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I would say with 100% certainty they came out of a butt.

One one that gets me is a friend knows you hunt and asks " did you catch anything ?"

Often times I am asked why do you hunt? and occasionally I'll get - its a sin to murder innocent animals. I put on my most serious face and tell them: I hunt because I enjoy spending the time outdoors and being one with nature and most importantly closer to God. I tell them to read the Bible Genesis 1:26 where God gave man dominion over the fish in the sea and over every creeping thing. The Bible further went on to very clearly indicate which kinds of animals were fit for human consumption, and deer were among them. And so I tell them, very plainly then, hunting and killing animals for food cannot be wrong or a sin. Every time I go hunting I try to remember to say the following prayer - " The Deer Hunter's Prayer " - by Dale Sunderlin Heavenly father, to you I pray, A majestic deer may come my way. Let my aim be straight and true, this my Lord, I pray to you. A swift clean kill is what I ask, Take his spirit swift and fast. For his last breath should not be, One of pain or agony. Let his soul, Come to Thee, To roam your heavens, Wild and free. ------------------------------------ And no I'm not a Bible thumping Christian - I was just raised to be thankful and praise God for everything that he provides to me and my family.

I love the "How can you kill animals" as the person eats a cheeseburger.

I was watching a sugar beet plot this evening. The rain quit about 4, so I headed out at 4:30. Around 5:15, a doe came into the plot, then shortly after a spike horn. I was 30 to 40 yards away most of the time and they were clueless I was there. I watched them for 45 minutes or so, then they left the plot. I enjoyed watching them, but was happy to let them walk. Back to camp tomorrow for the last evening of muzzleloading, then rifle starts Saturday. I intend to keep using the ml, but it is my choice as it was my choice to pass on the deer. I like having choices and not being told what I can shoot.

I even have my own crossing sign .

i wanna meet Doc.

I guess the reason these questions don't bother me is because I get asked dumber questions while I work. I work as an armored car employee and anyone I don't know or have busines with is a potential threat. Yet every idiot walking the street needs to walk up to me and ask me "Is that a real gun", "You ever have to shoot someone", "Do you have any extra", "You have any free samples", "Oh you brought my pay check". Just a bit of advice to all, don't approach an armored car employee while thier working. You catch someone on a bad day you could end up in a world of hurt.

if it makes a good ride day i would be willing to meet up with a few of ya, some i think i would ride right by.

How about the question when someone walks into your home and spots the deer mount hanging on the wall ....... "Did you shoot that one?" Nope, he come ripping down that hill back there and smacked into the wall and that's as far as he got ........ Here's your sign.

Wrong place to post this but i had to mention it. I had a girlfriend a long time ago who could not understand my affinity for the outdoors. We fought over it constantly (among lots of other things). When I met my wife and things started to get serious I sat her down and laid it on the line. I told her "I hunt and I fish, i get up early and sometimes i'm gone all day. A half a day hunting or fishing is relative to the success of the day and by no means does it indicate that I will be home by 12:00PM and it can turn into a full day in an instant. It's something that is ingrained in my soul and without it I am not me. Before we take this any further I need to know we are not going to argue over it" when she said no i knew she was the woman for me.

I think the problem with using the word Kill around certain people just paints a bad picture in their heads. Amongst hunters fine but when your around people who do not understand and think Kill is like murder well harvest is a much softer term to use.

Here's a pic of the Alabama NY buck... Congrats to both young hunters on taking a couple of opening day NY monsters!!!

Depending on what is in that field i would say hunt in spots 1 or 2 as they appear to be more of a funnel area but that is depending on the wind. I would find a good used deer run and hang a stand on the downwind side. Hopefully you canget a buck cruising by as it is getting closer to prime time. Also if satnd site is a bust you may be able to watch the other standsite (1 seeing 2 or vice versa if open enough) good luck and congrats on the kids.

I find there are so many more things in life that could bug me...I can't get hung up on how someone expresses a Question as long as I can understand the meaning...I just answer and move on....But alas...perhaps that's because I lack the essential "nads" that get frosted....

when did the men in this country turn into this big group of scaredy cats, ohhhh watch out for this , ohhh watch out for that, it can hurt you little wimps? my god, my own mother didnt worry abour half the crap you guy's are sooo scared about when i was 4 years old? if you go thru life being soo afraid of every damn thing around the next turn how the hell do you exist? do you guy's even have the nuts to get behind the wheel of a car, forget hopping on a motorcyle. we have grown into this society of be scared, be carefull, dont let your kids do that, that can cause cancer, you'll catch cold, have tubes shoved up yer butts, dont forget yer safety harness little toads. man we are scared of everything! ahh heck im headin to my tree stand now with a thermos of expresso and no safety harness, i'll have the jitters so bad by 9 oclock i might just have to have a swigg of wine to keep me from fallin out of my ladder stand!

I never did like the use of "harvest". I feel it degrades the animal as if it didn't really have a life. Let's accept the truth. We kill the animal. We took their lives. For people who don't like to hear that word "kill", I use "got" or "get". As in I didn't get anything today. Or, I got a couple of squirrels. As far as questions, the main questions I get have already been posted. "How can you kill an animal?" and "How hard can it be? They're every where." so I'll post one that I don't get to often. "How does shooting a defenseless animal with a gun/bow make you feel more of a man? It's cheating." to which I repond: 1. I don't hunt to feel macho, I hunt to be closer to nature. 2. Nature gave them a keen sense of hearing and smell. Nature gave me opposable thumbs so I can make and use tools.

That was the last small buck I ever killed on that day!! 20 years ago... a five point

I have never met anyone from the site . That's probably why I am still alive .

He walked away like "yeah I got the biggest balls in the forest".

I've shot a lot of bows in the past 25 years. Before you buy anything, shoot an Elite. Whichever model you shoot it will sell itself.

Whered ya get the pic of Bubba?

When your late for Thanksgiving Dinner because your still tracking the Blood Trail !

I just got the official word that we are now ALL related. Growalot just signed the papers and adopted all us boys. She will ring the cowbell when dinner is ready and we will all get a chance to finally meet!

...when you use your girlfriends tampons for scent wicks.

...you gripe about having to be up at 7 to be at work by 9 yet have no problem getting up at 4 to go hunting

i'm from an old Italian hunting family, we have hunted for decades, im talking from the ole boot right to upstate NY, and we almost always meet up in the mountains for lunch, which includes suprasada, provolone, red roasted peppers and yes a little wine. no one has ever shot anyone or for that matter ever missed a deer because they were drunk. may be hard to believe but not everyone turns into a total jackass after a drink, yes there are alot of responsible drinkers out there. if you are doubtfull of how you will react after having a drink or cant stop after one then you are far better off not drinking because you more than likely a jackass drunk or sober.