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in reply to: The Hammock Seat #22839
I’m guessing they got stuck and can’t get out of the tree! Hey Etter! Maybe that’s what happened to Petersen after he set us off!?!?
in reply to: Garbaging for Bears #22828You may be right? If I was hunting in Quebec on foot for bear, I may not see any in weeks of hunting. And as I said, I do not condemn those who use legal and accepted practices to pursue game. I get very limited time to hunt due to the fact that I travel around the country for work. So baiting appealed to me and as I said, I did it for years. I am very familiar with hauling bait into the woods and I myself shot my one and only bear 4 years ago over bait. I realize that having an education in the field may make you a much more intelligent resource on this subject than I but I would like to think that in lieu of our being successful hunters and contributing to population management, mother nature still knows what shes doing and already has it figured out. We may weep for those creatures that starve during a long hard winter but that has been the way of things long before we got involved. So, are we managing for the well being of the species or for acceptable numbers for all? Beats me, but it’s a fun discussion.
in reply to: Garbaging for Bears #22724I have to respectfully disagree here etter. I live in northern arboreal forest as well and I have enough encounters with bears during the course of a season to justify considering hunting them without bait. IMO this boils down to self interpretation of what is fair chase. Baiting for deer is legal in places and if one chooses to hunt over bait, so be it. Baiting for bear is legal in places as well and if one chooses to hunt them that way, again, so be it. But I don’t think one should hide behind the guise of not being successful to justify it? We hunt for many other species on this forum and report a large percentage of those hunts as unsuccessful yet still fulfilling. What is the hunt really about? Is the satisfaction species specific? I don’t know what the success numbers are or the ratios or each states specific laws. What I do know is I’m working every day to become a better outdoorsman and pit my skills against my intended quarry. And for me, hunting without bait, might just make a tag sandwich taste just a little bit better at the end of a well spent season.
Again, this is just my opinion. And it comes from someone who has spent many a day over baits in the past. I don’t condemn them. I have just chosen not to use them anymore. Until I read the article, I myself hadn’t even considered NOT hunting bear without bait. Now, I just might.
in reply to: The Hammock Seat #21529The only advice about the seat I have is, get an air travel pillow! You will fall asleep in it… ALOT!:?
in reply to: The Running Woodsman #21523Yesterday afternoon I was hunting an old grown over clearcut. As it got closer to dark I was watching a trail coming out of a corner when a flock of birds came thru. Mostly juncos and nuthatches. They made a lot of noise in the newly fallen leaves but, as I became familiar with their sounds subtly, behind them, I could hear other noises. Footsteps. 3 deer, all does, were following the birds. It seemed as if to mask their footsteps? Whether this is true or not, I do not know. But I will be paying more attention to it in the future!
in reply to: Garbaging for Bears #21516He makes some very good points. We talk alot about the ethics of baiting for deer but we don’t often address baiting for bears. It’s good food for thought. Why is one acceptable and another taboo? Baiting for deer and bear is the primary technique for most hunters here in northern Wisconsin, which in itself is sad. I used to do it myself. When I switched to trad gear, I quit hunting with bait for deer. Perhaps I will have to seriously consider doing the same the next time I draw a bear tag? As he said, where’s the chase?
I like that! Good post, David!
in reply to: The Hammock Seat #21500It breaks in and softens rather quickly Patrick. And you really don’t slide around in it much. I haven’t had any trouble with noise in it yet.
in reply to: string slap #17338I would also add that I tend to hit my forearm if I get tired after a long practice session because I tend to start raising my string side elbow. Never knew I was doing it until I videoed myself shooting. Once I tighten back down into proper alignment, all is well again.
in reply to: My Solo Moose Hunt and Tribute to Bart #17041Congratulations Mike! What a fitting and fortunate adventure!
in reply to: My Trad Bowhunting season is (not) over! #17040Whoaaaa there big fella! Breath… This doesn’t sound at all like a form, technique, practice what have you problem at all. This sounds like a too much stimuli problem! So many times I’ve read posts about wounded animals (not only here) and what it sometimes seems to boil down to is, ya may have just gotten a wee bit too excited and muffed a shot? Now from what I’ve read before Alex, your no slouch of a shot. Traditional gear or conventional, we all take the inherent risk while attempting to harvest wild animals that this may be the outcome. And while I have the utmost respect for your disappointment in yourself. Do not punish yourself and shun your chosen weapon for the outcome. Take some time, let it simmer and then go back and look at your shrew and tell it that it’s season is over.
in reply to: Update on Larry Fischer vs The Bastard #15941Thoughts and Prayers sent to the entire Fischer family!
in reply to: Week 2 of PA season #12586That last pic made me awful hungry! Congrats on your success!
in reply to: Nonresidents and Wilderness #12577Ya. Shoulda seen that one!
in reply to: Nonresidents and Wilderness #12520This is a great topic for discussion! My fear is, how many states will join this trend in the future if this is not challenged now? I spend a lot of time in the Boundary Waters, a Wilderness area, and I cringe to think of a day where I was unable to venture out on my own just because somebody thinks I should pay someone else to do so! I am very curious as to why hunters are singled out in this respect? I’m sure reasons have been given but, what are they?
in reply to: WY Grizzly encounter, bear spray etc #58996Last season I had to get in between my girlfriend and an angry mamma black bear who walked her kids right into us. She treed her cubs and bluff charged us twice. I finally had to put a round into a tree past her nose to turn her away. I’d like to say I was calm and focused but it was a very tense experience. I can’t imagine keeping my composure while facing a grizzly. An animal that is known not to bluff!
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