Define Hunting

Where's the guy that hunted bears with nothing but a knife? He might have been on another site but that's down and dirty hunting.

To me it's a lifelong education that I find fascinating and time spent away from the rat race.

Down here we have a 7 yr. wet to dry cycle (approx.) Where do animals go when it's wet? Same with dry and in-between. What do they do when it rains? How does barometric pressure (cold/warm fronts) change their habits? And there are many more factors that can change their behavior.

I've always remembered my Grandpa's advice. Pay attention to the animals, the ones around your house are acting the same as all of the others. If they're moving, the ones in the woods will be too.
 
Where's the guy that hunted bears with nothing but a knife
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Maybe, for some reason, he's no longer talking about that. :)

I dunno.... but seems to me that using dogs to tree a bear or cat, then shooting the thing out of the tree don't seem real sporting. OTOH, when a guy like Brent slides his shank into the armpit of a wild hog, chased down by dogs, now that's real hunting.... conducted by a manly man no less. :)
 
I dunno.... but seems to me that using dogs to tree a bear or cat
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You ever spend 100's or even 1,000's of hours honing a dog's skills? I guarantee those who use dogs successfully spend more time training, practicing, breeding, culling, ect in one season than I have spend preparing to hunt in my entire life. It ain't cheating in my book.
 
grymster... on that gunless hunting direction

Growing up my dad and I did a lot of coon hunting. To begin to train yearling coonhounds we would go groundhog hunting with a matick and shovel. Dogs would 'tree' a groundhog in it's den or we would find a den and ..... yes....... poke back in there with a pointy stick. You hear a growl you start digging.
Anyway, this winds up being a fight between a groundhog and 2 or 3 young redbone hounds. The purpose being to give the young dogs that taste of a fresh kill.
So.... yes you can go hunting and bring home game without a gun.
 
Hunting with dogs:
Who trains the dogs?
If you are training and taking care of the dogs, I think it is every bit as much hunting as if you stalk prey or sit in a stand.
You put a lot of time into developing that expertise and training the individual dogs. At least as much time and expertise as I have with a rifle.


Now if I went out with Brent and hog hunted I would probably not consider what I was doing hunting. It would be more observing how he hunts.

AS much experience as I have with a knife, I am not sure I would be willing to go after a wild hog with one when a gun was an option. I spent about 30 seconds being chased around in a pen by a sow when I was 8 or 9. Not much fun
 
I don't object to what some of you folks do and I really don't think much about coons, but I just don't find it very sportsmanlike to shoot a dog-treed bear or cat out of the tree. Now maybe if the hunter himself drove it up the tree, I'd feel different. :)
 
This is my "definition" of hunting: An activity that allows one to be in the great outdoors admiring the beauty of nature while attempting to acquire a game animal(s) for consumption.

To me, it ain't about killing something, God knows there have been plenty of times I went hunting and got nothing to show for it but a good work out. If I do score while hunting, so much the better, but if not, it was worth it to be outdoors and away from it all for a few hours/days.:)
 
Define Hunting
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Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals (usually wildlife) for food, recreation, or trade.
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I would add that "pursuing" animals involves the desire or attempt to take/kill them. So, in my world, "hunting with a camera" means "hold its head up so I can take your picture", not going out for photos.
 
Earliest Humans

If our ancient ancestors did not hunt with dogs we might not be hear today. Hunting with dogs is about the most natural thing that a person can do!
 
For me, hunting is going out on public and sometimes private property, stalking the game and sometimes coming home with something to eat that wasnt purchaced in the store. I do love the stalk and also the scenery. Even the exhaustion from busting brush or climbing up onto the high ridges. I would never work that hard for anyone for any amount of money but for some crazy reason, I will do it to get a shot at some game. I must admit, most of the time I come back to camp empty handed. By seasons end I usually have been successful.
 
Types of Hunting !

Lone Stalking

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A Canned Hunt:eek:

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Baiting :eek:

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Hunting With A Guide

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I posted about the 'bear hunter with knife', it was about a year ago and I don't remember the site. I do think the guy was legit. Totally crazy but legit.
 
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