Do you hunt?
 

Hi all, long time no see again.

Unfortunately no kendo orientated posts as im still working shifts and unable to go http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/frown.gif

I wanted to ask, but do any of you guys hunt? If so what and with what? Please attach some pics.

Im thinking of trying deer stalking but im not sure what my rights would be here in Scotland, also where can I get good camo clothing? Is Mossy oak better than realtree?

Also my last question is, can I obtain a rifle license here?

I haven't seen any gun dealers here.

Thanks alot http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

I hunt n00bs.

Do you have a trophy wall? Pics please http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

Yes, though not in a few years. I'll see if I can dig up some good pics that don't make me look like *too* much of a throwback.

Mossy oak vs. Realtree, buy what's cheaper. While hunters may feel that one or the other is more fashionable, most animals are simple, down to earth folks, and the differences are lost on them. Durability varies a lot from item to item for both brands, at least wrt what I've seen here in the states.

Unfortunately I have never been to the Land of the Scots or the Engs, so I don't know anything about hunting or gun regs. Heck, I thought you couldn't even have firearms "over there." I'd be way interested in how hunting works over there.

I've been trying to get into bowhunting over here, but have been dragging my hiney getting to it. We have a lot of wild pigs, goats, and sheep here. They're all very cute and tasty.

Over the years I've developed a few simple rules, that may or may not apply, but I'm a sharing kind of guy so here you go:

***** Charles's Hunting Rules *****

The Bullwinkle Rule:

Shooting a moose in the middle of a plain that is three miles from the base of the mountain at the top which you have set up base camp is the wrong way to go about it.

The proper way to take a moose is to capture it alive, with only minor wounds, then march it's ass back your pickup truck, and then shoot it once you've gotten it up the ramp, into the bed of the truck.

A second less practical way to take a moose is to shoot the moose, then build a house next to it, and live in the house until you've consumed those parts of the moose that you are most interested in.

The "Never Bring A Knife To A Bear Fight" Rule:

Processing animals out in the wild is a perilous but necessary act. If you by chance find yourself in brown bear country processing a caribou, and suddenly hear a noise like something moving behind you, do not whip around screaming in terror, pulling out your knife, ready for action. While screaming in terror is perfectly acceptable when about to be mauled by a bear, a large caliber handgun is the only acceptable weapon to bring to a bear fight. It is the one tool which is most likely to put you out of your misery in the most reliable fashion.

Also, if it turns out that it wasn't a bear, but was something else, like, say a piece of twine that got wound around your shoe while you were setting up the caribou carcass, and on the way back from the river to wash off your knife it caught on some sticks, dragging them across the gravel and sounding like a giant ten foot tall man-eating grizzly right behind you, you can fire off a round from your large caliber handgun and tell your friends that it really was a bear, but that you scared them off with your manly gun. That will distract them from teasing you for letting out that nancy-boy scream for no reason.

Apologies for the run-on sentence. I was in the throes of a flashback.

Also, always carry a roll of toilet paper and a clean pair shorts in your pack while hunting.

The "Everything Looks Like A Brown Bear When You're Afraid" Rule:

In some areas of the world, like, say, in Alaska, about 30 miles North of the Arctic Circle, things can look much larger than they appear. And during the winter time, animals can behave strangely.

If, at the end of a long day packing meat from a scene right out of Wild Kingdom back to base camp, you look up and see a giant brown bear 100 meters off, bounding straight for you, do not immediately assume that it is a brown bear, and until you've clarified that it is, in fact, actually a brown bear, don't start firing off "warning shots." Particularly since shooting a brown bear out of season without a license, even by "accident" is, in fact, illegal.

If at some point the type of animal bounding towards you is re-assessed to be something else, like say, a wolverine, and your uncle says something genuinely clever like "well hell, we can shoot a wolverine" , do not continue shooting at the ferocious brown bear/wolverine, because if you've made an animal identification error once, it is easy to do a second time while under duress.

If at some point the bear/wolverine is hit and stops moving, approach them with great care, because porcupines are quite dangerous with all those deadly quills. I'm sure many a hunter has been ravaged and killed by wild porcupines, but we've never heard about it because they have a 100% kill rate.

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Just remember, someday, somewhere, these rules could save your life.

-Charles

I hunt trolls http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/evil.gif

We don't get much bears here....

Are you planning on going on a NED hunt?!

never had need to go hunting. always lived near places where i can get good quality meat without having to kill for it. tho.. i wouldn't mind having some whale again. i forgot what it tasted like, and i'm sure it didn't taste like chicken.

pete

I had to turn in my hunting license when I got married.... http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/eek.gif

Used to go deer hunting with my Dad. Whenever the subject of hunting comes up he always tells this story to people just to embarrass me so I'll repeat it here for him.

It was my first time hunting with my Dad and he had bagged a pretty big mule deer and of course had field dressed it getting it ready for transport. It was my job to drag the deer (this was way before ATVs, portable wheel barrows, and the like became available) back to the campsite. So there I was, dragging this extremely heavy deer across a relatively flat plain. It was pretty hard work so I paused to take a rest. I was pulling it by the antlers so I dropped them and sat down on it's ribcage. Now, when you field dress a deer, the insides are gone and the cacass is relatively empty, i.e. filled with air. If you compress the carcass with all that air inside, the air has to go somewhere. So when I sat on the deer, I closed the opening in the belly and all the air went out the deer's anus. My first thought and reaction was that the deer was still alive and had just farted!!! I jumped about three feet in the air, let out a littly girly yell, and ran about 15 feet away from the deer!

My Dad was roaring with laughter, my uncle was just shaking his head. After I settled down I went back to the deer, gave it a good kick, and continued dragging it back to camp.

He tells other embarrassing stories about me during that trip but they're all lies I'm telling you, all lies!!!!

I personally dont feel hunting for enjoyment is good http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/frown.gif hunting for necessity is tolerable tho'

Commander,

Do you have a local constable, or someone who is in charge of law enforcement in your area? I'm sure that if you search for hunting laws (and restrictions) in Scotland, you'd find something to at least give you a start.

Aside from the "Bambi factor", there's nothing wrong with hunting, as long as you are hunting in an ethical manner - i.e., not shooting fawns, does (out of season), etc. I don't believe there are any brown bears in Scotland, and I know that wolverines aren't there, either.

I do not hunt, since I have no need to do so, but on the farm where I live, there is a sizable stand of trees. There are deer in those woods, and my landlord has given permission to a very select few people to hunt. I happen to be one of those, but since I live by myself, I feel it would be too much meat to keep. There are provisions in Ohio whereby hunters can take a deer to a local butcher, have it processed, packaged, and then donate the meat to a local charity for distribution to needy families.

In Ohio, the deer population has grown tremendously, so that this season, it is permissible to take one buck (or stag, depending on your definition), and one doe if you have the special deer license.

As for stalking deer, they're color blind, so even if you wore blaze orange, they wouldn't see you unless you move. Besides, if you're camouflaged and there's another hunter out there, sometimes they shoot first at any movement, then go and investigate. Over here, they've usually got a bottle of Jim Beam Bourbon, in Scotland, I'd imagine they would have something a little more palatable, say, Glen Deveron?

Hi all,

Im mainly interested in deer only and would like to bowhunt but its prohibited here as its considered cruel which is kinda true but the sport still interests me.

I will only kill to eat the meat but I would like a trophy head for my first kill only.

My dad does alot of wood pigeon shooting, boy does that taste nice http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

Im going to to my local police station and have a word about licensing etc.

Got any pics?

If only....if only...http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/ponder.gif

Get dumped then?

Killing the deer and eating the deer are fine but there is another part in the middle that you need to be prepared for.
Getting the guts out without puncturing any of them. You have to cut the boy open and reach in and pull a lot of the stuff out. Blood and guts and gore.

No, they have these, people have been known to soil themselves upon sighting him.

That is yucky but I could get used to it. Luckily my other half has alot of experiance in that sorta field http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/biggrin.gif

Hahaha! quality. That was good.

No, never. But years ago took part in various hunt-sabs.
Having to face drunk and armed rednecks can be quite unpleasant, and sometimes fights broke out. Once I was held at gunpoint, it was scary.

Anyways, I have rarely felt the same relief I had back in the days when we were giving those hunters what they deserved...

Thats rednecks for you...im not a fan of them either.