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upstate81 · December 1, 2011, 08:09 PM

What is your favorite thing about deer hunting?

BUFF · December 1, 2011, 08:14 PM

Gutting a fresh kill.

Lemmon · December 1, 2011, 09:07 PM

The most enjoyable part for me is getting away from the real world and all the distractions in life. Watching the squirrels, wild turkeys, birds and other critters pass by while I am waiting for a suitable victim to present himself. Sometimes I hope no deer will show up so I don't spoil my afternoon.

Lemmon

Hog Buster · December 1, 2011, 09:18 PM

Not spending $7.95 a pound for tough beef.

Jo6pak · December 1, 2011, 10:15 PM

Lemmon pretty much nailed it right on the head.
A day out of capticity No phone, no Email, no work, no traffic.

doofus47 · December 1, 2011, 10:56 PM

Lemmon nailed it: it's completely different from anything else I do during my "normal" life.

Keg · December 2, 2011, 01:04 AM

Yep..go along with Lemmon....

egor20 · December 2, 2011, 01:07 AM

The Quietness

Bamashooter · December 2, 2011, 02:17 AM

Whether I kill anything or not, just hunting I can feel the stress and worries of life leave my body. Getting in tune with nature and clearing my mind of nonsense. Ive hunted most of my life and its almost theraputic for me. I love it, no matter what it is Im hunting.

Orphanedcowboy · December 2, 2011, 07:13 AM

Spending time with the daughter, a sunrise and the sounds and smells of a crisp fall morning

Saltydog235 · December 2, 2011, 07:27 AM

Right now, solitude and connecting with God and the natural world. In a few years it'll be to spend time with my boys and start teaching them things my dad tought me and his tought him.

TX Hunter · December 2, 2011, 08:42 AM

My favorite part of Deer hunting has nothing at all to do with the Deer.
I enjoy the visiting with friends, and family and talking about each others hunt.
I live for the BS.

Gunplummer · December 2, 2011, 08:48 AM

Catching up on sleep when the sun hits the side of the mountain.

L_Killkenny · December 2, 2011, 09:17 AM

In all honesty (a rare thing on this type of thread) it's the few seconds or minutes as that deer steps into sight until the trigger is pulled. Yes I really enjoy being out there enjoying nature and the time spent with friends. I can get all that any number of ways but the time above is what makes it different. If the kill has so little importance than save your coin from tags, guns and ammo and go for a hike.

Want proof of what I've said? When was the last time you got on the phone or received a call from a buddy about the dang squirrels playing or the sunrise? When was the last time you high fived or give/get a pat on the back from a buddy about watching turkeys? No, you call, get called, high five, shake hands and pat on the back when the brown is down.

LK

tahunua001 · December 2, 2011, 11:32 AM

with me it might be easier to nail down my least favorite part about it

hogdogs · December 2, 2011, 11:41 AM

SUPPER!!!

Brent

rickyrick · December 2, 2011, 11:45 AM

I get a break from the pigs cause they are all hanging out around fully stocked deer feeders that are dispensing corn at conviently timed moments.

PawPaw · December 2, 2011, 11:51 AM

Once the trigger is squeezed and the shot finishes rumbling though the hills, the hunt is over and the work begins. Not that I mind the work, but at that point the hunt is over.

AllenJ · December 2, 2011, 12:58 PM

L Killkenny touched on it, but for me it's that time when you first see your quarry until the shot that means the most. In those moments it seems nothing else matters except making that shot.

TX Hunter · December 2, 2011, 05:15 PM

I know the adreniline of a Kill or the anticipatoin of one, is great, but honestly isnt the Camp Bull, and Comaraderie great.
I love the visitation as much or more than the Kill.
I also like to show off a good Kill at the Hunting Camp too.

Doug S · December 2, 2011, 05:26 PM

Eating the meat!! Oh, and the outdoors, and now hunting with my son.

Kreyzhorse · December 2, 2011, 07:02 PM

I love getting out and being part of nature. Watching the wild things and becoming one myself.

I also value the friendships that form with your hunting buddies.

Edward429451 · December 2, 2011, 07:18 PM

Of course it's the shot and the kill, and all the personal pride that goes along with a successful hunt...but now we can go feed the Family. I love to eat! She loves to cook!

I've come back empty handed more than bearing meat, so even though I can appreciate the quiet peaceful sounds of nature...it is better when a shot rings out to break the silence and an animal goes down. We eat tonight! It's all about the food.

Gbro · December 2, 2011, 07:50 PM

PawPaw posted,

Quote:

Once the trigger is squeezed and the shot finishes rumbling though the hills, the hunt is over and the work begins. Not that I mind the work, but at that point the hunt is over.

You need to load up a Flintlock Rifle.
"A flash in the pan" is a wonderful thing as long as it doesn't happen to often.
After that happened to me actually more than once) I really felt good about being able to go through the Thrill of the stalk again that same season.

arch308 · December 2, 2011, 08:06 PM

I love nature, I love sitting around the camp fire with your family & buds, the peace and solitude of being on stand. All of that is great but the kill, ah! that's really what it is all about. The adrenlin when first sighting a shooter, trying to control the adrenlin before the shot, and seeing that animal buck from your shot
& knowing it was a good hit, that's as good as it gets!

December 1, 2011, 08:09 PM	#1
upstate81 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2011 Location: NY Posts: 801	what is your?? What is your favorite thing about deer hunting?

December 1, 2011, 09:18 PM	#4
Hog Buster Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2009 Location: Pointe Coupee, Louisana Posts: 772	Not spending $7.95 a pound for tough beef. __________________ Those who beat their guns into plows, will plow for those who don't.-Thomas Jefferson

December 1, 2011, 10:15 PM	#5
Jo6pak Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Location: West Coast...of WI Posts: 1,663	Lemmon pretty much nailed it right on the head. A day out of capticity No phone, no Email, no work, no traffic. __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.

December 2, 2011, 01:04 AM	#7
Keg Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2011 Location: Freestone County, Texas Posts: 1,133	Yep..go along with Lemmon.... __________________ Hog Hunters never die........They just reload.........

December 2, 2011, 01:07 AM	#8
egor20 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,824	The Quietness __________________ Chief stall mucker and grain chef Country don't mean dumb. Steven King. The Stand

December 1, 2011, 08:14 PM	#2
BUFF Senior Member Join Date: June 27, 2011 Location: Augusta, KS Posts: 226	Gutting a fresh kill.

December 1, 2011, 09:07 PM	#3
Lemmon Senior Member Join Date: December 25, 2009 Location: Rural South Carolina Posts: 445	The most enjoyable part for me is getting away from the real world and all the distractions in life. Watching the squirrels, wild turkeys, birds and other critters pass by while I am waiting for a suitable victim to present himself. Sometimes I hope no deer will show up so I don't spoil my afternoon. Lemmon

December 1, 2011, 10:56 PM	#6
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	Lemmon nailed it: it's completely different from anything else I do during my "normal" life.

December 2, 2011, 02:17 AM	#9
Bamashooter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2010 Posts: 1,860	Whether I kill anything or not, just hunting I can feel the stress and worries of life leave my body. Getting in tune with nature and clearing my mind of nonsense. Ive hunted most of my life and its almost theraputic for me. I love it, no matter what it is Im hunting.

December 2, 2011, 07:13 AM	#10
Orphanedcowboy Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 194	Spending time with the daughter, a sunrise and the sounds and smells of a crisp fall morning

December 2, 2011, 07:27 AM	#11
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 1,563	Right now, solitude and connecting with God and the natural world. In a few years it'll be to spend time with my boys and start teaching them things my dad tought me and his tought him.

December 2, 2011, 08:42 AM	#12
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,805	This may sound strange, My favorite part of Deer hunting has nothing at all to do with the Deer. I enjoy the visiting with friends, and family and talking about each others hunt. I live for the BS.

December 2, 2011, 08:48 AM	#13
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	Catching up on sleep when the sun hits the side of the mountain.

December 2, 2011, 09:17 AM	#14
L_Killkenny Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,676	In all honesty (a rare thing on this type of thread) it's the few seconds or minutes as that deer steps into sight until the trigger is pulled. Yes I really enjoy being out there enjoying nature and the time spent with friends. I can get all that any number of ways but the time above is what makes it different. If the kill has so little importance than save your coin from tags, guns and ammo and go for a hike. Want proof of what I've said? When was the last time you got on the phone or received a call from a buddy about the dang squirrels playing or the sunrise? When was the last time you high fived or give/get a pat on the back from a buddy about watching turkeys? No, you call, get called, high five, shake hands and pat on the back when the brown is down. LK Last edited by L_Killkenny; December 2, 2011 at 09:23 AM.

December 2, 2011, 11:32 AM	#15
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	with me it might be easier to nail down my least favorite part about it __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

December 2, 2011, 11:41 AM	#16
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	SUPPER!!! Brent

December 2, 2011, 11:45 AM	#17
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,238	I get a break from the pigs cause they are all hanging out around fully stocked deer feeders that are dispensing corn at conviently timed moments. __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!

December 2, 2011, 11:51 AM	#18
PawPaw Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2010 Location: Central Louisiana Posts: 3,137	Once the trigger is squeezed and the shot finishes rumbling though the hills, the hunt is over and the work begins. Not that I mind the work, but at that point the hunt is over. __________________ Dennis Dezendorf http://pawpawshouse.blogspot.com

December 2, 2011, 12:58 PM	#19
AllenJ Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,766	L Killkenny touched on it, but for me it's that time when you first see your quarry until the shot that means the most. In those moments it seems nothing else matters except making that shot.

December 2, 2011, 05:15 PM	#20
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,805	I know the adreniline of a Kill or the anticipatoin of one, is great, but honestly isnt the Camp Bull, and Comaraderie great. I love the visitation as much or more than the Kill. I also like to show off a good Kill at the Hunting Camp too.

December 2, 2011, 05:26 PM	#21
Doug S Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2000 Posts: 745	Eating the meat!! Oh, and the outdoors, and now hunting with my son. __________________ "The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." Col. Jeff Cooper, from The Art of the Rifle

December 2, 2011, 07:02 PM	#22
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	I love getting out and being part of nature. Watching the wild things and becoming one myself. I also value the friendships that form with your hunting buddies. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

December 2, 2011, 07:18 PM	#23
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	Of course it's the shot and the kill, and all the personal pride that goes along with a successful hunt...but now we can go feed the Family. I love to eat! She loves to cook! I've come back empty handed more than bearing meat, so even though I can appreciate the quiet peaceful sounds of nature...it is better when a shot rings out to break the silence and an animal goes down. We eat tonight! It's all about the food.

December 2, 2011, 08:06 PM	#25
arch308 Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2011 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 876	I love nature, I love sitting around the camp fire with your family & buds, the peace and solitude of being on stand. All of that is great but the kill, ah! that's really what it is all about. The adrenlin when first sighting a shooter, trying to control the adrenlin before the shot, and seeing that animal buck from your shot & knowing it was a good hit, that's as good as it gets!