(In Tennessee)
Good grief.
Are we hunting?
Or, are we driving around in a vehicle, boat, or 4 wheeler, looking for deer, and then taking our gun and leaving the truck and getting within range of our quarry, only to pull the trigger and kill the animal.
The last statement, spotting an animal from a vehicle, grabbing our gun, and stalking within assassination distance, is simply KILLING, in my book. LEGAL OR NOT!!!
Hunting, to ME, is doing the homework.
Finding current (deer) patterns.
Hunting to me is understanding the deers pattern of movement at that particular time of day, and time of year.
And then knowing where to be, to intercept the deer on that movement pattern based on direction of travel and wind.
I've seen hunters begin the deer hunting challenge with a gun. It is difficult but it can be made more difficult as one matures as a hunter.
Generally I've seen the challenge escalate something like this:
*gun hunter on public land...any deer is a trophy! (and should be)
*gun hunter on private land...buck limitations (usually antler size)
*mostly bowhunter on leased land...any deer a trophy (and should be)
As kills become more common:
*bowhunter on private leased land...now targeting bigger bucks but usually do not pass up a (cull) buck
*serious bowhunter on private or public land who holds and patterns a particular buck.
*serious bowhunter on any land that has been there, done that, and is now enjoying hunting anywhere, anytime, with EVERYONE (especially family and friends) and will be happy killing anything legal, as long as it was a perfect shot.
It is an art.
It is a SKILL.
It takes many YEARS to learn how to be effective and consistent.
Riding around in a vehicle and happening upon a deer in a field, and then getting out of the vehicle and shooting it at any distance takes very little skill.
Good grief...call it what it is...shooting a cow in a field.
If it is legal, and it makes you happy, good for you.
But, it is NOT what I call hunting.
Just my opinion.
Good grief.
Are we hunting?
Or, are we driving around in a vehicle, boat, or 4 wheeler, looking for deer, and then taking our gun and leaving the truck and getting within range of our quarry, only to pull the trigger and kill the animal.
The last statement, spotting an animal from a vehicle, grabbing our gun, and stalking within assassination distance, is simply KILLING, in my book. LEGAL OR NOT!!!
Hunting, to ME, is doing the homework.
Finding current (deer) patterns.
Hunting to me is understanding the deers pattern of movement at that particular time of day, and time of year.
And then knowing where to be, to intercept the deer on that movement pattern based on direction of travel and wind.
I've seen hunters begin the deer hunting challenge with a gun. It is difficult but it can be made more difficult as one matures as a hunter.
Generally I've seen the challenge escalate something like this:
*gun hunter on public land...any deer is a trophy! (and should be)
*gun hunter on private land...buck limitations (usually antler size)
*mostly bowhunter on leased land...any deer a trophy (and should be)
As kills become more common:
*bowhunter on private leased land...now targeting bigger bucks but usually do not pass up a (cull) buck
*serious bowhunter on private or public land who holds and patterns a particular buck.
*serious bowhunter on any land that has been there, done that, and is now enjoying hunting anywhere, anytime, with EVERYONE (especially family and friends) and will be happy killing anything legal, as long as it was a perfect shot.
It is an art.
It is a SKILL.
It takes many YEARS to learn how to be effective and consistent.
Riding around in a vehicle and happening upon a deer in a field, and then getting out of the vehicle and shooting it at any distance takes very little skill.
Good grief...call it what it is...shooting a cow in a field.
If it is legal, and it makes you happy, good for you.
But, it is NOT what I call hunting.
Just my opinion.