If You Could Only Hunt One More Time What Would You Hunt?

Kreyzhorse · March 29, 2007, 07:37 PM

The "What animal have you NEVER wanted to hunt" thread is still getting a lot of action but made me think. If you could only hunt once more before you rode off into the sunset, what animal would you hunt?

My last hunt would be Pronghorn. I know that your chances are always pretty good to fill your tags, but I get such a kick out of seeing those animals. To me, it's a blast to try to get a stalk and make a good shot on them. Their eyesight is outstanding and you usually can't get too close. I've witnessed one RACE our truck last year and he actually hit 50 mph in a drag race with us. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen an animal do. Great, pretty animals. And, they don't taste too damn bad either.

So you if only got to hunt once more, what would you go after?

ConcealCarryNY · March 29, 2007, 08:06 PM

Bird hunting with my dad.

buck460XVR · March 29, 2007, 08:25 PM

squirrels. I started off my hunting lifestyle 40 odd years ago pursueing the little buggers and they taught me the art of sittin' still and the importance of accuracy. After I moved on to bigger but not necessarily better game animals, I always wished I had the time to seriously pursue them again. It would be nice to go out the same way I came in.............

armedandsafe · March 29, 2007, 08:32 PM

Mule deer in central Nevada (East Humbolt Range...Ruby Valley.) Grew up in Southern Nevada and hunted there until I was 15.

Pops

SavageSniper · March 29, 2007, 08:43 PM

I agree with Buck. Squirrels would be my choice. You always return to the basics.Was the first critter that I took and I would be proud that it would be my last.

Rangefinder · March 29, 2007, 08:53 PM

American Grizzley---with a footman's lance and a battle axe

If it's my last hunt, I'm either going to make it the ultimate hunt or I'm not coming back. LOL Anyone wanna run the video camera? Otherwise nobody would believe me if I lived, and the Darwin awards might not accept the entry if I didn't.

Seriously, I'd probably make the trip up to Alaska that my cousin has been pestering me about for longer than he should have to. As for the hunt--I've heard doll sheep are a fantastic challenge.

chemist308 · March 29, 2007, 08:55 PM

Whitetail deer.

fisherman66 · March 29, 2007, 09:00 PM

Quail over good bird dogs

rem33 · March 29, 2007, 09:19 PM

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with a footman's lance and a battle axe If it's my last hunt

ya gonna sell tickets?

Rangefinder · March 29, 2007, 09:25 PM

Damned right I am! How else am I gonna cover the reconstructive surgery?

FrontSight · March 29, 2007, 10:56 PM

Lion

Hello123 · March 29, 2007, 11:13 PM

Grizzly

Kreyzhorse · March 30, 2007, 06:39 AM

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American Grizzley---with a footman's lance and a battle axe If it's my last hunt, I'm either going to make it the ultimate hunt or I'm not coming back.

I like it. If you are going out, go out like a man!

stevelyn · March 30, 2007, 07:42 AM

If it's my last hunt I'm either dying or the powers that be have banned hunting all together. Either way I'm going after corrupt politicians.

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American Grizzly with a footman's lance and battle axe.......

It's already been done and I know one of the guys who've done it. Not with a footman's lance, but with an Athabascan bear spear designed for the purpose.

He flipped the bear over his head with the spear when it charged and impaled itself on the spear. He's still alive and well in his 90's.

ebutler462 · March 30, 2007, 08:37 AM

Squirrels with a good dog. Lots of action. Plenty of shooting and lots of exercise. Plenty of these rodents around here. Heaps of chances to go bang.

Big game hunting is okay. I do it a couple of times a year. Shoot two cartridges a year if lucky on big game. Usually am lucky but hope that I have enough skill to make my own luck.

I also love dove hunting but doves have declined too much in my area to provide a sufficient number of shots to satisfy me. I like to go bang at critters that make gravy. Lots of bang. I really don't care whether I hit it or not.

fisherman66 · March 30, 2007, 10:02 AM

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Either way I'm going after corrupt politicians.

I hear ya. No doubt it will be yer last hunt.

rem33 · March 30, 2007, 10:13 AM

Lots of stuff comes to mind like big horn sheep something that would take a lot of work, a trophy you would feel very proud of.
Or maybe even better would be a water buff or feral bull in full charge from 50 feet or less. Something that would really test your courage, fill you with adrenalin, give you the thrill of a lifetime.. YEAH!!!
Egad I otta stop thinking like that at my age.

Art Eatman · March 30, 2007, 12:18 PM

I guess I'd want to be in a hunt camp with a few longtime friends. A good firepit, with a couple of cooks who knew how to make good camp coffee and use an open fire. On a ranch somewhere with decent deer, but not some highfalutin fancypants penraised stuff.

We'd all have enough time to get to know the country, and the likely hangouts of some decent bucks. We'd be able to get out at night and chouse around, call a coyote or two. Hunt some quail during the day.

Maybe even kill a good buck. More important, help my kid or somebody else's kid get a good buck.

Sit around the campfire, re-telling the same old funny stories from decades gone by, about people that have been dead for years.

Then? Hey, like Florence King says, your obituary oughta include words like "sudden" and "massive".

Art

Rangefinder · March 30, 2007, 12:23 PM

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American Grizzly with a footman's lance and battle axe.......

It's already been done and I know one of the guys who've done it. Not with a footman's lance, but with an Athabascan bear spear designed for the purpose.

Stevelyn>> You weren't supposed to give that away till after I've sold enough tickets to those who want to witness my insane and glorious demise. Plus, how can I make a good side bet to retire on now? Gotta have those odds give as high a pay-out as possible.

rem33 · March 30, 2007, 12:48 PM

Hey Rangefinder we'll all still buy tickets and call one of those reality shows you can still make a buncha bucks or die trying one or the other, reconstructive surgery is still a option too he he.

Rembrandt · March 30, 2007, 01:59 PM

Never gave these bad boys much thought till a business client from Brazil told me his adventure with the one pictured below. Got it while fishing on the Amazon....what a rush! Probably need to study old movies of Johnny Wiesmuller (as Jungle Jim), nothing but swimming trunks and a Bowie knife. No, I don't have suicidal tendencies...learning the technique and methods to get one, then apply the skills learned. I think it was Hemingway that once said that you've never experienced life until you've cheated death.

Dirty_Harry · March 30, 2007, 02:14 PM

Cant see the picture rembrandt??!!

My dream has always been to hunt a moose, and if I were to go out.....I would like to take one of them....and Ted Kennedy.

Scorch · March 30, 2007, 02:22 PM

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if I were to go out...I would like to take ... Ted Kennedy.

Please! Please! Please! No, on second thought, better not.

Anyway, moving right along, mine would be Mountain Goat. I know, they're small, and not particularly tough, but they are tough to hunt, since they live on top of the steepest mountains. I keep applying for a tag, but no luck yet. If I ever do score a tag, then I guess I'll just have to hump the hills or shut up.

jhgreasemonkey · March 30, 2007, 04:26 PM

Visious Pigmys deep in the amazon from an old navy pbr boat. My crew would be the Budweiser girls.

Or in a more realistic world I would hunt moose and brown bear in Alaska.

auburnboattail · March 30, 2007, 04:47 PM

Like shoot /hunt Tiger.

March 29, 2007, 07:37 PM	#1
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	If You Could Only Hunt One More Time What Would You Hunt? The "What animal have you NEVER wanted to hunt" thread is still getting a lot of action but made me think. If you could only hunt once more before you rode off into the sunset, what animal would you hunt? My last hunt would be Pronghorn. I know that your chances are always pretty good to fill your tags, but I get such a kick out of seeing those animals. To me, it's a blast to try to get a stalk and make a good shot on them. Their eyesight is outstanding and you usually can't get too close. I've witnessed one RACE our truck last year and he actually hit 50 mph in a drag race with us. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen an animal do. Great, pretty animals. And, they don't taste too damn bad either. So you if only got to hunt once more, what would you go after? __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson Last edited by Kreyzhorse; March 30, 2007 at 06:38 AM.

March 29, 2007, 08:32 PM	#4
armedandsafe Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Location: Moses Lake WA Posts: 1,001	Mule deer in central Nevada (East Humbolt Range...Ruby Valley.) Grew up in Southern Nevada and hunted there until I was 15. Pops __________________ Armed and Safe: Not just a theory If it time to bury them, it is time to dig them up. Remember, "Behind every blade of grass."

March 29, 2007, 08:43 PM	#5
SavageSniper Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2005 Location: Crawfordville, FL Posts: 494	I agree with Buck. Squirrels would be my choice. You always return to the basics.Was the first critter that I took and I would be proud that it would be my last. __________________ This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights!

March 29, 2007, 08:53 PM	#6
Rangefinder Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2005 Posts: 2,017	American Grizzley---with a footman's lance and a battle axe If it's my last hunt, I'm either going to make it the ultimate hunt or I'm not coming back. LOL Anyone wanna run the video camera? Otherwise nobody would believe me if I lived, and the Darwin awards might not accept the entry if I didn't. Seriously, I'd probably make the trip up to Alaska that my cousin has been pestering me about for longer than he should have to. As for the hunt--I've heard doll sheep are a fantastic challenge. __________________ "Why is is called Common Sense when it seems so few actually possess it?" Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Politicians.

March 29, 2007, 08:55 PM	#7
chemist308 Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2005 Location: Pocono Mtns, PA Posts: 587	Whitetail deer. __________________ critters: the other red meat Live in PA? PA Firearms Owners Association

March 29, 2007, 08:06 PM	#2
ConcealCarryNY Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2007 Location: Owego, N.Y. Posts: 218	Bird hunting with my dad.

March 29, 2007, 08:25 PM	#3
buck460XVR Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2006 Posts: 4,342	squirrels. I started off my hunting lifestyle 40 odd years ago pursueing the little buggers and they taught me the art of sittin' still and the importance of accuracy. After I moved on to bigger but not necessarily better game animals, I always wished I had the time to seriously pursue them again. It would be nice to go out the same way I came in.............

March 29, 2007, 09:00 PM	#8
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 4,679	Quail over good bird dogs __________________ la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!

March 29, 2007, 09:25 PM	#10
Rangefinder Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2005 Posts: 2,017	Damned right I am! How else am I gonna cover the reconstructive surgery? __________________ "Why is is called Common Sense when it seems so few actually possess it?" Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Politicians.

March 29, 2007, 10:56 PM	#11
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	Lion __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

March 29, 2007, 11:13 PM	#12
Hello123 Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2005 Posts: 571	Grizzly

March 30, 2007, 08:37 AM	#15
ebutler462 Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: NC Posts: 437	Squirrels with a good dog. Lots of action. Plenty of shooting and lots of exercise. Plenty of these rodents around here. Heaps of chances to go bang. Big game hunting is okay. I do it a couple of times a year. Shoot two cartridges a year if lucky on big game. Usually am lucky but hope that I have enough skill to make my own luck. I also love dove hunting but doves have declined too much in my area to provide a sufficient number of shots to satisfy me. I like to go bang at critters that make gravy. Lots of bang. I really don't care whether I hit it or not.

March 30, 2007, 10:13 AM	#17
rem33 Junior member Join Date: March 31, 2006 Posts: 1,528	Lots of stuff comes to mind like big horn sheep something that would take a lot of work, a trophy you would feel very proud of. Or maybe even better would be a water buff or feral bull in full charge from 50 feet or less. Something that would really test your courage, fill you with adrenalin, give you the thrill of a lifetime.. YEAH!!! Egad I otta stop thinking like that at my age.

March 30, 2007, 12:18 PM	#18
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I guess I'd want to be in a hunt camp with a few longtime friends. A good firepit, with a couple of cooks who knew how to make good camp coffee and use an open fire. On a ranch somewhere with decent deer, but not some highfalutin fancypants penraised stuff. We'd all have enough time to get to know the country, and the likely hangouts of some decent bucks. We'd be able to get out at night and chouse around, call a coyote or two. Hunt some quail during the day. Maybe even kill a good buck. More important, help my kid or somebody else's kid get a good buck. Sit around the campfire, re-telling the same old funny stories from decades gone by, about people that have been dead for years. Then? Hey, like Florence King says, your obituary oughta include words like "sudden" and "massive". Art

March 30, 2007, 12:48 PM	#20
rem33 Junior member Join Date: March 31, 2006 Posts: 1,528	Hey Rangefinder we'll all still buy tickets and call one of those reality shows you can still make a buncha bucks or die trying one or the other, reconstructive surgery is still a option too he he.

March 30, 2007, 01:59 PM	#21
Rembrandt Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2002 Posts: 2,108	Never gave these bad boys much thought till a business client from Brazil told me his adventure with the one pictured below. Got it while fishing on the Amazon....what a rush! Probably need to study old movies of Johnny Wiesmuller (as Jungle Jim), nothing but swimming trunks and a Bowie knife. No, I don't have suicidal tendencies...learning the technique and methods to get one, then apply the skills learned. I think it was Hemingway that once said that you've never experienced life until you've cheated death.

March 30, 2007, 02:14 PM	#22
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	Moose Cant see the picture rembrandt??!! My dream has always been to hunt a moose, and if I were to go out.....I would like to take one of them....and Ted Kennedy. __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

March 30, 2007, 04:26 PM	#24
jhgreasemonkey Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,238	Visious Pigmys deep in the amazon from an old navy pbr boat. My crew would be the Budweiser girls. Or in a more realistic world I would hunt moose and brown bear in Alaska.

March 30, 2007, 04:47 PM	#25
auburnboattail Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2006 Posts: 179	Tiger Like shoot /hunt Tiger.