Hunting superstition

[Trigger518]

Anybody have any "superstitions" that give you confidence? Heres mine, when golden earings, bullet hits the bone comes on pix 106.5 FM the night before a hunt someone in the hunting party kills one its like it never fails, but it has to come on naturally the night before, on that station before midnight, then I know its on.

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[Otto]

If my gun jams when I'm loading it, I take a buck that same day. Happened twice so far, if it happens again, I'm calling it a pattern.

[Lawdwaz]

17 minutes ago, Otto said:

If my gun jams when I'm loading it, I take a buck that same day. Happened twice so far, if it happens again, I'm calling it a pattern.

I'd say you need a new gun..........................

[stubborn1VT]

I used to have this rock I sat behind on opening day of rifle season.  It was on a high spot overlooking about 30 acres of hay field.  There was a couple times that I saw shooting stars before sunrise, and then shot a buck. When I got older, I realized that if I looked hard enough, I would see a shooting star almost any morning.  Not a pattern.  Those were good times though.  That land got sold and I can't hunt it any more.  I do have the memories of being a teenager on opening morning, watching the sun change the landscape, keeping an eye out for deer and shooting stars.  Quite a feeling.

[cynthiafu]

I sometimes get a feeling like my dad is saying here they come sit still silly . Then deer show up .My dad has been gone 25 years . But it always seams to happen . He hangs out with me during hunting season . 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Every year I hunt the day my dad passed, November 2nd, and last year was the first time I killed a deer which was the 16th year. I was starting to feel like he was an anti lol

[turkeyfeathers]

100% of the time I've killed a deer or turkey I've had my boots on the correct feet. 

[RobC]

i always chamber the first round by hand. Makes me more confident knowing it'll be a little more accurate and a good luck charm. Now to knock on wood because I've gone 9 years without getting skunked in gun season. Not so lucky with bow or muzzle-loader seasons though. Still need to figure out a lucky charm for those.

[ApexerER]

47 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

100% of the time I've killed a deer or turkey I've had my boots on the correct feet. 

Hmm....I have as well...can't be a coincidence....I will continue with this....

[grampy]

Never have loose change in my pocket. Crank up November Rain on the way to property. Sleep with socks on, the night before a hunt. Pick out the "lucky" hat for that day, I have one over 25 years old. Heading in, being part Native American, I stop to say a silent prayer to the "hunting spirits".  Me? Superstitious ??????.........

[moog5050]

I like to annoy Phade by texting a lot.  As does our buddy David.  Is that superstitious or just plain mean?  I find his "perhaps you should be watching for deer/be ready" responses encouraging and educational.  lol

[Pygmy]

When I hunt turkeys, I must enter the woods with 7 shells....Not 6.......Not 8....SEVEN...

If I fire a shot I am very careful to replace the shell in my vest before I go hunting again...

[TreeGuy]

I give a nice kiss to my bullet or arrow prior to loading in the chamber. Not a superstition I guess, more of a ritual. Thankfully I haven't contracted any communicable diseases from my ammo, that I know of, yet.

[Buckmaster7600]

Not any superstitions but I have killed all my deer but one when I wasn't sitting on the couch, so I guess I try not to hunt from the couch as much as possible.


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[Jmp209]

Not any superstitions but I have killed all my deer but one when I wasn't sitting on the couch, so I guess I try not to hunt from the couch as much as possible.


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I want to hear the story about the one you killed from the couch

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[Trigger518]

Same

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[Buckmaster7600]

I want to hear the story about the one you killed from the couch

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Not much of a story sitting on couch at camp after lunch looked out window and there was a buck 50yds from camp. Cracked the window and dropped him. It was a funny story but certainly didn't make me proud and I'll never do it again.


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[Elmo]

Isn't it illegal to shoot out of a home or something?

[turkeyfeathers]

17 minutes ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

 

Not much of a story sitting on couch at camp after lunch looked out window and there was a buck 50yds from camp. Cracked the window and dropped him. It was a funny story but certainly didn't make me proud and I'll never do it again.


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Buddy shot a bunny while sitting on the dumper. Forgot to have barrel fully extended out the bathroom window. His ears rang for days with the .17. Then again he also shot a big doe from his garage wearing only boxers in near zero temps. He remembered this time to have 12 gauge barrel outside the door. 

[Tughill Tamer]

When I harvest a deer I like to keep the empty brass in my hunting pants for good luck on future hunts

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[NFA-ADK]

Ham/turkey and cheese sandwich, triple decker.   Something always happens when I am eating!  I need to make that this weekend as it will be the last until October!  Pringles and Pepsi are a must.   

 

[turkeyfeathers]

39 minutes ago, Tughill Tamer said:

When I harvest a deer I like to keep the empty brass in my hunting pants for good luck on future hunts

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Thank goodness I carry my ml during regular season and shoot almost all my deer with it. Spent primers are light lol 

[Tughill Tamer]

Thank goodness I carry my ml during regular season and shoot almost all my deer with it. Spent primers are light lol 

Good point turkeyfeathers, I guess I need to bust out my muzzleloader more often, I guess it's a good thing then that I haven't harvested anything with my bow yet lol

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[DirtTime]

I always make sure when I leave the house I have pants on, or at least sweat pants over my long johns.  I think that's more of a "thing to make sure of" then a superstition.

I never walk into a wood from the south on any third Tuesday of the week. 

[wolc123]

4 hours ago, Elmo said:

Isn't it illegal to shoot out of a home or something?

You can not shoot within 500 feet of a building unless you own it or have permission from the owner.  That might give the folks who don't get along with their neighbors some issues.   I have shot one deer, a red fox, several coyotes, a rabbit, a raccoon, and too many woodchucks and crows to count, out of my bedroom window.   It is really no different, from a legal standpoint, than a big, climate-controlled ground blind.   

I have no superstitions, but have never wanted for venison as long as I made an honest effort to keep things right with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  That basically comes down to 4 things: 1) Read the Bible every day 2) Pray every day 2) Take the family to Church on Sunday's 4) Do good stuff for others, expecting nothing in return.  The more I do that, the "luckier" I get.   There is no surprise there since it say's right in the Bible that He knows where every sparrow falls.  What chance does a deer have?