Guest Andrea Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Remember when you first started hunting and your heart would POUND at the sight of deer, whether it was a fawn, a doe or a buck??? I have found that nowadays.....my heart only races when a buck is in sight or I hear one grunt. The does don't get my heart racing anymore. Ya'll the same way???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Re: Heart rate hey are you implying by posting this in the womens forum that only women have hearts or at least functional hearts. Because I'll tell you right now, my heart beats just as fast as yours and my hands shake like yours when a 8X8 pops into my shooting lanes. I'm just bugging you... I usually don't have time to think when I hunt.. we do alot of stalking, but i do find the heart beating after the shot... good post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Re: Heart rate [ QUOTE ] hey are you implying by posting this in the womens forum that only women have hearts or at least functional hearts. Because I'll tell you right now, my heart beats just as fast as yours and my hands shake like yours when a 8X8 pops into my shooting lanes. I'm just bugging you... I usually don't have time to think when I hunt.. we do alot of stalking, but i do find the heart beating after the shot... good post [/ QUOTE ] Nope, just asking the girls cause I want to know from THEM if the reaction changes in THEM after a while. I have asked guys this question and have gotten the same answer from ALL of them. Their heart rates are the same... no matter what kind of deer appears. Their hearts pound hard no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Re: Heart rate it still gets me everytime......if i know there is a chance i will have a shot at it, i'm shaking until it's time to shoot, then i shake more, lol.......but if i'm just watching , then no shakes....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Heart rate If I hear the brush start popping or the leaves start to rustle like deer are coming, my heart comes close to pounding out of my chest everytime. LOL! Does that tell you anything? LOL I have such a great time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Heart rate I know only a few woman that hunt..But they all say that any deer gets them very excited... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Heart rate Here's another guy that finds that the heartrate is in direct proportion to the liklihood of shooting the deer. If I am out for meat, any leaf crunching shoots me to the moon, but if I am buck hunting, only the antlers get me. It's all about whether I am going to shoot or not. If I am not going to, and calmly watch a deer for a while and change my mind, there goes the heart rate! HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Re: Heart rate Just wondering if I was "losing it". Yeah, the sound of something walking in gets my heart rate up but if it turns out to be a doe...it slows down immediately. If a buck comes in and even if it's a little ol' spike....I feel like I am going to flat line. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingInMaine Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Heart rate [ QUOTE ] If I hear the brush start popping or the leaves start to rustle like deer are coming, my heart comes close to pounding out of my chest everytime. [/ QUOTE ] LOL I'm the same way...I don't even have to see the deer for my heart to start pounding! To bad the culprit is usually some over active squirrels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Heart rate [ QUOTE ] LOL I'm the same way...I don't even have to see the deer for my heart to start pounding! To bad the culprit is usually some over active squirrels! [/ QUOTE ] Don't you just hate those darn squirrels when they get all noisy like that? I've threatened to shoot many a squirrel because of it. LOL Usually the deer make way less noise than those pesky 'ol tree rats. Crazy things.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Re: Heart rate huntin_girl I'll bet your heart would pound like the old days if you started bow hunting. Maybe even more so. To be perfectly honest it's just not the same with a firearm for me. While hunting with a firearm, if it's not a mature buck I really don't get fired up like I did when I was young. If I have a stick and a string in my hand its a whole different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyluck Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Re: Heart rate When I am bow hunting any deer that comes in makes my heart pound. It's the excitement of seeing a deer and the possibility of taking the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Re: Heart rate [ QUOTE ] huntin_girl I'll bet your heart would pound like the old days if you started bow hunting. Maybe even more so. To be perfectly honest it's just not the same with a firearm for me. While hunting with a firearm, if it's not a mature buck I really don't get fired up like I did when I was young. If I have a stick and a string in my hand its a whole different story. [/ QUOTE ] You are probably right Rhino. I would like to try bow hunting someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Re: Heart rate I've been hunting for 7 or 8 years now and my heart pounds as much now as it did when I first started hunting! With bow hunting, if a deeri s coming my way, I start shaking,my hearty is racing, I'm afraid to move! Maybe halfway through shotgun season do I calm down a little bit, but I still feel the thrill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
younameit Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Re: Heart rate My heart pounds at the sound of a squirrel. lol For real it races at doe just as much as it does bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Re: Heart rate [ QUOTE ] You are probably right Rhino. I would like to try bow hunting someday. [/ QUOTE ] There's plenty of time to gear up, practice and get ready before this coming fall. Honestly there's nothing like the excited feeling I get with bowhunting. That is except for maybe spring turkey hunting. It doesn't matter if it's a buck or a doe, I get excited with both. If I get a shot, I still get the after shot shakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Re: Heart rate [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] You are probably right Rhino. I would like to try bow hunting someday. [/ QUOTE ] There's plenty of time to gear up, practice and get ready before this coming fall. Honestly there's nothing like the excited feeling I get with bowhunting. That is except for maybe spring turkey hunting. It doesn't matter if it's a buck or a doe, I get excited with both. If I get a shot, I still get the after shot shakes. [/ QUOTE ] --------I got the shakes yesterday just from having to sit still for so long while a doe stared at me. She stayed there feeding around for an HOUR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Re: Heart rate My heart still pounds at an impending shot, and I hope it never goes away. I will say my heart rate doesn't elevate when I see a deer that I know I'm not going to shoot. When I first started, any deer, near or far got me going, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Re: Heart rate Mine pounds not matter what it is. And really hard if i have my bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mule659 Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Re: Heart rate My heart gets going when an animal I want to take walks out. Whether I'm after a big buck or a doe for the freezer it all depends on if I intend to shoot in the first place. Once the decision to shoot is made my heart starts pounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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