...... Is that deer hunting is too serious. I mean, sometimes it seems like work. Don't get me wrong, I dig it a lot. Just that small game is so much fun! No Pressure! Great social day in the woods. What say you?
... mike ... :dunno: ...
Mike I love going small game but trying to find others to go is very difficult.
Gotta agree Mike !! Hopefully I'll see ya in Feb. I havent been on here in a long time it'll be nice to see some old friends and do some bunny huntin ooooohhhhh yeeaaaaaaa
Know what you mean,Mike.I love chasing deer and everything that goes with it,but like small game for all the reasons you mentioned.It's just good fun,no pressure and if you miss it's no big whoop.You tend to get a lot more shots,too.
Thats why I set up my tree stand and shoot squirrels. Its a bunch of fun, helps tune you up for the chance at a big buck and also makes for a nice stew.
Started hunting a new spot this year for deer and made a executive decision the other evening while sitting the stand...... The skwerls must go....... :banghead:
Several times this year I would almost laugh out loud at the amount of noise they would make. I have about 10-15 of them right around my tree and a den tree about 10yds away. It sounds like a sawmill here ! I had deer sneak in on my several times cause I could not hear them for the "Skwerl Sawmill ".
I do not small game hunt anymore but as soon as deer season closes next weekend I am headed in to pull stands and try my hand at them with some judos and flu flus........ :archer2:
I have to agree. Sometimes I can't wait for deer season to be over so I can have fun shooting. Stumps, squirrels or what ever.
I know what your saying brutha but anytime a fella feels like deer hunting is like work, he's going about it all wrong.
We have to be careful to keep the competitive human nature out of any kind of hunting if we are hunting for the pleasure of it and not sustenance. To me, if its hunting its good be it for skwerls, deer, lions, tigers or bad guys.
P.S. , Im off on 01/19. :readit:
What Izzy said If I want to work I would stay at work.
I think I learned this from my son just this past weekend. He's been showing signs of losing interest in deer hunting. He didn't want to go Saturday morning so I offered to take him squirrel hunting / stump shooting instead and he was straight for the truck. We had a great time. Think we're going again tomorrow. Reminded me it's supposed to be FUN!
Did I say "work" Izzy? OMG! I should have said stalking and still hunting is a labor of love... Great when conditions are perfect. Hard when (they) are not. Living over 125 miles away from my hunting area has me make the trip reguardless of conditions. Whatever! :jumper:
I always look forward to the end of deer season in IA so my son and I can chase bunnies and shoot stumps in some of the public areas around me.
Our best bunny spots were low areas along the railroads where farmers dumped their old junk. those are not accessible any longer since the railroad has decided that no one can go on railroad property other than railroad persons.
Yep i just like to have fun and shoot, that is why I like to bowfish as well as hunt small game.
QuoteOriginally posted by mcgroundstalker:
...... Is that deer hunting is to serious. I mean, sometimes it seems like work. Don't get me wrong, I dig it a lot. Just that small game is so much fun! No Pressure! Great social day in the woods. What say you?
... mike ... :dunno: ...
Anytime, anything I love to do becomes a chore, I simply back off and take a break...jmho
Not the "W" word......
Its hard to beat a good small game day in the woods.
I love deer hunting
been doing for a long time
But , anymore its not relaxing as I like
Lot of pressure to shoot a deer, and if you pull a bad shot your sick for days.
Small game offers the ability to hunt and have fun.
Your gonna miss, as these critters live by outrunning hawks,coyotes and foxes.
Also you dont have to worry about scent control like big game.
Oh well, lets start hunting to have fun!
Me Say: Dont Work at It! Just Enjoy it for what It Is!! :goldtooth:
I might be the only one out there but I haven't even been in the woods this year but have enjoyed the fun and excitement of 3D trad archery, stump shooting and just being outdoors. I guess I too feel pressure rather than fun now to deer hunt. Going to try turkey hunting this up coming season. Maybe the hunting pilot light might be re-sparked but my passion for archery is always goings.
I enjoy all aspects of shooting my bow whether it's at deer, small game, stumps or blunts at the neighbors cat.... :scared:
Jersey deer in January...then small game on my days off during the mid week. When time permits.
When I want more shooting opportunities, I think squirrels, bunnies and stumps. Whole different kind of hunting, that any bow hunter can appreciate. What's more fun than shooting a rabbit on the run?
Joe Skipp....glad to hear I am not the only one the contemplates slinging arrows the the neighbors cat....that being said....
Deer hunting is my passion. Be it hanging stands, trail cameras, scouting, sewing food plots, whatever, I LOVE it. Hunting mature whitetail bucks is the ultimate hunt for me, that is what I live and prepare for year round. I small game and turkey hunt because I love to be in the woods, and deer season is short. It's also great practice for my preferred quarry. Hunt because you want to and love it, if deer hubting is to much work, then stick to small game, but don't forget why we love this. Do it because you love it, not because it's popular in the powwow. One mans opinion.
Jake
I hear ya Mikey!! Guess that's why dad was a big bunny hunter. He especially loved to go after the snowshoes!!!! I just love being out there with a stick and string, no matter what I'm after!!
I walk in and sit on the ground if I can't find anything else. I will shoot small game if given a chance and stump shoot out of the woods for lunch. Its all fun and if anyone has a problem with they are missing what its really all about.
I have often said that if my back and knees were healthier, the only deer I would ever shoot were the ones that got between me the rabbits, pheasants, squirrels and turkeys. The funny part is when my back was better and we only had one deer tag, that is exactly what I did. Then two weeks into the deer season and all I had to shoot at is rabbits, pheasants, squirels and turkeys, I missed deer hunting when the rut kicked in.
Mikey, I hear you man!
Some of my funnest hunts are for small game or fish.
Looking forward to seeing you all in Feb.
I have never done a lot of small game hunting but am planning to go after rabbits in early January. I have to admit to being pretty excited about it. Deer hunting was a bust this year. I only was able to go 3 times with no success.
One of the advantages of making your own basic cedar arrows and having a bucket of used broadheads is, when you go deer hunting you can shoot the same arrow at a deer and small game, and not feel like you need to meet with a financial planner when you smuck one up or shoot one into the weeds.
I love small game hunting. The feeling of anticipation as my beagle brings the rabbit back around is priceless.
If I had to choose only one type of hunting to do for the rest of my life it would be bunny hunting with dogs.
I love chasing small game especially in a target rich environment. Actually, As long as I'm chasing game... I'm Happy!
:saywhat: :bigsmyl: :thumbsup:
QuoteOriginally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
Not the "W" word......
Its hard to beat a good small game day in the woods.
If he says the "W" word again we may have to wash his mouth out with soap :readit:
I never came close to working at a real job as hard as I do when I hunt and fish. Only job I've ever liked.
Agreed. Small game will always be where my heart lies in the woods. It's just too much fun.
I put alot of pressure on myself to fill my deer tags, so I know what this thread is about. Small game just seems like a good walk in the woods hoping for a few shot opportunities. I'm working on changing my attitude deer hunting but I really enjoy eating venison so that's what drives me.