Holier than thou hunting. Not in Texas!

I've never been to Boys Town, but I've been told that on opening weekend it's so busy that the rooms get full and there is a line of camouflaged clad men holding hands with their "girls" waiting for rooms. That must be a sight!
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I never -I repeat NEVER held hands with her!! :D
 
But IMO it's wrong to operate on the assumption that having booze at a hunt camp is stupid, evil or bad-nasty.
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Preach it brother.

TexasSeaRay I definatly understand where you are coming from, but that is one of the reasons I only hunt with people that I know very well and I know will be responsible. There is nothing like a good puff on the pipe and a drink of whiskey or two after a long day in the woods shooting the sh** with my father, uncle and friends.

Art I prefer a touch of whiskey in my kawfee. :D
 
It pisses me off to no end that hunting (read American hunting) has become a rich man's sport here in the high plains. Dog me all you want, but I will not appologize for being a rather slimly paid public servant nor will I cease to show contempt and disdain to more affluent folks when they brag about how much they pay or charge to hunt.
 
When I hunt I sit in a cold metal ladder stand in sub-zero temperatures with nothing but a few layers and some wool socks to keep me warm. I try to play the wind and I try to watch my scent and the closest thing I have to bait is maybe a cedar tree 20 yards or so away. I'm in thick stuff, and I'll probably never shoot a deer past 50 yards. When I raise my gun I have to be extremely careful, timing it when the deer's head is down or behind a tree. Sometimes they spot me, sometimes they don't. When they do, they will be gone faster than you can flick off your safety. I'll maybe see just 2 or 3 deer a year and when I do my whole body starts shaking and my heart beats like a war drum. I have trouble holding onto my gun when I get ready to take a shot. If I get one you better believe it's a trophy in my eyes, even if it does just have 2 little spikes and weighs in at 110 lbs.

And I wouldn't have it any other way.. I love the way I hunt and I live for it every year.
 
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