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Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 06:25 PM
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1. You feel safer walking in the woods during the day than when it's dark. 2. It can get too cold to hunt. 3. Cleaning a deer is a pain. 4. You want to kill the biggest buck in camp. 5. You go hunting when your spouse says it's okay. 6. Recoil is not easy to ignore. 7. Venison is very expensive. 8. Just owning a $1000 scope doesn't make you an expert marksman. 9. Men are just as guilty in never owning enough camo as women are with shoes and purses. 10. Practice (shooting) makes perfect.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 07:31 PM
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1. You feel safer walking in the woods during the day than when it's dark. 2. It can get too cold to hunt. 3. Cleaning a deer is a pain. 4. You want to kill the biggest buck in camp. 5. You go hunting when your spouse says it's okay.o 6. Recoil is not easy to ignore. 7. Venison is very expensive. 8. Just owning a $1000 scope doesn't make you an expert marksman. 9. Men are just as guilty in never owning enough camo as women are with shoes and purses. 10. Practice (shooting) makes perfect. as pappy always say's: i've been out wondering about the woods in weather so cold the deer & the antalope wouldn't even come out an play
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 07:32 PM
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I'll call it first on several of these. 1.,3.,5. and 9.. I have no problem in the dark as long as I know where I'm going. Cleaning a deer is a satisfying part of the process that feeds my family. No way in hell have I ever, nor will I ever, need permission from anyone to go hunt/fish/camp. I may update my hunting wear but I give lots of it away to clothing drives every year as well. I'm a hoarder on too many other things to store too much of it.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 07:52 PM
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passthru on #5 spouxe never complained. although did walk out whin credit advisers said leasing is bad investment. with over 4,000,000 hogs 24-7-365 & 1buck & few days ta try for a doe for less than a $1.00 a day. still loose sleep over that. Edit: tired of ing with android. tis a conspiracy i tell ya typed spouse
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 07:58 PM
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I really hate to do what I am about to do, because it will be very painful for you.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 08:09 PM
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You can add a lot more to that list.
I'll start.
11. Your scope wasn't off. You got buck fever and missed.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 08:10 PM
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Big time, full of more holes than a target.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 10:58 PM
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You can add a lot more to that list.
I'll start.
11. Your scope wasn't off. You got buck fever and missed. So true!!!!
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/14/14 11:44 PM
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 12:07 AM
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If no.5 is an issue I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but a nagging spouse ain't one
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 12:23 AM
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I can't speak for anyone but myself. Dan you and I veiw hunting completely different. Baker
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 12:39 AM
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on thread,
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 03:31 AM
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Disagree with one, three and nine. No problem with the dark, I know it sounds weird but I enjoy cleaning deer. I seldom buy cammo. Now 20 years ago I would have aregued with you about two. But now I agree if it's too cold I stay home.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 04:02 AM
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#12 - flat bill hurley hats, affliction shirts, and jacked up trucks are essential to hunting success.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 04:03 AM
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#12 - flat bill hurley hats, affliction shirts, and jacked up trucks are essential to hunting success. You wear a flat bill Patagonia hat. What's the difference ?
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 04:18 AM
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#12 - flat bill hurley hats, affliction shirts, and jacked up trucks are essential to hunting success. You wear a flat bill Patagonia hat. What's the difference ? Don't be sippin on that hatorade. I'm wearing the hat as we speak. It's good luck.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 07:39 AM
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I agree with that list. I don't golf or fish, so I have very little trouble getting permission to go to the ranch for the weekend. She usually goes with me also.
I have to admit that even with an indoor skinning rack and an electric hoist, I still don't enjoy cleaning deer and cleaning up the mess. I do it a few times a year, but it is my least favorite part. I have passed on deer at the end of a weekend because I just didn't have it in me to clean a doe before having to pack up and head home.
My primary gun is a Winchester Model 70 with a Nikon scope. Both are capable of more than I am.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 07:56 AM
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Beg to differ on 6. Recoil has never bothered me when pulling the trigger on a critter
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 01:18 PM
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12. Ground shrinkage isn't a real thing.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 01:33 PM
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I have passed on deer at the end of a weekend because I just didn't have it in me to clean a doe before having to pack up and head home. Yes, many deer owe their lives to hunters feeling the same way.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 01:38 PM
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#12 - flat bill hurley hats, affliction shirts, and jacked up trucks are essential to hunting success. You wear a flat bill Patagonia hat. What's the difference ? Don't be sippin on that hatorade. I'm wearing the hat as we speak. It's good luck. One day you will grow into a man and wear a Stetson or resistol
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 02:45 PM
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Do all grown men wear cowboy hats?
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 02:51 PM
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Do all grown men wear cowboy hats? Most grown men that I know that wear one are posers. Even all the real ranchers I know don't wear one.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 02:52 PM
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Ok thanks. I was getting worried.
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Re: Ten things that hunters know is true but won't admit
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12/15/14 02:55 PM
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I will say this. I don't care if someone wants to wear a cowboy hat. More power to you. I grew up in East Texas. Most of the real rednecks had no idea they were rednecks. They didn't wear anything to try to look like a redneck or a cowboy. Again, not that there's anything wrong with it.
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