Traditional Hunting

in #hunting7 years ago

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When I was younger I looked forward to the fall of the first leaves so which signified that hunting season was just around the corner.

Throughout my early years of hunting I would go bird hunting for Partridge and then would bow hunt for Big Game animals such as Whitetail Deer, Moose, and Bear. Where I really got my feet wet on hunting was when we moved to Maine when I was a young teen. I really enjoyed those early years of hunting on my own. I remember when I got my first Partridge and I also remember my first Deer harvest. What awesome memories.

A few years ago I really got into firearm season and if fact I would go out to Oklahoma to hunting with a really close friend which I would do for many years. Although I really enjoyed hunting with a center fire rifle I also had in the back of my mind the years that I would hunt with traditional equipment such as a bow and a muzzleloader.

So a few years ago I invested in a good Muzzleloader and continued to Bow Hunt. This was getting back to the Basics as far as Hunting is concerned and I really began to enjoy this way of hunting. For the woods are not as crowded with blaze organ and you get to see the travel patterns of the Game animal you are hunting for in my case it was Whitetail Deer. I was able to watch the Deer and the routes they were traveling as well as the area they frequented for their feeding grounds. There were also some comical times while being in a deer stand during Archery Season. I remember watching some Beavers that were busy building their den for the winter and at one point they took time out to play around by sliding down the river bank down into the water. So these were times of great joy being able to be out in the field with just me and my Bow.

So as I get older the more I want to use traditional equipment. With traditional equipment there is less to go wrong with the equipment itself and to be honest it is a whole lot of fun to boot.

Yes there has been much debate about modern hunting equipment versed traditional and to be honest both arguments have their valid points however the most important aspect of hunting is three things spending time with the Lord Jesus the creator of the universe out in His creation, having time to reflect on the things that matter, and the bonus is putting meat in the freezer for the family. So it does not matter wither you use a modern day rifle or a black powder rifle either way you get to enjoy the full extent what God has creation.

To close this blog entry it seems appropriate to end it with Third Day's music video from Youtube "God of Wonders".

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Nicely written, and I could not agree more. Can't wait to get back in the woods...

Thank you for the encouragement. Any time I can spent out in God's Great Outdoors is a blessing. The bonus is that both my teenage Son and Daughter love being out there with me.

There is nothing like going out into nature like this.

I love the fresh air, exercise, peace and quiet of the woods.

And of course, eating fresh, organic food that nature provided.

I used to bow hunt but now I prefer a rifle. I generally use military surplus, because, as you say, there is less to go wrong. They are built for durability.

We hunt to provide meat on the table. As the price of meat rises, this is ever more important for us.

Troy, I love to be out in God's great outdoors and I love the taste of deer meat. I also love to rabbit and Squirrel hunt as well as bird hunt quail, dove, as well as Partridge.

I also love to be out in God's Great Outdoors with the fresh air and the bonus are the beautiful views that you come across while out hunting.

I have been a Bow Hunter for 30 plus years now and I have rifled hunted for 23 years now but I have really taken up using an Inline Muzzleloader over the past 20 years. But my passion is truly Bow Hunting.

I also hunt to put meat on my families table however this year because of work scheduling I have not been able to get out as much as I would like.

Thank you so much for you input on this discussion and may you, your wife, and your little one have an awesome Christmas.

I got a muzzle loader for grid down purposes. If the grid fails on us long term then I can use that. I am learning how to keep it going on such a situation.

There used to be good YouTube videos on making your own powder but sadly YT removed them for some reason.

I have a bow and a cross bow as well for survival needs. Silent is good.

Thank you.

May you and your family have a great and safe holiday season :)

@thediyworld. Ha ha. Now that's funny! You have a muzzle loading rifle for "grid down"??
Seriously??

What, a regular gun or rifle, shotgun, bow (compound, long bow) or cross bow won't work during grid down??

SMH.

"I love the fresh air, exercise, peace and quiet of the woods." And killing a young fawn

@the-diy-world You dont believe in ethical hunting then Troy?

The big hunter! You look ridiculous! You're a poser.

Well, this is an article about hunting, so yes, I eat deer. It was a one year old and I needed meat. I had a license and registered the kill.

Dont see the problem.

Real men only shoot bucks with at least 8 points...

You are a pathetic loser who had to buy a mail order
bride from a foreign country...

Check out the survival skills of the great humter who bought 300 pounds
of animal feed at the farmers market, and then magically converted it
into human food....Disgusting that he would make his pregnant "wife"
eat animal slop...

https://steemit.com/homesteading/@thediyworld/mega-food-haul-injured-my-knee-and-something-new

Troy being the outdoorsman and hunter you are, can you explain to the readers how the animal in the above picture is identified has 'a one year old' - a yearling.

Explain using your own words and not a cut and paste job like you normally do.

Why do you think it is ethical to hunt an animal that is a 'year old'?

Troy you go out for 10 min sit on your phone then go in because you get cold! You say on your videos. You shoot fawns and brag about filling the frezzer with 15 pouds of meat. Yep you are a hunter

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