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Post by tynimiller on Oct 13, 2022 12:20:51 GMT -5
TO be fair though fellas, there is a bigger push now than just in the past five seasons to scale back and go hunt massive swaths of public land. I think public land use and mindset is MORE of the type many of you have described. I grew up hunting in the late 90s and early 00's and have hunted public but always had private to go to...
Honestly, public more and more attracts me from the perspective...I don't have to worry about trespassers (everyone has same rights), no more landowner changing permissions or letting their grandson destroy plots in season, no more neighbor asking to blood trail into your bedding area....AND to top it all off hunting public and especially some public is not for the hunters that have to have a giant to feel successful should an arrow fly. Dan Infalt and his crew, the Hunting Public especially is bringing back this mindset.
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Post by jjas on Oct 13, 2022 12:50:29 GMT -5
TO be fair though fellas, there is a bigger push now than just in the past five seasons to scale back and go hunt massive swaths of public land. I think public land use and mindset is MORE of the type many of you have described. I grew up hunting in the late 90s and early 00's and have hunted public but always had private to go to... Honestly, public more and more attracts me from the perspective...I don't have to worry about trespassers (everyone has same rights), no more landowner changing permissions or letting their grandson destroy plots in season, no more neighbor asking to blood trail into your bedding area....AND to top it all off hunting public and especially some public is not for the hunters that have to have a giant to feel successful should an arrow fly. Dan Infalt and his crew, the Hunting Public especially is bringing back this mindset. The last couple of years seems to have totally changed your mindset when it comes to hunting. I understand why and can't say I blame you one bit. It would have p****d me off as well.
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Post by tynimiller on Oct 13, 2022 13:02:42 GMT -5
TO be fair though fellas, there is a bigger push now than just in the past five seasons to scale back and go hunt massive swaths of public land. I think public land use and mindset is MORE of the type many of you have described. I grew up hunting in the late 90s and early 00's and have hunted public but always had private to go to... Honestly, public more and more attracts me from the perspective...I don't have to worry about trespassers (everyone has same rights), no more landowner changing permissions or letting their grandson destroy plots in season, no more neighbor asking to blood trail into your bedding area....AND to top it all off hunting public and especially some public is not for the hunters that have to have a giant to feel successful should an arrow fly. Dan Infalt and his crew, the Hunting Public especially is bringing back this mindset. The last couple of years seems to have totally changed your mindset when it comes to hunting. I understand why and can't say I blame you one bit. It would have p****d me off as well. Honestly I either had to or I was going to harm someone and/or have to stop hunting altogether....I'm still trying to discern if it all has changed me for the better or am I actually just more jaded to the whole thing than ever before? Who knows...just like hunting, life is a journey and EVERY single thing (good or bad) impacts our futures. I fear it is a bit of both...better perspective about life yes, but my love and passion for it all is not what it once was too.
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Post by bowonlykindofguy1 on Oct 13, 2022 13:03:24 GMT -5
Ah the good old days. I went back to that several years ago. Quit running cameras no preseason scouting,just sit back and relax until time to go. If I am lucky enough to take a buck that I am happy with so be it. If not that is okay too. Have been really happy since making the change.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Oct 13, 2022 13:43:05 GMT -5
Ah the good old days. I went back to that several years ago. Quit running cameras no preseason scouting,just sit back and relax until time to go. If I am lucky enough to take a buck that I am happy with so be it. If not that is okay too. Have been really happy since making the change. I never changed per your statement. I own one trail camera that's in my yard looking down my leach bed. None by stands, beds, or food plots. Have no food plots either. I know my brother's woods and hunt the same general area. Every few years I might move a stand 10-50 yards. I do plan to make a few cedar ground blinds this winter after season.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 13, 2022 13:43:21 GMT -5
Now that the kids are involved it’s all about them for me. I’ve yet to even have a weapon in the woods this season and I’m just fine with that. It’s all about the experience with them now. As I’ve grown as a hunter I’ve chosen to pass a lot of bucks to try and get a good one. I’ve lucked into a few that are on the wall, but I really don’t care about score and sometimes age either. If a deer gets me excited in that moment there’s a good chance some sort of projectile is heading its way. Other times I just sit and enjoy the show. I do still shoot my 2009 quest bow. Get some new arrows now and then, but it kills deer just as dead as the new ones do. Do have a couple crossbows in the arsenal now that the kids are going, but sometimes it is nice to just keep things simple.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Oct 13, 2022 14:15:01 GMT -5
Since Mom passed in September Dad and I are able yo do a deer camp this year, we will share a fire, some stories a few beers and we are adding my nephew and possibly my son. So we will be taking a step back from our perspective. I do miss the check stations that's for sure! The excitement of a 12 year old boy headed to the check station with his first deer is pretty big!
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Post by welder on Oct 13, 2022 15:17:10 GMT -5
Agree 100%! You folks probably won't believe this, but I have actually killed deer from a wooden, nailed together "tree stand", wearing brown Carhartt bibs using a smooth barrel with a bead for a sight! Safety belts? hardly anyone even wore them in a vehicle, much less a tree stand (safety belts/tree harnesses are a great thing, I won't drive or hunt without either). AND, some of my best,most enjoyable hunts ever were 3-6 of the guys getting together the days after Thanksgiving and doing deer drives. Several of the guys have quit hunting or passed away. I miss the old days for sure.
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Post by budd on Oct 13, 2022 16:03:05 GMT -5
Agree 100%! You folks probably won't believe this, but I have actually killed deer from a wooden, nailed together "tree stand", wearing brown Carhartt bibs using a smooth barrel with a bead for a sight! Safety belts? hardly anyone even wore them in a vehicle, much less a tree stand (safety belts/tree harnesses are a great thing, I won't drive or hunt without either). AND, some of my best,most enjoyable hunts ever were 3-6 of the guys getting together the days after Thanksgiving and doing deer drives. Several of the guys have quit hunting or passed away. I miss the old days for sure. Killed many deer standing on a 12 inch 2x6 with v notch on both ends wedged in a fork of a tree....using limbs and screw in steps to get up them..not that nimble anymore..LOL I miss everyone showing up at mom and dads before heading to their stands, coming home and mom fixing everyone lunch, people passed out in all the furniture for mid day nap before heading back out at 3. Man those were the times...try as I might, I just cant get that excitement out of my friends and family today like it was back then. Im just old enough to remember the bucks only season's, then purchasing bonus permits, then couple years when you could purchase a bonus tag once a day. Can remember seeing close to 100 head in 1 days sit while hunting in Fulton county. Thanks for bring this thread up, enjoyed the memories!
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 13, 2022 17:37:20 GMT -5
Part of the”Ebenezer Gang”.. Left to right John Trout Sr. John Trout III Woody Williams John Trout Jr Mark Williams Ross Rinehart Ed Rinehart Alva Rinehart Not pictured Kevin Rinehart
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 13, 2022 17:39:18 GMT -5
Taking a break and shooting the bull
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 13, 2022 17:41:17 GMT -5
John Trout Jr, John Trout III, and Woody Williams 39 years ago with our gobblers
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Post by parrothead on Oct 13, 2022 17:44:22 GMT -5
How many of those guys are still with us Woody?
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 13, 2022 17:53:29 GMT -5
How many of those guys are still with us Woody? Four. Me and the three youngsters. John Sr, John Jr, Ed and Alva are gone plus three others. Cancer got most of them
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Post by budd on Oct 13, 2022 18:43:25 GMT -5
Part of the”Ebenezer Gang”.. Left to right John Trout Sr. John Trout III Woody Williams John Trout Jr Mark Williams Ross Rinehart Ed Rinehart Alva Rinehart Not pictured Kevin Rinehart Same Kevin Rinehart that got in some trouble about 25 years ago?
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 13, 2022 20:13:11 GMT -5
I’m not sure which Kevin Rinehart you are mentioning but this Kevin Rinehart has never been in any kind of trouble.
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Post by swindianapaul on Oct 13, 2022 20:23:48 GMT -5
Glad you shared the pic Woody. Now I finally know the group Ross Rhinehart has told stories about.
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Post by ms660 on Oct 13, 2022 23:18:58 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. I still have an old Switchback that will kill as good as any of today's bows
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Post by beermaker on Oct 14, 2022 4:28:24 GMT -5
I like those guys that need a new bow every year. Good deal the next year for tight wads like me Yes! Just like golf clubs. Once a new model is introduced, the one previously released is instantly inadequate junk. I paid $700 +/- for my Parker crossbow in 2015, or so. I've never missed a deer with it that wasn't my fault for misjudging distance. Every other shot in the woods = dead deer. I've never had a deer jump out of the way because the bolt wasn't flying at 500fps. The only reason I can think of to replace it is if something ever breaks. Parker is defunct and parts are very hard to come by. With all that being said, I have no problem with people that do buy new equipment often. That choice is one thing that makes this country great.
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 14, 2022 5:44:32 GMT -5
Amen brother!
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