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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 01:38 AM
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If you are dangerous after 3-4 beers, I don't want to hunt around you sober. I currently drive 30 minutes to get to my blind, so there is no drinking before or after.
But if I'm at the ranch, won't go to the stand without beer.
Have to know your limits.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 01:46 AM
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I'll often take a few beers, no more than 3, for an evening hunt. I can guarantee you that it doesn't impair my ability to shoot accurately or judge deer.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: jlsbassman]
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11/24/14 01:48 AM
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10pointers
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I have in the past when I was younger and knew way more than I do now. But now I don't believe guns and drinking go together. That about sums it up for me
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: stxranchman]
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11/24/14 02:16 AM
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txtrophy85
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I like the other hunters on my lease to drink a lot, they usually kill something that they would not have if they weren't drinking. They head home early and I get to hunt the whole ranch all by myself. Hold my beer and watch this...
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 02:22 AM
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txtrophy85
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I quit drinking and hunting because I felt it dulled my experiences in the field. I hunt to get away from the day to day and taking the edge off was counter productive because I want the edge when I'm outdoors.
Drinking and hunting has never affected my ability to safely handle a firearm. It did not make me a better shot but it did not make me unsafe.
If a person wants to drink beer in the stand while hunting, that's his business. I've done it so I can't judge them. I just choose not to do it anymore, but for reasons other than safety
I personally think that too many people get loaded at dove shoots though. Those are more dangerous than any deer hunt
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/24/14 03:10 AM
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I like the other hunters on my lease to drink a lot, they usually kill something that they would not have if they weren't drinking. They head home early and I get to hunt the whole ranch all by myself. Hold my beer and watch this... Just hope I am not the one telling you "that buck is a monster"...cause you will be disappointed severely disappointed.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: stxranchman]
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11/24/14 03:12 AM
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txtrophy85
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I like the other hunters on my lease to drink a lot, they usually kill something that they would not have if they weren't drinking. They head home early and I get to hunt the whole ranch all by myself. Hold my beer and watch this... Just hope I am not the one telling you "that buck is a monster"...cause you will be disappointed severely disappointed. Beer goggles happen in more places than just the dancehall
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/24/14 03:13 AM
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stxranchman
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I like the other hunters on my lease to drink a lot, they usually kill something that they would not have if they weren't drinking. They head home early and I get to hunt the whole ranch all by myself. Hold my beer and watch this... Just hope I am not the one telling you "that buck is a monster"...cause you will be disappointed severely disappointed. Beer goggles happen in more places than just the dancehall Next statement will be..."you haven't shot yet?"
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 03:21 AM
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txtrophy85
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I've been reading a lot of magazines you won't be able to fool me
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/24/14 03:22 AM
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stxranchman
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I've been reading a lot of magazines you won't be able to fool me
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 04:20 AM
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For all the same reasons you shouldn't drink and drive, it's a really bad idea to mix guns and alcohol. Some of the guys on my lease will take a beer or two out with them for the evening hunt. I wish they wouldn't, but they don't take a cooler full as has been discussed (promoted?) here by some. Gun-related accidents happen easy enough as it is without the added contributing factor of lowering your inhibitions/judgment/concentration/focus with even just a few cold ones.... (And Pal, if you think 3 or 4 beers "hell, don't affect me none" then buddy, you've got a problem, and your hunting partners are taking more risk in being around you than they realize.) Think about it. Be the voice of reason at your lease. The life you save May be your own.....
So she says "sure Honey, I agree, you DO need a new deer rifle..." And that, boys, is how I ended up with new living room furniture!
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: DSST_Construction]
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11/24/14 06:23 AM
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Grown [censored] man that can't handle his alcohol shouldn't be drinking anywhere. Grown [censored] man that has some self control should be able to have a beer wherever he dang well pleases. Just my Couldn't agree more. Grown a$$ man drinking beer with one hand and a gun in the other has no self control. Just my
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Dustnsand]
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11/24/14 06:26 AM
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Grown [censored] man that can't handle his alcohol shouldn't be drinking anywhere. Grown [censored] man that has some self control should be able to have a beer wherever he dang well pleases. Just my Couldn't agree more. Yessir. Self righteous people think that when somebody drinks that automatically means they are going to get drunk as a skunk and start shooting everywhere. If that's the case then it would be illegal to consume alcohol anywhere except when you are confined to your house for an extended period of time. Not a damn thing wrong with having a few beers if you are a responsible person. No one said you could not drink. Just not with a firearm in his hand
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 06:47 AM
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 01:55 PM
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I like to take a couple to the blind, however it causes problems such as "what goes in must come out".
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Grosvenor]
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11/24/14 02:34 PM
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I concede. Switching to drugs. Great now we get to hear how pot is better than alcohol.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: huntwest]
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11/24/14 02:42 PM
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I concede. Switching to drugs. Great now we get to hear how pot is better than alcohol. you mean you can't have both?
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: LuckyHunter]
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11/24/14 02:52 PM
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Grown [censored] man that can't handle his alcohol shouldn't be drinking anywhere. Grown [censored] man that has some self control should be able to have a beer wherever he dang well pleases. Just my Couldn't agree more. Grown a$$ man drinking beer with one hand and a gun in the other has no self control. Just my Why do I keep clicking on this ridiculous thread? Do some of you folks honestly believe there is no difference between having a few beers over the course of a 2-4 hour hunt and getting hammered? Someone on here actually suggested that even if you have self-control you should not have a beer in the stand because some other idiot might take that "example" and use it as an excuse to get plowed. And the guy I just quoted...really? No self control??? It's not that I have to have a beer. It's not even that I need a beer. It's that I'm sitting in a box blind doing what I love on my ranch, watching animals and the sunset and enjoying the wonderful, refreshing taste of a frosty brew. Good news is we don't have to hunt together. Amen.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 02:58 PM
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I bet you folks don't drink beer when you fish either.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: bigbob_ftw]
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11/24/14 03:00 PM
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I bet you folks don't drink beer when you fish either. THAT IS SO UNSAFE!! you could end up keeping a whole cooler of hardheads for dinner...
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 03:03 PM
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stxranchman
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Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 03:07 PM
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Some peoples chillren lol. I have no problem with what anyone does as long as they arent acting a fool bothering me or mine.
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Txslobberknocker]
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11/24/14 03:13 PM
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I used to take 3 or 4 beers with me but don't anymore. Heck, I seldom drink beer now. However, I felt like it was my land and I was the only one there. Or, I certainly better be the only one. The back stop is a fairly good sized hill. And, I still reserve the right to make all the decisions on what I do on my own damn land. Well, my Wife gets in quite a few votes or tries to.
I don't see a whole lot of difference in that and golfers dropping by the 19th hole for a couple of drinks and then driving home. I believe I'm more scared of people who have some drinks and then get behind the wheel. And, admittedly, I used to do that.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Drinking in the stand?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
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11/24/14 03:39 PM
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I used to take 3 or 4 beers with me but don't anymore. Heck, I seldom drink beer now. However, I felt like it was my land and I was the only one there. Or, I certainly better be the only one. The back stop is a fairly good sized hill. And, I still reserve the right to make all the decisions on what I do on my own damn land. Well, my Wife gets in quite a few votes or tries to.
I don't see a whole lot of difference in that and golfers dropping by the 19th hole for a couple of drinks and then driving home. I believe I'm more scared of people who have some drinks and then get behind the wheel. And, admittedly, I used to do that. That there is a fact. I live close to our country club and replace a mailbox about every other year. One sot (whom I know well) actually complained my mailbox was too close to the road. I explained to him that maybe him getting his drunk a** behind the wheel might just be the problem.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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