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The only large game I hunt is deer. I see bear and mountain lions but I do not want to shoot them.
I live and hunt in a very wooded forest, I prefer a large bullet over speed.
I hunt with:
.44 mag Winchester 94
45/70 Marlin 1895
.308 Browning BLR
I am building a AR10 in .308, might be a hunting rifle down the line.
With my aging eyes I need glass on the carbines more than ever.
Bear are beautiful creatures and I know many hunters who refuse to hunt them. Those are some nice guns. Good luck with building your gun. I don't think I would have enough faith in myself to build a gun, and hunt with it
Grandfather hunted, I don't yet. I have to take a class according to the state law, otherwise I would also be hunting. I aim to keep it simple with just a 12 gauge and go for turkey and deer..
In my family we also eat liver, heart, etc So when I hunt I'll be taking the liver and heart, and maybe kidneys, as well as all the other meat.
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No I mean, just plain subsistence hunting would be staying local or doing your own lands, going far must cost a lot more.
Being a college student I can't afford that yet lol..
I just can't wait.. I spend every minute I can in the woodsz, my dream is to just build a small home in the woods and just live peacefully forever surrounded by trees, mountains, with my neighbors being the wildlife.
Oh and how was it expensive to kill deer on the farm? To shoot a deer costs less than a dollar. Are you talking about getting them processed?
Well we processed our own, so no I am talking about the cost to get the tags, farmers got a free antlerless tags but if you wanted to hunt anything with antlers you had to pay for the tags so that was 50 bucks for archery and gun, I also factor in a gun/bow cost and maintenance, you can't shoot a deer with a .22 and you can't shoot a deer without broadheads. A good broadhead is 40 bucks. I also factor in Ammo and cost to maintain and keep my gun and Ammo safe. Also you have to factor in clothes. During gun season you NEED blaze orange. Yes you could buy some cheap blaze orange from a thrift shop or something, but when it's -5 degrees without windchill, I want quality gear. I also factor in binoculars, Calls, a good knife, a good pair of boots ect. Yes you can do it on the cheap, but I think most of these things are necessary maybe not the call's or binoculars but you want to have a good gun and to keep your gun in good condition out of moisture ect. That is very necessary and I would argue good clothes and boots are necessary oh and ear protection.
Have you ever shot a 12 gauge if not I think the recoil is pretty strong and I am a big woman.
We have had the opportunity to live in many states and we have got to hunt in all of them, from Deer in Texas, Hog in Georgia, quail in Idaho. We never had to travel far and always hunted on public land or our friends land. Our caribou hunt will be the biggest hunt yet, it is pretty much a honeymoon present for me though.
I hope you are able to get to live out your dream and hunt. I love to hunt and more people in the younger generation need the connection to hunting.
Well we processed our own, so no I am talking about the cost to get the tags, farmers got a free antlerless tags but if you wanted to hunt anything with antlers you had to pay for the tags so that was 50 bucks for archery and gun, I also factor in a gun/bow cost and maintenance, you can't shoot a deer with a .22 and you can't shoot a deer without broadheads. A good broadhead is 40 bucks. I also factor in Ammo and cost to maintain and keep my gun and Ammo safe. Also you have to factor in clothes. During gun season you NEED blaze orange. Yes you could buy some cheap blaze orange from a thrift shop or something, but when it's -5 degrees without windchill, I want quality gear. I also factor in binoculars, Calls, a good knife, a good pair of boots ect. Yes you can do it on the cheap, but I think most of these things are necessary maybe not the call's or binoculars but you want to have a good gun and to keep your gun in good condition out of moisture ect. That is very necessary and I would argue good clothes and boots are necessary oh and ear protection.
Have you ever shot a 12 gauge if not I think the recoil is pretty strong and I am a big woman.
We have had the opportunity to live in many states and we have got to hunt in all of them, from Deer in Texas, Hog in Georgia, quail in Idaho. We never had to travel far and always hunted on public land or our friends land. Our caribou hunt will be the biggest hunt yet, it is pretty much a honeymoon present for me though.
I hope you are able to get to live out your dream and hunt. I love to hunt and more people in the younger generation need the connection to hunting.
50 bucks???? 0_0
No fee for tags needed here in MD, just 20 for the license and have fun.
In not too worried about recoil, I have shot rifles and it'd nothing.
Ah I see where you are coming from now..
Yeah I get that about gear, but I personally don't really care much about it. In my philosophy we used to hunt nearly nude at one point, so walmart camo is just fine by me. Plus I have an extreme tolerance for cold, Im cool with a light summer jacket in 20 degree weather.. 20 degrees isn't even cold to me haha
In fact I find the teens to be the perfect temp, and kind of wish it was like 20-30 degrees colder...
As for shoes, I hike so I got that down.
Anyways; I hope it doesn't end up being too expensive! I want to do it for food pretty much and getting back to the basics.
I'm 36 and just starting hunting in California last year. I have hunted before when I was a kid/teen on my grandpa and now uncle's farm. It's expensive and time consuming. With fee and taxes a decent shotgun is at least $500 to $1000 same if you want a rifle. I hunting public land but you can't shoot lead and a lot of ranges don't let you shot lead any more. So you have to buy non-toxic ammo. It's expensive and often hard to find. I went into the local Walmart to buy some steel shells and they are always sold out but have a ton of lead ammo. The clerk even stated why do they even sell this if no one in the area can shoot it. Hunting license, tags, states stamps and federals stamps every year can get expensive. Understand all the rules and regulation make you want a law degree.
The family members who hunt, seem to enjoy it until they are good at it, then stop.
It is as if once they know they could provide food if they had to, they don't need to hunt anymore.
Not everyone has the time to haul a boat to a state with abundant ducks, or drive to a place to hunt deer.
My youngest is the only hunter in my immediate family. He is about to buy some land in the Blue Ridge mountains, so he can leave his equipment in one spot and go hunting on weekends.
I'm 54, I just dove hunted. Been squirrel hunting this year and am getting my blind setup this weekend to deer hunt. I've spent most this year Catfishing.
I'm 36 and just starting hunting in California last year. I have hunted before when I was a kid/teen on my grandpa and now uncle's farm. It's expensive and time consuming. With fee and taxes a decent shotgun is at least $500 to $1000 same if you want a rifle. I hunting public land but you can't shoot lead and a lot of ranges don't let you shot lead any more. So you have to buy non-toxic ammo. It's expensive and often hard to find. I went into the local Walmart to buy some steel shells and they are always sold out but have a ton of lead ammo. The clerk even stated why do they even sell this if no one in the area can shoot it. Hunting license, tags, states stamps and federals stamps every year can get expensive. Understand all the rules and regulation make you want a law degree.
We still get to shoot lead down here so that's probably why they still sell it.
i ask this, as i'm 35 and having lived in montana, wyoming, and north dakota, three states where hunting would seem to be an activity to do, i have found very few people who hunt under the age of 40. Is it not that popular for people under the age of 40 these days? Any of you under the age of 40 who hunt with custom bowstrings?
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