Road hunting.... is it truly hunting?

[goldenhtr]

In my opinion it is hunting, just one of many styles of hunting. 

Hunting methods, tactics, and equipment change and evolve all the time.  Is hunting and harvesting with a method, tactic, or equipment that may make it easier any reason to be less proud of the hunt? Does it make the person less of a hunter? Or make the activity itself any less of a hunt?

The answer to that question is just an opinion.

The hunter who looks negatively on road hunting but walks in and hunts with a long range rifle and likes to shoot 600 yards and further is looked down upon by some hunters who say you need to be closer or it isn't hunting.  Those hunters are in turn looked down upon by some hunters who are of the opinion that real hunting is done by more primitive methods such as muzzleloader or archery.  And in turn those hunters are looked down upon by some hunters who have the opinion that muzzleloaders and bows have gotten too technologically advanced. And so on and so on and....................

I personally consider all people referenced above as hunters and the use of all legal methods, tactics, and equipment as hunting.  But that's just my opinion.

 

[cbond3318]

  ok, I'll partake. Let's see, fair chance at survival, ok got it. Let's begin.
Let's start with your weapon, better pull that scope off, surely it's an unfair advantage. Once you have the scope removed, pull that bullet out, that is indeed unfair to an unarmed critter. Now let's go ahead and ditch the rifle , well,hang on , you may be able to keep that.
That nice warm coat you got on that allows you to stay out for hours on end, yep , take it off. While your at it, those high dollar breathable , waterproof pants, you guessed it, in the ditch they go. Now, those fancy boots you love so much with the high arch support, bye bye. Better let go of those perfectly suited socks you got at the bargain cave, way unfair.

Now that your butt naked, cold and wet with no weapon, you are now what the jury finds to be a "fair match" to your quarry and can now classify your self as a Hunter among men. Feel free once a kill has been confirmed in this manner to bestow upon all others your opinion as it is now gospel.

Oh, this just in, the useless rifle may be used as a club if you so choose. But be warned, this will leave room for the elitist to trump your method by using a large branch taken from the wilderness at the time of the hunt.

Good luck!

[theleo]

Shooting a deer or any animal out of a vehicle is completely disrespectful. You should give any quarry you hunt a fair shot at keeping it's life. That's why it's called "hunting."

So that's why you hunt with an Atlatl using home made darts tipped with obsidian you knapped yourself? Obviously if use any technology in the aid of your hunting then you must be a pretty terrible hunter by your own definition.

[cbond3318]

Shooting a deer or any animal out of a vehicle is completely disrespectful. You should give any quarry you hunt a fair shot at keeping it's life. That's why it's called "hunting."

So that's why you hunt with an Atlatl using home made darts tipped with obsidian you knapped yourself? Obviously if use any technology in the aid of your hunting then you must be a pretty terrible hunter by your own definition.

  Whoa easy there, an Atlatl is technology, I think  what were being taught here is that naked with bare hands is the only true method of Hunting. Anything else is shameful deserving of public humiliation and criticism.

[Woodchuck]

You're a lousy softball player Jack!

[HighCountryHunter88]

Shooting a deer or any animal out of a vehicle is completely disrespectful. You should give any quarry you hunt a fair shot at keeping it's life. That's why it's called "hunting." Shooting deer off of a road disgust me and I think it's pathetic unless elderly or handicapped.

didnt you post awhile back about a bear hunt you went on with a bear eating apples right off the road and you told your buddy to shooooot! 

[Timbuckto]

ok, I'll partake. Let's see, fair chance at survival, ok got it. Let's begin.
Let's start with your weapon, better pull that scope off, surely it's an unfair advantage. Once you have the scope removed, pull that bullet out, that is indeed unfair to an unarmed critter. Now let's go ahead and ditch the rifle , well,hang on , you may be able to keep that.
That nice warm coat you got on that allows you to stay out for hours on end, yep , take it off. While your at it, those high dollar breathable , waterproof pants, you guessed it, in the ditch they go. Now, those fancy boots you love so much with the high arch support, bye bye. Better let go of those perfectly suited socks you got at the bargain cave, way unfair.

Now that your butt naked, cold and wet with no weapon, you are now what the jury finds to be a "fair match" to your quarry and can now classify your self as a Hunter among men. Feel free once a kill has been confirmed in this manner to bestow upon all others your opinion as it is now gospel.

Oh, this just in, the useless rifle may be used as a club if you so choose. But be warned, this will leave room for the elitist to trump your method by using a large branch taken from the wilderness at the time of the hunt.

Good luck!

I make it hard by choice. There is some game if legal I would hunt with thrust spear. It is not so I use longbow most of the time. My camo choice is plaid. For most hunting I like wool and cotton. I have no gortex. I have a range finder it is called a right eye and a left. I am not a elitist I know by my choices  I will kill less game. I am not good at long range rifle hunting I respect those that can shoot that well. I get close and leave the gadgets and corporate b.s. at cabelas. Team this, mossy that you can keep it don't need it. I don't want it easier than it needs to be. How easy does it need to be? I just want a chance at pulling a kill off .Naked with a club I have no chance.

[X-Force]

Shooting a deer or any animal out of a vehicle is completely disrespectful. You should give any quarry you hunt a fair shot at keeping it's life. That's why it's called "hunting." Shooting deer off of a road disgust me and I think it's pathetic unless elderly or handicapped.

didnt you post awhile back about a bear hunt you went on with a bear eating apples right off the road and you told your buddy to shooooot! 

tgomez
Why are you giving up early? The season is until November 15th. I took a Marine hunting Saturday I just met. We had a 6'6" bear around 350 plus pounds just off the road eating apples. It was his first ever bear hunt and the bear had his hind end twoard us. When it turned broadside it started to trot off. I told him, "Shoot shooooooooooottttttt!" He didn't fire a shot. We saw no fresh sign either because there isn't much this time of year. Point being the bear are still out and eating before winter. I know one thing, you can't kill one if you give up early. GET OUT THEIR AND KEEP AT IT. Patience and perseverance kills bears! Good luck and keep at it, it will eventually happen for you. God bless, and best of luck to you!!!!!!👍😁🐻


You mean this? 

[Angry Perch]

So if road hunting isn't actually hunting, do we get to make up a cool new name for it?  I'm game.

[huntandjeep]

Shooting a deer or any animal out of a vehicle is completely disrespectful. You should give any quarry you hunt a fair shot at keeping it's life. That's why it's called "hunting." Shooting deer off of a road disgust me and I think it's pathetic unless elderly or handicapped.

didnt you post awhile back about a bear hunt you went on with a bear eating apples right off the road and you told your buddy to shooooot! 

Yep

[Timbuckto]

Shooting a deer or any animal out of a vehicle is completely disrespectful. You should give any quarry you hunt a fair shot at keeping it's life. That's why it's called "hunting." Shooting deer off of a road disgust me and I think it's pathetic unless elderly or handicapped.

didnt you post awhile back about a bear hunt you went on with a bear eating apples right off the road and you told your buddy to shooooot! 

tgomez
Why are you giving up early? The season is until November 15th. I took a Marine hunting Saturday I just met. We had a 6'6" bear around 350 plus pounds just off the road eating apples. It was his first ever bear hunt and the bear had his hind end twoard us. When it turned broadside it started to trot off. I told him, "Shoot shooooooooooottttttt!" He didn't fire a shot. We saw no fresh sign either because there isn't much this time of year. Point being the bear are still out and eating before winter. I know one thing, you can't kill one if you give up early. GET OUT THEIR AND KEEP AT IT. Patience and perseverance kills bears! Good luck and keep at it, it will eventually happen for you. God bless, and best of luck to you!!!!!!👍😁🐻


You mean this? 

he said out of vehicle . In the bear post he just mentions a road. Could have been on foot

[theleo]

I make it hard by choice. There is some game if legal I would hunt with thrust spear. It is not so I use longbow most of the time. My camo choice is plaid. For most hunting I like wool and cotton. I have no gortex. I have a range finder it is called a right eye and a left. I am not a elitist I know by my choices  I will kill less game. I am not good at long range rifle hunting I respect those that can shoot that well. I get close and leave the gadgets and corporate b.s. at cabelas. Team this, mossy that you can keep it don't need it. I don't want it easier than it needs to be. How easy does it need to be? I just want a chance at pulling a kill off .Naked with a club I have no chance.
[/quote]
You always have a chance, if it required more than a rock we wouldn't exist. You like to make it hard by choice congrats, if you like making things hard to make life more rewarding take a pay cut, volunteer to give more money to your landlord, get rid of your vehicle and only eat what you your self have harvested. The guys that "make it hard by choice" have no clue of how hard it can become because of necessity. Stop criticizing others because of yourself delusions of grandeur as a hunter.

[jackelope]

Shooting a deer or any animal out of a vehicle is completely disrespectful. You should give any quarry you hunt a fair shot at keeping it's life. That's why it's called "hunting." Shooting deer off of a road disgust me and I think it's pathetic unless elderly or handicapped.

I'm assuming you're an archery hunter then, because shooting a deer at 200 or 300 yards when they don't know you're there isn't really fair either by your definition.

I don't know if anyone in this thread is specifically talking about shooting an animal "from" a vehicle. I think we'd all be hard pressed to say we wouldn't shoot the type of animal we want if we spotted it from the road while we were driving and it was legal to do so.

[HighCountryHunter88]

Shooting a deer or any animal out of a vehicle is completely disrespectful. You should give any quarry you hunt a fair shot at keeping it's life. That's why it's called "hunting." Shooting deer off of a road disgust me and I think it's pathetic unless elderly or handicapped.

didnt you post awhile back about a bear hunt you went on with a bear eating apples right off the road and you told your buddy to shooooot! 

tgomez
Why are you giving up early? The season is until November 15th. I took a Marine hunting Saturday I just met. We had a 6'6" bear around 350 plus pounds just off the road eating apples. It was his first ever bear hunt and the bear had his hind end twoard us. When it turned broadside it started to trot off. I told him, "Shoot shooooooooooottttttt!" He didn't fire a shot. We saw no fresh sign either because there isn't much this time of year. Point being the bear are still out and eating before winter. I know one thing, you can't kill one if you give up early. GET OUT THEIR AND KEEP AT IT. Patience and perseverance kills bears! Good luck and keep at it, it will eventually happen for you. God bless, and best of luck to you!!!!!!👍😁🐻


You mean this? 

he said out of vehicle . In the bear post he just mentions a road. Could have been on foot

"Shooting deer off of a road disgust me and I think it's pathetic unless elderly or handicapped."

[h20hunter]

Road hunting does not mean shooting from a vehicle. I, personlly, find hunting from a high horse pathetic as well.