hunting perspective
Contributors to this thread:Massachusetts
From: Big Dog
04-May-21
As we age our attitude toward things in our lives sometimes changes. If so, ever wonder at this point in time what hunting means to you? For me it is an escape into reality.
From: DanaC
04-May-21
A chance to sit quietly, to reminisce, to observe nature, and maybe even see a shoot-able critter.
From: Will
04-May-21
A chance to be quiet, and soak in the amazing natural world we dont have nearly enough time in due to our modern lives.
A chance to directly stay involved in the food chain and bring good food home to my family, or share in it's hunting with family.
A fairly primal reality check. Sort of triggering, positively, those basic human traits ingrained over hundreds of thousands of years which foster our ability to hunt our own food (or grow / gather it).
An excuse to not be working - this one is oddly important for me going on 21 years of working from home now... It's easy to just be drawn in and hunting is a nice excuse to not be working.
From: Lunker
04-May-21
All of the above plus the chance to win out over a mature animal in his world. Beating them is a great accompaniment. In my mind
From: Big Dog
04-May-21
Pi, well said indeed
From: Big Dog
04-May-21
I recently revisited the book, ISHI, which was a window into primitive Native American culture. I guess it's my inspiration for the following: Today the magic occurs in the fall when we relive the past in our own way.I'm amazed that amid modern infrastructure, the computerized world,organ transplants and cloning we go to the woods with a quiverful of excitement and travel back in time to live the original human condition. We are blessed ; it's effing incredible. We here have that common bond.
From: Arrownoob
04-May-21
I have lots of ideas but none better than those already expressed!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
04-May-21
Ya I second noob. I agree with everyone else. The woods is my quiet place. No matter how loud those pesky red squirrels get. It’s gets me away from everything and the daily grind of work business everything. Even just for a few hours.
From: BAT
04-May-21
Nicely said!
From: BC
04-May-21
I enjoy the challenge.
From: Sosso
05-May-21
Everything everyone said, but I’ll add one more. Please let me know if anyone else feels this way.
I hunt because I HAVE to. After my first time, I HAD to do it again. It’s nothing short of a calling.
From: Big Dog
05-May-21
Sosso, I think you've said it best
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
05-May-21
Right on sosso
From: Arrownoob
05-May-21
I’m confirming that. This turkey season I’m run down, tired, cold, have to work, then I get a text from a buddy, “let’s meet at 4am and sneak in on em”... alarm set. It’s pretty hard to sit at home and stare at a computer with all them gobblers running around!
From: Proline
05-May-21
I hunt because simply, I enjoy it. Something to do with minimal gear (once your setup) and there’s nothing finer than watching the woods come alive in the morning or the anticipation of the last hour of daylight. But as you age things change for sure. I now thrive on challenge. Always looking for a better a stand and chance at that dominant buck. Sitting in a stand is the most comfy spot to be.
From: Lunker
05-May-21
The most comfy uncomfortable seat there is. I could move the stand 8 inches that way and not be in this overhang of a giant leader but then I'll have to turn my head to see that trail. Nope I'll b uncomfortable in the comfy seat
From: Big Dog
06-May-21
Big Dog congrats his 15yr old grandson for taking a nice tom,9'' beard , in NW Ct. this AM. A proud moment for grandpa. School !!?
From: Tekoa
06-May-21
Awesome Big Dog...........For me hunting is leaving this technological and materialistic society for a better place. Being in the natural world and doing things the "old" way. Several people mentioned challenge and I agree, but for me that challenge isn't more or bigger prey, the challenge is about how it's done. I truly believe that hunters are better people and I am glad to be one of them.
From: Big Dog
06-May-21
Tekoa, thanks, and great thoughts on our sport.