Comments on: When Hunting Was Cheap And Simple http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2009/11/17/when-hunting-was-cheap-and-simple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-hunting-was-cheap-and-simple Black Bear Blog - The Politics of Hunting, Fishing and the Outdoors. Protecting our American Heritage. Sat, 26 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jes http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2009/11/17/when-hunting-was-cheap-and-simple/#comment-15834 jes Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:13 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=8325#comment-15834 For Florida, it's hard to do without a treestand. Not that I haven't killed my share of bucks without one, but the older I get, the more careful I have become, and the last time I climbed a tree, I looked down, and wondered how on earth I was going to get down....For some reason climbing up was so much easier. Used to shoot deer in front of the dogs, which is what most people did back then, and still do, where there is enough land open to dog hunting...The dogs are the only thing that will move the deer out of the thickets, where you can get a shot, if you can hit a running deer....and most people can't hit flip if it moves...Back then, we'd practice at moving objects, and any good deer hunter would hit a moving deer without any problem. ..(at least within their range) If you ever tried to crawl in the thicket with the deer, you were a fool, since the deer would hear you coming a quarter mile away, and smell you at half of that. You ever crawl in the brambles, you will come out looking like you were in a wrestling match with a bobcat, and the bobcat won! I use a scoped .308 for some places where deer will come in the open, but they are few and far between....and usually just a lever action .30-30 is all that's needed, and I have one I ordered from Sears and Roebuck back in 1961...and it's taken it's share. And if I had to kill all the deer in Florida, it would do the job...with open sights. Mostly all the newfangled stuff is pure unnecessary... you can do without it all, but you kid yourself into thinking it will help you get more deer, so you buy it anyway. Having patience and being able to hold still on a stand, is more important than 90% of the garbage they sell to hunters who think they'll try anything if it helps them get a deer. For Florida, it’s hard to do without a treestand. Not that I haven’t killed my share of bucks without one, but the older I get, the more careful I have become, and the last time I climbed a tree, I looked down, and wondered how on earth I was going to get down….For some reason climbing up was so much easier.
Used to shoot deer in front of the dogs, which is what most people did back then, and still do, where there is enough land open to dog hunting…The dogs are the only thing that will move the deer out of the thickets, where you can get a shot, if you can hit a running deer….and most people can’t hit flip if it moves…Back then, we’d practice at moving objects, and any good deer hunter would hit a moving deer without any problem. ..(at least within their range)
If you ever tried to crawl in the thicket with the deer, you were a fool, since the deer would hear you coming a quarter mile away, and smell you at half of that. You ever crawl in the brambles, you will come out looking like you were in a wrestling match with a bobcat, and the bobcat won!
I use a scoped .308 for some places where deer will come in the open, but they are few and far between….and usually just a lever action .30-30 is all that’s needed, and I have one I ordered from Sears and Roebuck back in 1961…and it’s taken it’s share. And if I had to kill all the deer in Florida, it would do the job…with open sights.
Mostly all the newfangled stuff is pure unnecessary… you can do without it all, but you kid yourself into thinking it will help you get more deer, so you buy it anyway. Having patience and being able to hold still on a stand, is more important than 90% of the garbage they sell to hunters who think they’ll try anything if it helps them get a deer.

]]> By: Tom Remington http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2009/11/17/when-hunting-was-cheap-and-simple/#comment-15833 Tom Remington Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:07:26 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=8325#comment-15833 What many of us don't realize is the vast differences in hunting style and technique that is driven by the geography we hunt in. Where I grew up in Maine, the overwhelming majority of huntable grounds offers a visibility of only a few yards and at times a few feet. All those optics don't help us but in Greg's terrain it's a must. What many of us don’t realize is the vast differences in hunting style and technique that is driven by the geography we hunt in. Where I grew up in Maine, the overwhelming majority of huntable grounds offers a visibility of only a few yards and at times a few feet. All those optics don’t help us but in Greg’s terrain it’s a must.

]]> By: Greg Farber http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2009/11/17/when-hunting-was-cheap-and-simple/#comment-15832 Greg Farber Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:59:10 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=8325#comment-15832 I like my optics, this country I live in was made to be glassed, I use the Swarovski 20x60 Spotting Scope, and the Leupold 12x40 Spotting Scope. Leupold 10x28 Binoculars and the Leupold 10-20x40 Spotting Scope. I make my own bows and arrows, build my own Muzzle Loaders. I also shoot the WSM7MAG and the 7mm Ultra Mag, as well the 454 Casull Hand gun, all wearing Leupold Scopes. Horses and mules and various tack, saddles and packing in deep gear.. I wash my hunting clothing in the creek I am going up, other than I never messed with hiding my scent, I just use the wind to my advantage. I'm hunting through November with my compound bow right now.. Took a cow elk, but still hunting deer. I watched a couple nice bucks a couple days ago, but they were having none of my action... That's about it for my gadgets, except I reload everything I shoot..The hunt below was some time back now. http://candidconservatives.com/the-queens-river-canyon-buck/ I like my optics, this country I live in was made to be glassed, I use the Swarovski 20×60 Spotting Scope, and the Leupold 12×40 Spotting Scope. Leupold 10×28 Binoculars and the Leupold 10-20×40 Spotting Scope. I make my own bows and arrows, build my own Muzzle Loaders. I also shoot the WSM7MAG and the 7mm Ultra Mag, as well the 454 Casull Hand gun, all wearing Leupold Scopes. Horses and mules and various tack, saddles and packing in deep gear.. I wash my hunting clothing in the creek I am going up, other than I never messed with hiding my scent, I just use the wind to my advantage. I’m hunting through November with my compound bow right now.. Took a cow elk, but still hunting deer. I watched a couple nice bucks a couple days ago, but they were having none of my action… That’s about it for my gadgets, except I reload everything I shoot..The hunt below was some time back now.
http://candidconservatives.com/the-queens-river-canyon-buck/

]]> By: arthur http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2009/11/17/when-hunting-was-cheap-and-simple/#comment-15831 arthur Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:22:34 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=8325#comment-15831 Oh, how I can't wait to see the comments left for this post. I'm a firm believer that scouting, preparation, and deer know-how are what makes a successful hunter. I don't consider myself an expert deer hunter in any way, shape form, but I do know that there isn't a gadget out there that will teach you how to scout, how to be still, or how to stay warm after hours in the woods. I think if a lot of the "gadget" prone hunters returned to and practiced some actual woodsmanship, that would go along way in improving their odds, long before any gadget would help them. With all of this being said, though, I have fallen for a few gadgets myself. I think it's just part of being a hunter. Hopefully someone can come up with some solid data evidence they can share on this topic. That would in interesting. Oh, how I can’t wait to see the comments left for this post.

I’m a firm believer that scouting, preparation, and deer know-how are what makes a successful hunter. I don’t consider myself an expert deer hunter in any way, shape form, but I do know that there isn’t a gadget out there that will teach you how to scout, how to be still, or how to stay warm after hours in the woods.

I think if a lot of the “gadget” prone hunters returned to and practiced some actual woodsmanship, that would go along way in improving their odds, long before any gadget would help them.

With all of this being said, though, I have fallen for a few gadgets myself. I think it’s just part of being a hunter.

Hopefully someone can come up with some solid data evidence they can share on this topic. That would in interesting.

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