hycohounds Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 i have one 3 part question or 3 one part questions.depends on how you look at it. the reason for the questions- theres another hunting party that hunts next to us. a lady killed one monday that is just about the biggest buck i've seen on the public land we hunt. her husband told me she killed it and i know them and have no reason to doubt it. however in telling this story to some friends i have recieved some interesting comments about it. first question- how many hunt but only go or hunt with your significant other? are any of you single hunters(started with family/friends/ex-husbands or by yourself)and still do it? and finally- do any of yall hunt but have a significant other that dosen't? i personally know of 3 women that hunt as hard as any man. they will punish the deer population if they have half a chance. 2 are married and 1 is single..............tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 First of all, why would these people doubt that she actually killed the buck? Because they are jealous or what? I got started in hunting (and fishing) by my father and his brother (uncle!) when I was just a little girl. When I turned 17 I dated this guy for 6 years that was a non hunter, who actually tried to get me not to go. I would go anyway.. of course. Glad to say I'm not with him anymore and am now currently engaged to an RT forum member who is an avid waterfowl hunter and has introduced me to that sport as well. No matter what, even when my father passes away, and had I not met my fiance and happened to marry a non hunter.. I would STILL go. Hunting and fishing is in my blood. I'm addicted for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I only started hunting in 2001. I almost always go by myself unless I am with my husband or my son. If I go with my husband then we are always in different stands. My son sits with me though as he's not old enough to hunt alone. I couldn't care less if anyone doubted that I killed a particular buck. She shouldn't either. You're always gonna have people like that who try to discredit you. They'll get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hycohounds Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 andrea, do you know danny godwin and his wife? she killed it on sweetwater. man it was a bull. one of the biggest i've ever seen on blackwater dead or alive..............tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Yes I know them both. He was the taxidermist I used for that buck I showed you the picture of me with in Blackwater. Exactly how big was it?? That's too cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrswtnhunt Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 As a kid, my dad tried to get me into hunting but I just wasn't interested then. After I got married (to wtnhunt), my husband got me into it. I went a few times with him and got hooked. I now go by myself. It helps that I hunt on my own property. As far as people believing if I got a deer or not..there are a few people that say it is hard to believe that I hunt, but don't doubt if I bagged the trophy or not. Mostly people will say....."Wow, you hunt by yourself...aren't you scared" Once people get to know me they think it is cool. I have a female coworker that also hunts and when we have lunch with the department heads "Hunting" is ususally the topic of conversation. Hunting is very common in our area, so I don't really have much of a problem with other people. It helps that I have LOTS of pics to show them. As far as your friend, she needs to get the "I don't care what others think" mindset. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I hunt by myself 25% of the time. The rest of the time there's someone else on the property that I know (or don't know some times). Once or twice a year I may have someone in the stand with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 i hunt 98% of the time by myself...2% of the time is hog/dog hunting and if i could get some more gals to go with me, i'd go with them, lol...my husband and i have gone in the woods twice together, the 1st time ,he and i parted ways as soon as we left the parking area, the other i was limited out on my turkey and i took him to see if we could get him on one...he hunts , but very rarely...his thing is duck hunting and i don't duck hunt too much, actually i havent gone in years just because it interferes with other hunts....but it works for us... my sister got me into hunting....except for a couple of teenage years( i just went out to the woods, lol)...the guys in my life before hunting always thought i wouldn't want to go so they never invited me and to tell you the truth, i was too niave to ask....if i had only known...actually one of them is coming down this year to see if i can get him an osceola(the pressure is on ,lol)....i regret the years we could of hunted together and didn't but at least we get a weekend together... over the years the guys that hunt the same areas as we do have seen what my sister and i do to hunt...we do it ALL, by ourselves and occassionally we get to teach them a thing or two , lol.....they respect us and they know we'll go places 90% of men wouldn't, even in the daylight, lol....i'm sorry but the guys you talked too with the negative comments are just ignorant....regardless if her hubby took her out and dropped her off or was in the stand sitting next to her, she is the one that had the patience and she's the one that took the shot that took that deer....so kudos to her !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 first question- how many hunt but only go or hunt with your significant other? are any of you single hunters(started with family/friends/ex-husbands or by yourself)and still do it? I started hunting when I was 13 years old with my father as my hunting partner. To this day he is still my hunting partner along with several other men who are members of our "hunting group". I'm single and don't have a significant other to hunt with, but if I did have a significant other it wouldn't change my hunting style much at all from what it is now and I would hunt with both him and my father. It's a big rule in our hunting camp that no one hunts totally alone. Everyone must have a radio and stay in radio contact with each other throughout the day. We also mark off on the GPS our hunting spots so if someone is in trouble, loses radio contact, or doesn't come home for the night we know where to go to find them. We do this because it's the smart and safe way to hunt on the large amount of public acres that we can hunt on. Therefore, I'm never completely "alone" while hunting because of this camp rule. I'm always just a radio and GPS mark away. Between the ages of 13 and 16 I was required to hunt very close to my father because of the state regulations. We always hunted side-by-side during these years. Once I turned 16 I no longer was considered a "youth" by the state regulations and could hunt away from my father, however, I continued to hunt side-by-side with him until I was 19 years old. I did this mainly because he was less stressed when he could visually keep an eye on me, but we no longer hunted on the same tree during this time, just within 100-200 visual yards of each other. Now a days I hunt alone, and out of visual contact with my father, but in radio contact with him at any time, like the other hunters in our group do. finally- do any of yall hunt but have a significant other that dosen't? I don't have a significant other, so I can't really answer this question. In all honestly "hunting" and "fishing" is a requirement for any future significant other I may have. I can feel for the woman who is being accused of not shooting her deer. It took me several deer harvested before several of my classmates at the time believed that I actually shot my own deer and not my father. My butcher on the other hand is the opposite of my classmates. He questions my father's "perfect shot placement" kills quite often asking him if I shot the deer for him. lol Our butcher says I'm one the most accurate shots he's butchered in a long time. I've only had two bad shots in my years of hunting so far. As far as advice for her. I just suggest ignoring those that don't believe and keep doing what she's doing. Eventually they will either accept that she's truly hunting and killing the deer by herself or they'll stay in their mindset anyway and aren't worth the wasted breath. True friends and family will believe in her and that's all that should matter. Oh and congratulations to her on her trophy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechsWife Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 My only option is to hunt with my Husband due to land location and hunting rights. I do have the ability to hunt my own stand or blind, but I prefer the time with my hubby. Now that our oldest daughter is hunting - that will change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swmnk9training Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I hunt 75% of the time by myself, the other 25% is either with another committee member (male) from pheasants forever or my brother. My boyfriend does not really hunt so it does not look like my % will be changing anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 My husband (a lifetime hunter) introduced me to hunting back when we were dating. Started with having fun shooting our bows at a simple deer target and seeing who could shoot closest to a tiny clover flower (many cool "dates" spent doing this ). I took hunter safety, got up in the treestand and never looked back. (Some days I wonder if my husband thinks twice about encouraging me. . . . ) Since having children, we take turns each season. If it's your turn, it's your season to get out in the woods (conveniently located right out our back door) for all it's worth. If it's not your turn, you stay back and hang out with the kids/cook dinner/listen to all of the stories from the woods. Our son has sat with my husband before but not yet with me (need a more secure two-person stand for that), and our daughter is nearly old enough but has a very hard time with not talking during every waking minute of the day! My husband and I love supporting one another and are proud to share each other's hunting stories and successes with our friends and family. It's a great arrangement. Especially since this past deer season was mine and I had success! Congrats to your lady friend on her monster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozarkgal Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I go hunting by myself all the time, I would rather go by myself that way I dont have to listen to anyone unless its my dad he is a awsome hunter everything that I learned came from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 My most memorable times have been hunting and trapping with my mate....my best friend and significant other...he and I love to hunt and check traps together. I t is one of the most bonding of experiences. Sometimes I like to call for moose, look for bear sign, or glass for sheep by myself....at times, with some of the kids along. It is good practice for them to learn to be quiet and still in the woods/high country.Also, I recognize the need for my guy to go off alone, and think.We give each other turns, and I love and appreciate him for that. It's as if we have heaven five minutes from our back door. I believe sheep hunting is definitely a must for having a partner with. Scouting can be more effective alone...but, really...any hunt seems to be better shared with those you love.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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