I know its been asked before, but what is your favorite animal to chase with stick and string?
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I haven't done it yet ( this season will be my first ) but I'm sure it's going to be elk.
Turkeys alwsys get me fired up but I hunted bear for the first time this spring and now im hooked
Turkeys, I think.
Or deer
I wouldn't give up the first 2 weeks of November in the whitetail woods to hunt any other animal on the planet.
There are several animals I have 1 or 2 of, and plenty more I'd like to hunt once or twice, but hunting big whitetails NEVER gets old!
R
Deer no.1, hogs no.2
That is and always will be elk. Nothing like cranking up a big bull and working him in for the shot.
God bless, Steve
Not that we really have huntable numbers here in Michigan,(and I'm glad we don't) but I really enjoy spot-n-stalk hog hunting down south.
Elk!!! ELK!!!!! ELK!!!!
Blacktail Deer!
Elk.
Squirrels first any other small game 2nd
Moose!
elk, then turkey then whitetail deer, women used to be 4th, but I reached my lifetime limit of those last year!
Prolly hogs
Don get any better than two or three weeks in a wall tent...in the high country, chasin ruttin bulls. No phones,no computersn traffic, bosses etc... Time spent solving the worlds problems with my son. Very special time of year for me.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ryan Rothhaar:
I wouldn't give up the first 2 weeks of November in the whitetail woods to hunt any other animal on the planet.
There are several animals I have 1 or 2 of, and plenty more I'd like to hunt once or twice, but hunting big whitetails NEVER gets old!
R
My thoughts exactly. However.... If I lived where I could really put the time in on elk, I might change my mind. They are majestic animals.
Whitetail deer!
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Whitetail deer!
Rocky Mt. goats for sure, location , mental and physical challenge and friend I do it with all contribute, killing is very far down the list.
cottontails!
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Might have to think about this. Think it might be coyotes.
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Tough call...
Turkeys. No, Whitetails. No, definitely hogs... But maybe Sika. Nope, definitely Muleys, but no...
Heck, I CAN'T PICK!
In all seriousness, I love the interaction you get with a fired up spring gobbler, and having not yet experienced elk, my nod goes to the long beards...
Pigs. Abundant, year round, taste good, suitable for spot and stalk, etc.etc. What's not to like!
I would have to say pigs and goats.
I would have to say squirrels and cottontails. It is just a nice woods walk with plenty of shot opportunities.
Deer, Turkey, my dream hunt would be moose.
Elk. Not a close race.
Whitetails, hands down... Been liv'n and breath'n them since a small child.
If I lived out West it would be elk. Out east I have to go with whitetails BUT every year I take a trip to try a new experience and I must say they have all been great. Caribou, mountain lion, muleys, antelope, bear, and this year moose.....
Rabbits with a pack of beagles.
Although they drive me crazy, I love hunting elk. Some folks around here would tell you that they are easy; they are my nemesis, but they live in the greatest country around, and listening to bulls bugle and smelling that 'elk' smell is as good as it gets. In lots of years of hunting them, I have only put 4 in the freezer, but hope springs eternal!
Elk....followed very closely by mule deer. If I could ever get a tag I'm sure sheep would pass up both of those.
Nothing on earth like the a screamin', drooling, bull elk walking in under the canopy of a old forest...I can hear a crunch of twigs off to the right and then...that primeval scream following by a deep belly chuckle...come on Sept!
Bighorn sheep by far when I am lucky enough to get a tag!
Elk......in the rut, on the ground, and yes, you can call elk...nothing better for me.
Elk... then it would be Elk... and finally Elk!
And in that order.
Grouse... during the elk rut.!!
bears, but that may change after this fall going elk huntin for the first time
Turkeys during Turkey season...deer during deer season....hogs all the time.If I had to choose one and could hunt no other it would be Whitetails. even an old doe makes my knees knock together when I`m about to get a shot.RC
Big mulies! Followed by elk. It's probably because they are the two animals I have hunted the most. Someday I hope to chase whitetails they are intriguing to me.
Elk. Unless I draw a sheep tag someday.
Bear, moose, and Caribou. That what I've taken in Alaska. Now I live in Washington...and I look forward to one quarry...Cougar :D
Hands down hunting bucks on the first week of November and second spring gobbler !!
My favorite IS white-tail deer. I'm sure my favorite WOULD be bighorn sheep though.
Hogs! Lots of Hogs!!!
I love my deer hunting, but im a squirrel junky, so its tree rats for me. :biglaugh:
Its hard to beat pan fried rat in a cast iron skillet, gravy from the drippins, and home made biscuits.
tahr.
I love whitetails, and chasing them is a highlight of every fall for me.
But if the Lord said that I could only have two more weeks to hunt in this this lifetime and I was only allowed to choose one animal the choice would be without a doubt...
ELK!!!
I love my whitetails!
the one that walks closest to my stand :biglaugh:
My favorite is the one I'm after at the time! :D
Anything with a pulse!! but its the November woods in the northeast is where I love to be!
Whitetail deer.
Whitetails or turkeys.
As of right this moment, it has to be my annual Javi hunt. That camp is the best yet.
Deer is second- a new lease and that is coming up soon.
Elk-well that we don't know yet. Will advise.
Grouse
Without a doubt, bears. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/Ibow1/BearsEverywhere1280x960.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Ibow1/media/BearsEverywhere1280x960.jpg.html)
I'm with Chuck, BEARS! From the beaches of Ak, the mountains of BC or the swamps of northern Michigan, I just love to hunt bears. And if we could raise bears like we do cattle, no one would eat a cow again.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ryan Rothhaar:
I wouldn't give up the first 2 weeks of November in the whitetail woods to hunt any other animal on the planet.
There are several animals I have 1 or 2 of, and plenty more I'd like to hunt once or twice, but hunting big whitetails NEVER gets old!
R
Ditto on the whitetail
Prior to 1999 I would have said whitetails without a doubt. After my first elk hunt in 1999 that all changed. Been blessed to have traveled west for 9 elk hunts and elk remains my #1 favorite.
#1 elk
#2 white tail deer
but I hunt #3 the most, :archer2: stumps
Hands down...white tail deer! :thumbsup:
Don't know if I can choose. Each has its high point. Bears, pigs, deer, elk, and there are a bunch I haven't had the opportunity to chase and I am guessing that if I ever did, I would love doing that too. Small game, however is really high on the list.
If I can add a non-living aspect, I think my favorite "target of the chase" would be stumps and leaves, which I can and do chase all the time. Being realistic, I can shoot as many times as my body will allow with no issues of injuring a critter cause I was stupid and showing off. Then I can wait a day or two and do it all again.
ChuckC
I haven't hunted them all yet so I can't say for sure, but for now I will have to say the next one.
Whatever I am currently hunting, all critters have their own special attraction. The process of the hunt, and how I do it, is the most important element for me. The more physical and mentally exacting the hunt the more satisfaction I get. Spot and stalk bears, especially brown bears, are near the most fulfilling of a hunt I have done. However, if it came down to just a two week hunt and I am allowed to hunt only one critter, the mountain goat is my first choice. There just isn't anything like places you have to hike, climb, and crawl, the panoramic views seen, or the personal limits that are pushed, risks that must be taken, fear that must be overcome and then rechanneled.....Nope, for me, there isn't anything as exhilarating as chasing those white spec's that walk the cliff's as easily as you and I stroll thru a city park.
Round here, coyotes. Only thing I hit and kill regularly. South AL it would be gator.
I've had the opportunity to bow hunt many species of animals on multiple continents. I enjoyed them all and they all hold certain challenges. Cape Buffalo was the scariest (a close second was with the biggest sow black bear I've ever seen coming up a tree after me because I was too close to her cubs-thank you bear spray).
Hunting elk in a beautiful Rocky mountain setting is really tough to beat.
I have never hunted goats or sheep, but I think that would be a great challenge and would finish toward the top.
I love to hunt hogs, I believe it's because I KNOW I'm going to shoot. I don't have to worry about how old, how big or if it's male or female...I'm gonna shoot when I hear that "oink" coming.
All in all though, I think I'll have to fall back on the good ole whitetail. Getting up early, walking to my favorite stand in the dark and watching the day wake up with my bow in hand still wins in my book.