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So note to self, a guy who hikes 6 miles into a wilderness, lives off of what he can carry on his back, has the knowledge and skills to find a mature buck who has survived multiple hunting seasons, then kills that buck breaks him down, then packs him out that 6 miles is not a hunter because he shot the buck from several hundred yards. Man all this time I thought I was hunting.
Quote from: BLRman on December 25, 2015, 04:34:28 PMSo note to self, a guy who hikes 6 miles into a wilderness, lives off of what he can carry on his back, has the knowledge and skills to find a mature buck who has survived multiple hunting seasons, then kills that buck breaks him down, then packs him out that 6 miles is not a hunter because he shot the buck from several hundred yards. Man all this time I thought I was hunting. It's up to you what you want to call it. Sounds more like fine equipment to me than hunting. But take a 30.30 or a .243 or a muzzy or bow and pull it off, now that is "hunting" in my book. But, if you hike 50 miles and kill a buck at 1,000 yards and it turns your crank, more power to you.
Quote from: BLRman on December 25, 2015, 04:34:28 PMSo note to self, a guy who hikes 6 miles into a wilderness, lives off of what he can carry on his back, has the knowledge and skills to find a mature buck who has survived multiple hunting seasons, then kills that buck breaks him down, then packs him out that 6 miles is not a hunter because he shot the buck from several hundred yards. Man all this time I thought I was hunting. From what I've learned in this thread, I think you're alright as long as you don't use an AR 15. Quote from: Landowner on December 25, 2015, 04:40:18 PMQuote from: BLRman on December 25, 2015, 04:34:28 PMSo note to self, a guy who hikes 6 miles into a wilderness, lives off of what he can carry on his back, has the knowledge and skills to find a mature buck who has survived multiple hunting seasons, then kills that buck breaks him down, then packs him out that 6 miles is not a hunter because he shot the buck from several hundred yards. Man all this time I thought I was hunting. It's up to you what you want to call it. Sounds more like fine equipment to me than hunting. But take a 30.30 or a .243 or a muzzy or bow and pull it off, now that is "hunting" in my book. But, if you hike 50 miles and kill a buck at 1,000 yards and it turns your crank, more power to you. So if I do it with a 30-30 or 243 it's OK? So does that mean that if I hike in 50 miles I can use a 338 Lapua at 1000 yards since it has the same energy at 1000 yards (using a 250gr bullet) as a 30-30 does at 50 yards (with a 170gr bullet)? Then am I a real hunter? I think I'm starting to understand it now!
So what if I kill a buck with a rifle and then the next week I kill an elk with my bow? Am I a hunter then?
Ya York! Those fancy calibers you shoot from A PISTOL is just cheating
Quote from: BLRman on December 25, 2015, 05:12:33 PMSo what if I kill a buck with a rifle and then the next week I kill an elk with my bow? Am I a hunter then?No, you're a show off. Quote from: BLRman on December 25, 2015, 05:13:48 PMYa York! Those fancy calibers you shoot from A PISTOL is just cheating Especially when I use them at long range while road hunting! When the 338 Big Baer pistol is done I can be an unethical hunter even farther away! Fortunately I only get an animal once every 6 years or so which makes me an infrequent unethical hunter.
I'll say that I don't think anyone that kills animals on private land is a hunter. I mean seriously how hard is it to go out and shoot a deer that nobody else can even chase. Without the general public out there chasing it the deer doesn't even know to be scared of people. Talk about shooting livestock in a field.
Quote from: BULLBLASTER on December 25, 2015, 05:20:26 PMI'll say that I don't think anyone that kills animals on private land is a hunter. I mean seriously how hard is it to go out and shoot a deer that nobody else can even chase. Without the general public out there chasing it the deer doesn't even know to be scared of people. Talk about shooting livestock in a field. This just blew my mind So you're telling me that deer I shot with my bow, on your private property wasn't hunting!?!!!!So even with archery equipment, I'm still not a hunter
Quote from: BLRman on December 25, 2015, 05:31:30 PMQuote from: BULLBLASTER on December 25, 2015, 05:20:26 PMI'll say that I don't think anyone that kills animals on private land is a hunter. I mean seriously how hard is it to go out and shoot a deer that nobody else can even chase. Without the general public out there chasing it the deer doesn't even know to be scared of people. Talk about shooting livestock in a field. This just blew my mind So you're telling me that deer I shot with my bow, on your private property wasn't hunting!?!!!!So even with archery equipment, I'm still not a hunter You got it. And above all else it was over a bait pile. I mean really... Does it get any easier?