really want to “Hunt” the animal then baiting is not hunting. Hunting is you against the animal in his natural environment. Baiting is Killing. I don’t see how the 2 are related.

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in reply to: WY Grizzly encounter, bear spray etc #61327

Last time that I looked at the records kept by the Alaskan Fish and Game Department (About 4 years ago) Bear Spray was the best Bear deterrent hands done. If my memory serves me right at that time there were no successful bear attacks on the persons that deployed Bear Spray. There were quit a few successful attacks on persons that deployed firearms.

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in reply to: Tents #61319

I have used many tents through the years and never liked one of them. From condensation through the lack of really feeling out in the wilderness I just never warmed up to a tent. I prefer making an old fashion Indian lean to or a Tarp when I don’t have the time or materials to build one. As far as staying warm nothing beats a lean to with a fire in front of it. I can build a good lean to in about 45 minutes. However once you get above the Timber Line a Tent is almost a necessity.

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in reply to: Brooks Range #41515

donthomas wrote: What a coincidence. I just got back from a three-week backpack hunt on the North Slope. (I’m an AK resident, so no guide needed.) It’s great country and it was a terrific, physically challenging trip, but the hunting this year was very tough. I know the area from prior trips, but sheep numbers were way down and the rams were farther back and high up in the toughest terrain I’ve ever seen them in. When we got back we learned that almost no rams had been taken anywhere there, guides were canceling hunts, and ADFG was considering an emergency closure of the sheep season. There’s a lot going on with sheep and sheep hunting there, and you might want to wait a few years until it gets sorted out. I don’t mean to be discouraging. This is one of my favorite trips in the world because of the country and the wildlife, but sheep numbers are way down. (This is well north of mountain goat range, BTW.) Don

Don – Thanks for the input. Any ideas on why the population is in a decline?

[adirondackman]

in reply to: First Impressions #17579

My very first experience with Deer Hunting was with a family friend. He invited me to go hunting with him when I was in my Teens. He took me up in the Adirondack Mountains. We hiked in for about a mile and then he turns to me and says ” I’m going this way, You go that way. Move slowly and look for movement and fresh sign. Good Luck, I’ll meet you at the truck at dark”.

Needless to say I experienced and learned more that day then I ever did again.

[adirondackman]

in reply to: Empathy for wildlife #17570

Having the utmost respect for Life and the animals that we hunt. I believe that this is why we have chosen to hunt with a Bow & Arrow.

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in reply to: Ethical Shots #11189

Ethical Shots are relative to why you are hunting. If you are hunting because you are starving there are no ethical shots. If you are hunting like the majority of us are then every shot should Ethical.

[adirondackman]

in reply to: Auction? #11156

Alex – you are one “Lucky B$%^&”. I think that it is called “Karma”

[adirondackman]

in reply to: Empathy for wildlife #11154

I think that Empathy comes from the respect that we have for the animals that we hunt and the reason that we hunt them.

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in reply to: Finally getting a leg up on target panic! #7791

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in reply to: Finally getting a leg up on target panic! #7752

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in reply to: Number 1 destination for first day of hunting this fall? #63020

I’ll be bumming around the Siamese Ponds Wilderness area in the Adirondacks. Deer densities are pretty low but you can’t beat the country and there are few old gnarly Bucks living there. None of those ATV things allowed in there either.

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in reply to: Best Natural Cover Scents #63011

wojo14 wrote: The predator/plant eater theory is interesting!:?

I think that there may actually be some scientific data to support it. Think about this: Most animals will become alert and possibly enter Flee mode upon smelling a Man, Wolf, Coyote, Bear and other Predators for the first time without ever scenting them before. They will also smell Birds, Squirrels, Turkeys and other plant eating animals for the first time and not become alarmed. How do they know that certain scents are dangerous and others are not if they have never sensed them before in thier life? Maybe There are certain chemical smells that are consistent with Predators.

[adirondackman]

in reply to: Need Cold Weather Gear Recommendations #62900

Ptaylor wrote: Get her a snow suit that is %100 wind proof. Go for keeping her warm over “quiet or camo” first. Its more important she enjoys the outdoors than is able to sneak around. If she gets cold or wet, she might not enjoy being outside. I like wool too, but the wind cuts right through it, when it is wet it is heavy, and in really cold env. you have to bundle up in layers in wool. The new synthetics are wind & water proof and less bulky.

A lot of the Wool companies have added wind barriers as an option in thier clothing. My KOM jacket has one.

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in reply to: Best Natural Cover Scents #62896

Not a big believer in cover scents. I believe that most game animals can differentiate between hundreds of scents at once. They do it every day in the wild to survive. Wind in your face is definitely the best answer however I have tried a few odd things to cover my scent over the years.

I once ate raw Garlic everyday before and on a 7 day Elk hunt. I’m still not sure of the results but I can tell you that no one wanted to be any where near me which made for a great solitary hunt even though I was camping with 3 other guys.

I also tried an old Indian method of not eating meat for a month before the hunt. The theory is that when you eat meat your body gives off the scent of a Predator and when you don’t your body gives off the scent of a none threatening plant eater. I’m not sure of the results of that experiment either. I will tell you that it made me want to harvest an animal fast so that I could eat some meat. Maybe that is the intended idea:lol:

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