What was your favorite species of big game to hunt? Favorite North American? Favorite African? Australian? Other location?
elk far and away my fave. I enjoyed Africa for sure, love moose and deer and antelope are a ball as well, but a lot of that is they are good eating.
however, nothing, and I mean nothing compares to elk. id hunt them over all of the rest of it.
Elk for Big Game. Snowshoe Hares in AK with my recurve for small game.
Caribou ... best spot and stalk critter I have ever hunted
Love them ALL but Caribou were built for bowhunting. Large antlers on a medium sized body make for impressive critters. The country they live in also makes them special. From Newfoundland to Alaska I love the tundra and the Mountains of BC are incredible! Caribou!
So far, two of my top three on my bucket list!!!
1. Mule Deer
2. White-tail Deer
3. Pronghorn Antelope
4. Black Bear
5. Elk
I rate elk last just because after 3, DIY hunts I have failed to take a shot. Elk country is beautiful, the animal is majestic, and if I had a little bit of success they would probably mean more to me. Hoping to fix all that in September, 2015.
Oh, I won't know until after early October this year but I'm hoping Moose shoot to the top of this list after my first hunt for them!
I've hunted quite a few of the North American species and one trip to Africa for plains game.
Probably sheep and Mt goats are my favorite just because where they live.
Elk and Caribou for this guy, but as I learn more about them Bighorns are really starting to become my focal point
For sheer fun - Caribou.
What I'm the most passionate about - Moose.
The animal I like interacting with the most - Black bears.
And then I love hunting all the other stuff too.
for the freezer; elk and moose.
but for the excitement; coastal bear, and of course, mountain lion.
got to add; i hunt from the ground, no bait, no blind, spot-n-stalk, i get bored easy so i need to stay active. probably has hindered me a few times. will be using treestand and honey burn for the first time this spring taking my wife out after her first black bear.
Elk for travel, but for day in and day out everyday normal hunting my most favorite would definitely be hogs!
1. Elk
2. Whitetail
3. Black Bear
Elk hunting gets me the most excited,as I love the mountain hunting and I get to hunt with my son. I have had two close calls with getting a shot, but it has not happened, yet.
Whitetail is very accesible to me at very little cost so I do more of that. Hunting that is, as I have not shot a deer for sometime- still waiting for a big buck. I let a few pass this past year.
Black bear hunting is just different to me; crawling out through brush from a stand at dark, knowing I might come face to face with something looking for a meal. I have not hunted bear for a few years now.
I keep applying for moose, elk and sheep but have never been drawn, yet. It is fun to think about tho.
Here at home, spot and stalk mule deer. In Australia, pigs and goats, lots of animals, lots of opportunities.
My favorite is the one I'm hunting at the moment. I have been fortunate to hunt Caribou, Black Bear, Elk, Moose, Mule Deer, Whitetails. I have been incapacitated by uncontrollable shaking by ALL of them at one time or another and EVERY time that happens I think "That was my favorite". The last time was on last October's moose hunt and the worst/best was on an elk hunt (couldn't walk for ten minutes after that encounter). With a bow in my hand they are ALL my favorites.
As far as big game goes, I've only hunted whitetails and black bear. I guess I take whitetails for granted, being we have an abundance. I love bear hunting!! Small game, it's gotta be rabbits and turkeys. I'm dreaming of caribou, elk and moose as well as a trip to Africa.
I'd have to agree with Pete - whatever I'm hunting at the moment is the best of all time. I've been lucky enough to chase some outstanding critters, and have loved chasing them all.
But if it came down to being told I have one more hunt left in me before leaving this world, make mine am elk hunt!
Ken Taylor above said it.
I love 'em all.
Hunt whitetails all fall here at homw.
Love going to the mountains for elk.
Caribou was one of my best hunts ever.
Wish I could do black bear every year.
Hog and javelina are just plain fun.
Can't forget spot and stalk mule deer
Got a moose hunt scheduled for next year. That's something to look forward to.
Elk, Whitetail, Bear and Mulies
Pigs! The ranch we hunt in Florida has a big population of feral pigs--not a high fence operation. I know every year we go that we will all get into pigs and bring home some of the best wild meat I have eaten. No limit on how many you can shoot either.
I have also hunted elk, deer, bear, pronghorn, and moose. Nothing is more fun for me than pigs.
I've only hunted whitetails,mule deer,elk,and small game,but there are many more on my bucket list.If it's wild, and made out of meat...I'll hunt it!
My Quebec caribou hunt with the bow was by far one of the best. Might not be as exciting as a rutting bull elk but for pure fun with a bunch of guys doing a spot a stalk it's hard to beat.
For me caribou was an addiction that lasted for years. I have chased black bear for nearly 40 years and still love shooting them. Stalking gemsbok is WAY up there on my Africa list of favorites. It is a great animal for bowhunters. Kudu from the trees.... Oh well, I guess I can't pick one, lol.
One favorite would be tough... Elk are a blast, especially during the rut... Like Turkey hunting big game animals! Turkey hunting is a blast too, for the interaction/calling aspect... Caribou for spot and stalk... along with Mulies... Whitetails... aawwhh... just plain fun! Pronghorn, Bears, Hogs, Javies, and then small game... squirrel, rabbit, spruce grouse, etc... Raccoon, Fox, Coyote... Pests, Chipmunks, Moles, Ground Hogs, Prairie Dogs... Would love to go to Africa, Australia, or New Zealand...
Maybe I just like to hunt???
Without question, bears. Love the western provinces of Canada - the people, the scenery and the bears to!
Whitetails because I can be hunting after walking two minutes from my home. Travel favourite has to be antelope. I love the fact that you can see them during the day unlike many game species that stay as close to cover as they can during daylight. If I could I would be hunting pronghorns every year!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Seems like elk, caribou, and moose seem to be the most popular, which are the ones that top my bucket list
I go on my first moose hunt this fall in Alberta. I am prepared for it too become my new favorite! If that hunt works out then I'm going to be trying to figure out how to go on a hunt for the AK/Yukon sub.
Differences within species in different environments are almost as great as differences between species. I suppose my favorites are bugling for elk in big timber country and whitetails on the prairie or in parkland.
I've only hunted Canada and the U.S.,
but moose/elk/caribou are all in there together.
Although my staple is researching deer and setting up in a tree, I LOVE the movement and hard hunting on the ground for the above.
Moose in northern Alberta, Caribou in Newfoundland and Elk in Colorado and Wyoming.
Best hunting memories of my life.....till I had kids! Now a rabbit for a 10 year old makes me smile ear to ear!
elk ... when a bull is pissed off and tearing up the hill side bugling and just being a brat... nothing like it.
next is w/t because you can work a plan and meany times it works out.
I get an elk on average once every 60 days of hunting.
Right this minute it's HOGS!!!!!!!!!!!
That's pretty funny!!
Love hunting different states, different terrain and different species but the older I get the more I adore whitetails.
Big hard woods with rustling leaves, swampy benches down south, hemlock forests up north, river bottoms out west and backyard bucks around home. Don't think I could ever live in an area without them. :thumbsup:
I'd have to go with...
Whitetails
Mule Deer
Elk
Turkeys out west!
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