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Post by hornzilla on Oct 13, 2022 7:42:16 GMT -5
Been setting here watching metal cut. Life of a machinist. And thinking about hunting.
Started think how things have changed. Before you start with you are getting older. I know. You don't have to point it out.
I personally have started missing the "old times". You know before deer hunting became a competition and a business.
I have missed for a while the check in stations. The slap on the back. Nice job. That's a good one. Or even that will be a good one to eat. Telecheck has taken that all way.
Also when did we go from the days of deer hunting for the fun of it or family traditions to deer competition?
We have went from. Boy seen a good deer. To seen a nice 8 or nice 10. To well boys. Seen a 140, 150, ect. (We talking his weight or what). To the latest of seen a 1.5 year old. 3.5 year old to who knows what.
Along with the "been a dandy next year". "Sure would have been a stud at 5.5 year old"
Bash me. Tell me I am living in the past. Idc. Older I get. The more I am missing the"good ol days"
Idc the age, the score or what it was shot with. Yes I have been in the deer woods since 1979. Things have changed, a few thing for the better. Majority for the worst. But, I do wonder where this will lead us to in 2079?
Well rant is over. Fellow deer hunters. Get out and into the woods. Enjoy God's creation. Enjoy our time out there in this Great Country where we are free to do so.
But remember some of the Old ways. And it doesn't have to be a competition for us to enjoy it. It doesn't have to be a score or a age bracket to be your trophy. We are all brothers and sisters of this Tradition.
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Post by parrothead on Oct 13, 2022 7:46:31 GMT -5
Great post!
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Post by BigJLocke on Oct 13, 2022 7:47:11 GMT -5
Been setting here watching metal cut. Life of a machinist. And thinking about hunting. Started think how things have changed. Before you start with you are getting older. I know. You don't have to point it out. I personally have started missing the "old times". You know before deer hunting became a competition and a business. I have missed for a while the check in stations. The slap on the back. Nice job. That's a good one. Or even that will be a good one to eat. Telecheck has taken that all way. Also when did we go from the days of deer hunting for the fun of it or family traditions to deer competition? We have went from. Boy seen a good deer. To seen a nice 8 or nice 10. To well boys. Seen a 140, 150, ect. (We talking his weight or what). To the latest of seen a 1.5 year old. 3.5 year old to who knows what. Along with the "been a dandy next year". "Sure would have been a stud at 5.5 year old" Bash me. Tell me I am living in the past. Idc. Older I get. The more I am missing the"good ol days" Idc the age, the score or what it was shot with. Yes I have been in the deer woods since 1979. Things have changed, a few thing for the better. Majority for the worst. But, I do wonder where this will lead us to in 2079? Well rant is over. Fellow deer hunters. Get out and into the woods. Enjoy God's creation. Enjoy our time out there in this Great Country where we are free to do so. But remember some of the Old ways. And it doesn't have to be a competition for us to enjoy it. It doesn't have to be a score or a age bracket to be your trophy. We are all brothers and sisters of this Tradition. I miss going to deer camp with my dad as a kid. Him And his friend used to have so much fun telling stories and drinking around the fire. I don’t really see that anymore. I guess most people now would rather keep their spot a secret than share it with friends. Nobody had river like that anymore. For half a dozen guys to go hunt together, would almost take an act of god |
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Post by featherduster on Oct 13, 2022 8:06:49 GMT -5
Yeah I agree, next thing you know we'll be stuffing fishing weights down the dead deer's throats just to win the
"HUNTING INDIANA DEER CONTEST"
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Post by deadeer on Oct 13, 2022 8:08:04 GMT -5
For sure!
You just gotta surround yourself with like minded friends. Our gang is just as happy for you when taking a doe as a nice buck. Any harvest is a great accomplishment.
Probably the best way to keep the excitement alive is to take a kid fishing and/or hunting. I have helped mentor 3 God children and now our son. There is nothing better than seeing a smiling face and know you have opened the door to the outdoor experience to an eager youth.
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Post by tynimiller on Oct 13, 2022 8:18:46 GMT -5
100% get a lot of your frustrations.
Hunters across the board need to learn one CRUCIAL aspect of things - hunting is a personal venture. Yes, at times we share stands with others, properties with others, deer camps with others...but the actual harvesting of the animal and experience leading to it and after it in recovery is quite personal. Do it legal, do it ethical and don't make any justification or excuses. NONE. If you're happy, be happy. If not, don't be.
No more wrong or right is the one that believes a buck should have been killed or shouldn't have been for any reason.
Embrace the journey and blessings of hunting when they come...some days or even years they come so sparingly.
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Post by jjas on Oct 13, 2022 8:25:07 GMT -5
I know what you're talking about. When I first started deer hunting, there wasn't much of the "Would have been a good one in a year or two" kind of stuff. It was about hunting for food mostly and if you killed a buck people would ask things like "How many points" not "What does it score".
Did I ever think I would see hunters spending the money they do on leasing, cameras that call you with pictures in real time, $4000 crossbows, new camo every couple of years, etc, etc, etc?
No I did not, but I surely don't see it going back to the way it used to be.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 13, 2022 8:32:59 GMT -5
I know what you're talking about. When I first started deer hunting, there wasn't much of the "Would have been a good one in a year or two" kind of stuff. It was about hunting for food mostly and if you killed a buck people would ask things like "How many points" not "What does it score". Did I ever think I would see hunters spending the money they do on leasing, cameras that call you with pictures in real time, $4000 crossbows, new camo every couple of years, etc, etc, etc? No I did not, but I surely don't see it going back to the way it used to be. Yep, always love the ones that gotta have the latest and greatest everything. Kinda like a shiny new lure that catches more fisherman than fish. Lol |
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Post by greghopper on Oct 13, 2022 8:38:29 GMT -5
I know what you're talking about. When I first started deer hunting, there wasn't much of the "Would have been a good one in a year or two" kind of stuff. It was about hunting for food mostly and if you killed a buck people would ask things like "How many points" not "What does it score". Did I ever think I would see hunters spending the money they do on leasing, cameras that call you with pictures in real time, $4000 crossbows, new camo every couple of years, etc, etc, etc? No I did not, but I surely don't see it going back to the way it used to be. This sport will never go backwards…. The quest for antlers has grown this sport to what it is today be it Good or Bad it’s all a matter of opinions. |
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Post by parrothead on Oct 13, 2022 8:55:32 GMT -5
I like those guys that need a new bow every year. Good deal the next year for tight wads like me
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Post by tine-n-spur on Oct 13, 2022 9:03:17 GMT -5
Yep that has always been a thorn in my side, those that think they know the age ,score,and weight of every deer they see.
And that would be fine except they want you you to know that they know.
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Post by titanium700 on Oct 13, 2022 9:03:22 GMT -5
I hear that about the bows.
I have a Mathews Z7 I bought new in 2010, man I love that bow.
My friends all had to get the latest and greates bows but I stuck with my Z7
I feel like I really know the at bow like it’s a part of me.
I dont have to practice shooting 1000’s of shots every summer to get acquainted with it.
I go out and shoot it maybe 20 times before season and I’m good to go.
I don’t see myself changing out to a new bow anytime soon even though the new ones catch my eye.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 13, 2022 9:14:21 GMT -5
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Oct 13, 2022 9:25:33 GMT -5
What I miss the most is our group around 20 would stay up all night or most of it pre-opening day and play cards and sometime do jokes on one of us. Mostly, the one that crashed early. Once we put aluminum foil all around his stand. Once with put out a huge stuffed bear with antlers about 100 yards out. Once we smoked out the bunk house. We always had something up our sleeves. We told stories after stories. Turn the clock 30 plus years and now we all in bed at 10pm so we can get up and stay awake all day opening day. We still get together, but the energy youthfulness is gone.
Once that got me. They took down my stand and put it at the base. I just laughed and went to stand #2. Irony. 1987 and took my 1st 10 pointer.
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 13, 2022 9:47:20 GMT -5
I miss the metal tags, the cookout with friends the night before opening day, the family breakfast on opening morning when we all came in from hunting.
I like to kill a nice buck but don't get hung up on score or points. Anything that looks to be 3.5 years old or more doesn't pass my stand. I'm having so much fun taking a back seat and helping my wife and stepson start their hunting journey. I haven't even went hunting yet this season.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 13, 2022 10:22:00 GMT -5
I started deer hunting in 1968. I ended up with a group at where I hunted and we all became lifetime friends. Two generations - dads and their kids. about 16 in total. We gathered at a church pre and post hunts. Saturdays were the most fun as spent all day there except going into Lynnville to eat at The Old Fox Tavern or Mean Gene's Diner.
With that many of us hunting we spent a lot of time blood trailing deer. Coming out from hunting I can still recall John Trout Jr's question - "Got your tracking boots on Willie?" and off we would go. John got good enough at the tracking that he later wrote a couple books on it.
Back then one could deer hunt just about anywhere. Landowners didn't care. Lots of folks hunted coal company ground until they closed it off because a motorcycle rider went off a high wall and sued them.
All the dads are now deceased except me. The kids have moved on to be with their kids in other areas. I'm the last of the Mohicans. The hundreds of acres I used to hunt is now down to a little 40 acre patch that I hunt with my grandson from Chicago and once in a while Woodmaster. Its nowhere near the same. Comradery is a HUGE part of hunting. If it wasnt for my grandson I'd probably have quit a couple years ago. Enjoy what you have...
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 13, 2022 10:43:32 GMT -5
I like those guys that need a new bow every year. Good deal the next year for tight wads like me I used to be that way. I owned a couple Carrols, a half dozen Jennings and maybe 8 or so XIs. I sold a couple but gave away most of them to new bowhunters. Shot 3D pretty well every weekend. I and 5 others jump started Blackhawk Bowhunters club again after years of inactivity. I was President for about 5 years. It seems to be still going strong and that’s good. |
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Oct 13, 2022 11:35:45 GMT -5
Definitely was more fun in the old days.
Got it all now, but would give it up in a heartbeat to go back the way it was. Funny thing is, we thought we had nothing. But we had it all.
Simplicity is the word that comes to mind.
Really really hate what it has become. Antler mania has blinded most of us.
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Post by jjas on Oct 13, 2022 12:01:32 GMT -5
Definitely was more fun in the old days. Got it all now, but would give it up in a heartbeat to go back the way it was. Funny thing is, we thought we had nothing. But we had it all. Simplicity is the word that comes to mind. Really really hate what it has become. Antler mania has blinded most of us. You are so right. We spend a lifetime chasing success, money and "stuff" and then wish we could go back to when we had little but enjoyed life so much more... |
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Oct 13, 2022 12:07:48 GMT -5
Definitely was more fun in the old days. Got it all now, but would give it up in a heartbeat to go back the way it was. Funny thing is, we thought we had nothing. But we had it all. Simplicity is the word that comes to mind. Really really hate what it has become. Antler mania has blinded most of us. Back then gun was buck only. Always hunted antlers. |
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