Trickiest game to hunt - Page 2

Gunplummer · March 10, 2013, 06:23 PM

Bear in rough mountains. Some areas turkey are smart, some areas turkey are really stupid. I sit and watch deer trails with a light rifle. The turkey where I hunt use them to move back and forth in the morning and afternoon. Not overly smart birds.

TheNatureBoy · March 10, 2013, 06:56 PM

Gobble, gobble. I've been busted soooooooooo many times. Absolutely incredible!

AL45 · March 10, 2013, 09:51 PM

I have seen Deer, Antelope, Elk, Black Bear, Coyotes, Turkey, Quail, Pheasant, Dove, Sandhill Crane, Ducks, Geese and Rattlesnakes while hunting and camping in the Southwest. But I have never seen a Mountain Lion or Bighorn Sheep. They get my vote.

shootniron · March 10, 2013, 10:03 PM

Eastern Coyote...by far. Turkey ain't gotta nose.

scrubcedar · March 10, 2013, 10:17 PM

Geez, turkeys, really?
http://news.hjnews.com/allaccess/art...9bb2963f4.html
Must be different turkeys than here.

kraigwy · March 10, 2013, 11:28 PM

Seals, (the fury kind).

I was a Company Commander of an Alaskan Native NG Company on the Bering Sea north of Nome.

Use to go out with those guys hunting. All you get is a head shot. If you wound them they sink, hitting in the head you can retrieve them.

Problem is you're hunting from a small boat bouncing around in choppy seas and your quarry is also bobbing around.

Get too close and they dive, get too far away the wind gets you.

Keg · March 11, 2013, 12:29 AM

I always heard turkeys were tough with a shotgun....I would like to try it someday....

stevelyn · March 11, 2013, 02:33 AM

Definitely turkeys down south.

Wolves here in the north country.

wet · March 11, 2013, 04:32 AM

In Idaho I'm sure it would be bobcats or wolves.

JimPage · March 11, 2013, 08:36 AM

Most fun is grouse (partridge). They jump unexpectedly (I don't use a dog) and always seem to put a tree between you them.

Difficult and fast shooting. I love it.

chewie146 · March 11, 2013, 04:54 PM

Turkey, coyote, and elk. Elk aren't bad unless you're on a late hunt with now snow and dry weather. Then, they hunker down on the areas around here that are no-hunting zones. You're screwed. Turkey has to be tough, as I've never killed one

. That's just a joke...I've only hunted them this last season, and actually, we got into them last year, but that has to be the toughest animal pound for pound in North America. An elk wouldn't take a hit like that and walk away unperturbed.

Coyotes have been the biggest challenge in the last 2 years. They seem to know when you got it "right" and change the game on you. The most fun I've had hunting is when I take my daughters out and whack some squirrels. I've hunted grouse, and they're tough to hit and all, but the worst thing about grouse is they always are more abundant when I'm quietly hunting elk. Concentrating on the woods ahead instead of the ground below leaves one unprepared for what will happen. They then proceed to burst from below my feet and then somehow poop my pants for me.

jimbob86 · March 11, 2013, 05:02 PM

Snipe.

Seriously, I've had some really hard hunts for Turkeys, and yet I've had some really easy ones, on the same property, in the same year, even.

Doves after opening day can be right frustrating, too.

JWT · March 11, 2013, 05:15 PM

Wooly mammoths.

Scrumbag · March 11, 2013, 05:50 PM

Bird wise: Woodcock

Mammals: Muntjac in the summer when the vegetation has grown. (Little buggers will suddenly bark at you from nowhere. And they are in the habbit os looking up so tree stands aren't always as effective as you'd hope!)

Sure Shot Mc Gee · March 11, 2013, 07:08 PM

Had to google that one ( Muntjac) Originally thought it was something walking or swimming around in Australia. Boy was I off on that one.

North East Redneck · March 11, 2013, 07:44 PM

Black bear. No bait and no dogs allowed here.
Turkey takes second place.

shouldazagged · March 11, 2013, 07:54 PM

Turkeys and coyotes are smart and elusive. But for something big, fast, smart, hard to kill and bloody dangerous, how about feral hogs? Especially the ones that have cross-bred with European wild boars and combine the nasty features of both. I never had a chance to hunt them, and I'm too damn old and crippled-up now, but that looks like one hell of a challenge even with dogs.

OEF-Vet · March 11, 2013, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BerdanSS

In my area.... turkey, hands down.

Same in my area.

OEF-Vet · March 11, 2013, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAKtical

Unicorn

Had to chuckle at that one.

Jack O'Conner · March 11, 2013, 09:07 PM

Black bears within the Appalachian Mts.

Jack

kutz · March 11, 2013, 09:26 PM

Skippin boolits,forgot that one.

1hogfan83 · March 12, 2013, 01:34 AM

I do honestly believe that turkeys know when the first day of spring hunting is. As such being, they will march around all over the farm with not a care in the world. Tricky fellows, them bobcats too, but I have never really hunted them hard.

lt dan · March 12, 2013, 04:27 AM

For me it would have to be Kudu and Wart-hog

**Art Eatman** · March 12, 2013, 10:27 AM

In Texas: My father always said that a real trophy buck only makes one mistake in a season. To have determined which buck is THE real trophy means a lot of looking to compare bucks in a pasture. So, if that mistake was that time you saw him, you're gonna have a real problem finding him the second time.

Yup. Gotta agree.

Saltydog235 · March 12, 2013, 10:56 AM

Yellowfin Tuna in my part of God's country.

Or on Terra Firma, a wild covey of bobwhite quail.

Never really hunted turkey before but I'm going to try it this season. Last year I had to run them out of the roads at the hunt club. Been seeing lots while deer hunting or just in the fields riding around. They'll probably all be gone when the season hits though.

March 10, 2013, 10:17 PM	#30
scrubcedar Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2012 Location: Northern UT Posts: 474	Geez, turkeys, really? http://news.hjnews.com/allaccess/art...9bb2963f4.html Must be different turkeys than here. __________________ Gaily bedight, A gallant knight In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of El Dorado

March 10, 2013, 11:28 PM	#31
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 8,701	Seals, (the fury kind). I was a Company Commander of an Alaskan Native NG Company on the Bering Sea north of Nome. Use to go out with those guys hunting. All you get is a head shot. If you wound them they sink, hitting in the head you can retrieve them. Problem is you're hunting from a small boat bouncing around in choppy seas and your quarry is also bobbing around. Get too close and they dive, get too far away the wind gets you. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Oct '78 Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

March 11, 2013, 12:29 AM	#32
Keg Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2011 Location: Freestone County, Texas Posts: 885	I always heard turkeys were tough with a shotgun....I would like to try it someday.... __________________ Hog Hunters never die........They just reload.........

March 11, 2013, 02:33 AM	#33
stevelyn Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Fairbanksan in exile to Aleutian Hell Posts: 2,571	Definitely turkeys down south. Wolves here in the north country. __________________ Herman Cain '12 Squished bugs on a windshield is proof the slow/heavy bullet theory works.

March 11, 2013, 08:36 AM	#35
JimPage Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2010 Location: Rome, NY Posts: 586	Most fun is grouse (partridge). They jump unexpectedly (I don't use a dog) and always seem to put a tree between you them. Difficult and fast shooting. I love it. __________________ Jim Page Cogito, ergo armatum sum

March 10, 2013, 06:23 PM	#26
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 1,132	Bear in rough mountains. Some areas turkey are smart, some areas turkey are really stupid. I sit and watch deer trails with a light rifle. The turkey where I hunt use them to move back and forth in the morning and afternoon. Not overly smart birds.

March 10, 2013, 06:56 PM	#27
TheNatureBoy Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2007 Posts: 1,098	Gobble, gobble. I've been busted soooooooooo many times. Absolutely incredible!

March 10, 2013, 09:51 PM	#28
AL45 Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2012 Posts: 127	I have seen Deer, Antelope, Elk, Black Bear, Coyotes, Turkey, Quail, Pheasant, Dove, Sandhill Crane, Ducks, Geese and Rattlesnakes while hunting and camping in the Southwest. But I have never seen a Mountain Lion or Bighorn Sheep. They get my vote.

March 10, 2013, 10:03 PM	#29
shootniron Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Posts: 1,147	Eastern Coyote...by far. Turkey ain't gotta nose.

March 11, 2013, 04:32 AM	#34
wet Member Join Date: October 2, 2011 Location: ID. Posts: 67	In Idaho I'm sure it would be bobcats or wolves.

March 11, 2013, 04:54 PM	#36
chewie146 Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 758	Turkey, coyote, and elk. Elk aren't bad unless you're on a late hunt with now snow and dry weather. Then, they hunker down on the areas around here that are no-hunting zones. You're screwed. Turkey has to be tough, as I've never killed one . That's just a joke...I've only hunted them this last season, and actually, we got into them last year, but that has to be the toughest animal pound for pound in North America. An elk wouldn't take a hit like that and walk away unperturbed. Coyotes have been the biggest challenge in the last 2 years. They seem to know when you got it "right" and change the game on you. The most fun I've had hunting is when I take my daughters out and whack some squirrels. I've hunted grouse, and they're tough to hit and all, but the worst thing about grouse is they always are more abundant when I'm quietly hunting elk. Concentrating on the woods ahead instead of the ground below leaves one unprepared for what will happen. They then proceed to burst from below my feet and then somehow poop my pants for me.

March 11, 2013, 05:02 PM	#37
jimbob86 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 5,314	Snipe. Seriously, I've had some really hard hunts for Turkeys, and yet I've had some really easy ones, on the same property, in the same year, even. Doves after opening day can be right frustrating, too. __________________ TheGolden Rule of Tool Use: "If you don't know what you are doing, DON'T." http://nefirearm.com/

March 11, 2013, 05:15 PM	#38
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,858	Wooly mammoths.

March 11, 2013, 05:50 PM	#39
Scrumbag Member Join Date: May 22, 2012 Posts: 91	Bird wise: Woodcock Mammals: Muntjac in the summer when the vegetation has grown. (Little buggers will suddenly bark at you from nowhere. And they are in the habbit os looking up so tree stands aren't always as effective as you'd hope!)

March 11, 2013, 07:08 PM	#40
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Hey I got Skype finally Posts: 1,010	Had to google that one ( Muntjac) Originally thought it was something walking or swimming around in Australia. Boy was I off on that one.

March 11, 2013, 07:44 PM	#41
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 309	Black bear. No bait and no dogs allowed here. Turkey takes second place. __________________ NRA Life Member Goal Member SAF Member

March 11, 2013, 07:54 PM	#42
shouldazagged Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2013 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 273	Turkeys and coyotes are smart and elusive. But for something big, fast, smart, hard to kill and bloody dangerous, how about feral hogs? Especially the ones that have cross-bred with European wild boars and combine the nasty features of both. I never had a chance to hunt them, and I'm too damn old and crippled-up now, but that looks like one hell of a challenge even with dogs. __________________ "Don't let macho be your epitaph." ---Ed Lovette

March 11, 2013, 09:07 PM	#45
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,339	Black bears within the Appalachian Mts. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

March 11, 2013, 09:26 PM	#46
kutz Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2012 Location: New Mexico USA Posts: 158	Skippin boolits,forgot that one.

March 12, 2013, 01:34 AM	#47
1hogfan83 Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2011 Location: Fayetteville AR Posts: 196	I do honestly believe that turkeys know when the first day of spring hunting is. As such being, they will march around all over the farm with not a care in the world. Tricky fellows, them bobcats too, but I have never really hunted them hard. __________________ You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe—and shudder. James 2:19 "I do not fear the man that practices ten thousand kicks one time, I fear the man that practices one kick ten thousand times." Bruce Lee

March 12, 2013, 04:27 AM	#48
lt dan Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2008 Location: south africa Posts: 319	For me it would have to be Kudu and Wart-hog __________________ "Hunting has two brothers , Shot Placement and Penetration": old African saying

March 12, 2013, 10:27 AM	#49
Art Eatman Staff Lead Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX, USA Posts: 21,052	In Texas: My father always said that a real trophy buck only makes one mistake in a season. To have determined which buck is THE real trophy means a lot of looking to compare bucks in a pasture. So, if that mistake was that time you saw him, you're gonna have a real problem finding him the second time. Yup. Gotta agree. __________________ You're from BATFE? Come right in! I use all your fine products!

March 12, 2013, 10:56 AM	#50
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 956	Yellowfin Tuna in my part of God's country. Or on Terra Firma, a wild covey of bobwhite quail. Never really hunted turkey before but I'm going to try it this season. Last year I had to run them out of the roads at the hunt club. Been seeing lots while deer hunting or just in the fields riding around. They'll probably all be gone when the season hits though.