When does hunting become too easy?

[CANOPY SAM]

And I thought you were just kidding Tator! Ha Ha!

Gotcha, bob! We've got does around our area like RATS! They're everywhere. I guess deer density is really variable depending on where you're at this year! Good luck to both you and your wife, and Welcome to the Country! You'll never go back to the city.

[bogwalker]

I have told my kids for years " Looking forward to bedtime is a sign of maturity ". Some are now old enough to understand and agree.

[Musky Buck]

When the DNR went from a 2 day or 2nd weekend 4 day, zone 4 deer hunt to now allowing those willing to hunt for 25 days. 23 extra days possible in the field with a firearm. But, really it has made hunting more difficult as these deer are getting way more nocturnal as the pressure has nearly maxed out in the areas I hunt, how is it the old 2 day season I used to see way more deer than I do in the 25 day season ? Bow pressure and field goose/pheasant pressure may have a touch to do with it I guess also. A lot of guys, having such a lengthy deer season, are "finding" someone to tag that 1st deer saving their tag to extend their season, that began with the multi-zone buck license and then extended into the all-season tag, not that there is any way to stop that because they are "party hunting" so the stands stay full of hunters, when it was the old 2 day season, no extras guys tagged their own deer with the exception if you had a late bow hunter in your group. To the tower standers, I'd personally rather have guys shooting downward from a tower stand than shooting flat from a ground blind, had a stray bullet almost pierce my ear from a ground blinder who wasn't concerned where that bullet ended up after firing, background for him was standing corn, but guess who was in that corn, me, scary.

[mnhunter5]

I sure do get a kick out of these forums! I dont post ever just like reading them when I am bored!............Lots of guys have a lot of time to sit around and critique hunters and there methods!....TO me if you take the time to build an enclosed blind cut lanes, etc in the early season to make yourself comfortable to spend more hours hunting................your doing more work than the next guy to make your fall enjoyable.........I do both I sit in portables 80% of the time, I sure do enjoy when sitting in my comfortable stands make sense with wind and deer movement I know that!!! ITs what you make of it...........I think alot of guys that look down on it wish they would of put in the leg work to be comfortable! I know I have when it is 10 degrees and blowing sitting in a portable with my face in the wind!

[Musky Buck]

I think it some is portrayed as being easy, you hear 5-10 big buck stories and everyone assumes that's happening all over,opening day when the gunfire starts you assume everyone must be seeing deer but me etc., if we each shot 2 deer a season there'd be 0 deer left in our state so it can't be that easy selling about 600,000 deer licenses a year, doubled 1.2 million, you get the drift. There are only a finite # of big buck magnet spots that year in year out produce, you either have that land or you don't, if you don't the % of connecting on a mature buck is much lower. I think I make it easier, I sight in my rifle and have had the same rifle/scope since 1983, I'm decent with it and have shot the same bullet forever, I dress appropriately, do what I can to eliminate scent, get to my stands early and on my time, mentally prepare, ie. bullet chambered, clear scope, reminder to whistle that buck to stop, etc. etc. and more etc.s. Is it when hunting becomes to easy or getting what you are hunting becomes to easy, for me the weather over the last decade has made things easier. Good Luck hunting !

[BARNEZ]

Many youngsters were taught differently than others. When I started out my dad didnt care that I was cold,bored,hungry,tired or just miserable. I didnt have a cell phone or game thing to keep me occupied, it was about sitting still and walking still. It all depends on how we were trianed, I hated it at first, now I love it. We didnt scout at all just knew where we wanted to hunt, "a week before sit down" with our a hunting party. Now, people come crashing through the woods, with their vehicles parked right next to yours. Back in the day that wouldnt happen. Four wheelers driving up and down the trails all day long, if not their wheelers, their trailers. Everyone wants a 10 point buck hanging on their wall, but dont want to work to hard for it. If you think about it, that is kind of how the world is going. Everybody wants everything, but not have to work hard for it. I saw it coming when parents started making their kids wear helmets when on their bikes. My hunting party has down sized due to bad hunting tactics and not invited back. Now its just like it used to be, just me and my old man. He still doesnt care about my above compliants.

[NaturesRespect]

I feel that too many youngins have it too easy when they start and later along the line hunting becomes more a sport rather something to really understand and come to respect hunting. playing the gameboy and texting while hunting, to me that just says not much apriciation and they are only waiting for something to shoot. who knoes maybe its just me. im not sure but i just feel when you have it too easy too early you dont understand the true meaning of hunting. I wuld like to take it easy later on in the road but i dont mind the hardwork i do now.

like someone said here

hunt hard now and you will soon respect nature more

[Bear55]

Many youngsters were taught differently than others. When I started out my dad didnt care that I was cold,bored,hungry,tired or just miserable. I didnt have a cell phone or game thing to keep me occupied, it was about sitting still and walking still. It all depends on how we were trianed, I hated it at first, now I love it. We didnt scout at all just knew where we wanted to hunt,

Hey BARNEZ I think you just described my childhood hunting experience.

[Bear55]

I feel that too many youngins have it too easy when they start and later along the line hunting becomes more a sport rather something to really understand and come to respect hunting. playing the gameboy and texting while hunting, to me that just says not much apriciation and they are only waiting for something to shoot. who knoes maybe its just me. im not sure but i just feel when you have it too easy too early you dont understand the true meaning of hunting. I wuld like to take it easy later on in the road but i dont mind the hardwork i do now.

like someone said here

hunt hard now and you will soon respect nature more

Nature I hunt the hard way of the time and do understand where you are coming from, but you also have to respect other hunters because there is no one size fits all when it comes to hunting and nature.

I might go all out hard core when it comes to deer hunting because its what I love to do but I might just half azz it going after ducks or grouse. It might be the opposite for someone else. What if I don't respect another hunter at my camp because of the way he deer hunts and I don't believe he understand the true meaning of hunting and he doesn't respect me over the way I duck hunt, we get in a big argument over the whole thing, what good comes of that?

Honestly what is the big deal if some kid want to text or play a video game in the stand? I knew plenty of older guys who listen to ball games or read books on the stand, some of them have been deer hunting this way for 60+ years, are they not true hunters? Are they not respecting nature?

Like many of us have said hunting is what you make it of, do what you love and don't worry about the other guy you will enjoy it even more.