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Yep, great video!
I went for elk as well this year. Second time hunting them. It was a great adventure. But no meat neither! Had some close calls, and was drawing on an elk but he saw me move and jumped.
It would’ve been a weird shooting position. I need to practice more shots from mid-stalking-stride, crouching, and turning.
Video was an inspiration to go shoot!
in reply to: 2014 Hunting #50160Now I can see the picture, looks like a great man!
in reply to: 2014 Hunting #49856Its been slow around here. We had a nice storm roll in last week, and I was out for most of the 3 days, and including my walk this morning, I’ve only seen 3 deer and 0 bears in the past 4 days of hunting. There’s still plenty of time but I’m getting nervous with nothing in the freezer. Well, no red meat.. My wife caught us some rock fish!
R2- I like the porcupine photo. Its weird to see them down there where the trees don’t grow very tall.
Welcome to the site Hunt1321! We can’t see your photo though.
in reply to: "a safe and painless death" #47600Seems like this guy might on the verge of becoming a nature hunter. He talks about understanding using an animal for food, but struggles with killing animals. Same as most of us I’m sure.
Most death in the wild is out of sight. I have seen carcasses of ungulates killed by cougars that had cleanly separated the 2nd and 3rd vertebrae. That would be considered fast and clean (and the way I would choose to go). But I’ve also seen where wolves have chased a doe as she staggered for hundreds of yards leaving blood-stained saplings along the path. That’s not clean or fast. Truth is most people don’t see or contemplate death. We, as hunters and naturalists, see, interact with, even contribute to death in the woods. So it is on the forefront of my mind every time I see a road killed animal, watch a forest get logged, or a new road paved. Its tough to be awake sometimes.
Good luck with the comments Clay. And thanks for putting your head on the chopping block for the rest of us!
in reply to: Killed one #42846Nice deer Etter!
in reply to: 7 year spike #41661Yeah thanks for sharing. Tough spot you were in. Great story.
in reply to: Thought I would Share….My first Longbow Elk #39567Great animal Nate!!
in reply to: 7 year spike #39565Congrats Clay! Especially after working at it for 7 years. One of the aspects I dislike about most hunting magazines and books, is they are mostly written by veterans who have forgotten or chosen to omit their learning years, and focus on their successful harvests. Not enough information about the learning process. Its great to hear about a long-term hard won goal. Looking forward to the story.
Nice job!
preston
in reply to: Unintended predator call? #39540Jim,
Do you mean the wedge-tailed eagle? I had to look that one up.
in reply to: Binos in Forested Areas #39533Well, shoot paleoman, guess you better get some binos!
The only thing I have to add is:
I find binoculars most enjoyable when I’m sitting in ambush. I get some really good birding in, and enjoy watching the squirrels and chipmunks up close and personal through the lenses. It really makes the slow hours of waiting for game much more fun.
And Ditto everything everyone else said.
in reply to: Campfire Cooking #39522One drawback to early season hunting out here in CA is NO campfires. So I do all my camping over a stove, until a rainstorm rolls in. Then I’ll cook over a fire.
Keep it pretty simple, and light. Rice, sprouted lentils (no aftereffects of sprouted beans like with regular beans:lol:), canned sardines in oil, salt n pepper. That’s most nights.
If carcamping, it’s a waste to carry ice cause it melts so quick, and I don’t have one of those fancy YETI coolers yet. So mostly canned soups over rice. Melons for the heat and desert.
That all gets pretty boring pretty quick. So I mix it up with some mac n cheese and a variety of dehydrated soups. Then, when I’m done hunting, I race over to the nearest greasyspoon and get a juicy burger with bacon and all the toppings!
in reply to: first bear. #39503Nice job Ron, especially with all that rain.
How were you able to tell you had only hit one lung while you were tracking it?
in reply to: Empathy for wildlife #39499I really appreciate all the replies and thoughtful ideas you all have brought to this topic. And I’ve been giving it a lot of time on the mind over the past few weeks. Not sure if I really made any headway though.
I think part of the extreme upwelling of feelings I had over that rifle hunt was due to “my” woods being overrun, and the animals effected so greatly. I wonder if I would’ve felt the same way if it had been 20+ primitive archers were scouring the hills, unloading the whole quiver of arrows at animals, forcing them to hide and alter their behavior so much, probably.
I’ve had a few close encounters with big game this season. A couple I couldn’t take the shot due to bad angles, 1 I let walk and didn’t shoot, and another I was drawing back preparing to shoot but was seen moving and lost the opportunity. Interestingly, during none of those moments was I emotionally attached to the animal. None of this empathy I’ve (we’ve) been discussing was in the forefront of my mind. Thinking about that, I wondered was it because I felt like I had earned that animal? Or just me being selfish thinking I don’t impact their behavior?
Like I said, and as you can probably see, I’ve not really come to any conclusions about this subject. I just know that it’s hard to think about killing an animal; except for that moment when it happens.
Hope your all having a great season out there. This topic probably should’ve waited until after the season is over! Thanks again for the responses.
preston
in reply to: Empathy for wildlife #26621Wow, really great responses. Thank you all. I’m in a public library and can’t take too much time to really respond, so I’ll get back after I’m home from this adventure. Its great to be part of this community.
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