hunting etiquette and other info
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Dogs
If you hunt with someone that uses dogs there are some unwritten rules.
1. The dog is only controlled by its master.
2. Game is only retrieved to its master.
3. If you don't like the way the dog hunts or is being used, find another hunting buddy.
4. Don't shoot his dog, even by accident.
If you hunt with someone that uses dogs there are some unwritten rules.
1. The dog is only controlled by its master.
2. Game is only retrieved to its master.
3. If you don't like the way the dog hunts or is being used, find another hunting buddy.
4. Don't shoot his dog, even by accident.
Honestly, it's some of the coolest hunts, when it involves dogs! I mostly set back and watch the dogs work and I'm still amazed by some of the things I have witnessed!!
Uncle Buck
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Here are a few honest tips, providing you have permission to hunt the area you are in:
Gates: If they are closed when you go through them, close them. Leave a farmers gates open and you will not have a happy land owner.
Signs: They are not targets.
Trash: You took it in, please take it out. If you find some after your hunt, feel free to pick it up. (I had a newly weaned calf choke on a plastic bag)
Idiots: If your hunting partners are acting like idiots, you do not have to.
Fences: Go over them, or under them. If you break the wire, mark the spot and offer to help fix it.
Identify your target: Know what you are shooting at. Too many people are hurt and farm animals injured/killed, because "I thought it was a ..." If you can not see it clearly, do not shoot it. (I lost a nice goat because it was the color of a deer.)
Game Animal: If you are hunting rabbits, shoot only rabbits. If you are hunting deer, shoot only deer. We had a city boy in a tree stand once who was deer hunting. A squirrel was barking at him and he thought it was making too much noise, so he shot it, and wondered why he did not see any deer that morning. (.30-06, not much left for the stew pot.)
Scouting: Know the area you are hunting. Know what is beyond the direction of the shot you are going to take. If you miss, where is your bullet going? Here in rural Missouri, you could be walking through a woodlot and end up in someones back yard.
I have met hunters who think it is more important to get their game than it is to worry about others safety. When I was a kid, we used to have people shoot squirrels off the roof of the farm house. I have been duck hunting and had shotgun pellets rain down on me.
A little more brevity:
Cows: Cows are nosey. They will follow you and try to help you hunt. Never listen to a cow when it comes to hunting, they do not know the first thing about hunting and will not help you field dress or carry the game out. A cow will stand at a fence all day long and pretend it is helping you spot game. A cow does not know a deer from a rabbit. They really make lousy hunting partners, they just do not know it.
Goats: See above entry for cows. A goat will go through a fence with you. They will browse around you if you are hunting from the ground. If you are wearing camo clothing, they will browse on you. Goats are easily bored and will soon wander away, providing you do not feed them.
Gates: If they are closed when you go through them, close them. Leave a farmers gates open and you will not have a happy land owner.
Signs: They are not targets.
Trash: You took it in, please take it out. If you find some after your hunt, feel free to pick it up. (I had a newly weaned calf choke on a plastic bag)
Idiots: If your hunting partners are acting like idiots, you do not have to.
Fences: Go over them, or under them. If you break the wire, mark the spot and offer to help fix it.
Identify your target: Know what you are shooting at. Too many people are hurt and farm animals injured/killed, because "I thought it was a ..." If you can not see it clearly, do not shoot it. (I lost a nice goat because it was the color of a deer.)
Game Animal: If you are hunting rabbits, shoot only rabbits. If you are hunting deer, shoot only deer. We had a city boy in a tree stand once who was deer hunting. A squirrel was barking at him and he thought it was making too much noise, so he shot it, and wondered why he did not see any deer that morning. (.30-06, not much left for the stew pot.)
Scouting: Know the area you are hunting. Know what is beyond the direction of the shot you are going to take. If you miss, where is your bullet going? Here in rural Missouri, you could be walking through a woodlot and end up in someones back yard.
I have met hunters who think it is more important to get their game than it is to worry about others safety. When I was a kid, we used to have people shoot squirrels off the roof of the farm house. I have been duck hunting and had shotgun pellets rain down on me.
A little more brevity:
Cows: Cows are nosey. They will follow you and try to help you hunt. Never listen to a cow when it comes to hunting, they do not know the first thing about hunting and will not help you field dress or carry the game out. A cow will stand at a fence all day long and pretend it is helping you spot game. A cow does not know a deer from a rabbit. They really make lousy hunting partners, they just do not know it.
Goats: See above entry for cows. A goat will go through a fence with you. They will browse around you if you are hunting from the ground. If you are wearing camo clothing, they will browse on you. Goats are easily bored and will soon wander away, providing you do not feed them.