Stupidest Thing You Ever Heard While Hunting?
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lastofthebreed
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You okay?
I'm from the South and grew up squirrel hunting - still love to do it after deer season closes for the winter.
When I was about 16 years old, I saved up my pennies and bought a semi auto .22 rifle. I think I got it at the local Western Auto. ( That shows you how long ago it was.)
Went out the next morning. I had just gotten settled down under a big ole hickory tree when the squirrels started cutting on the hickory nuts. Bye and bye I managed to spy one on a limb way up near the top.
Pow! no hit, Pow! no hit, Pow, no hit.
From behind me I hear Pow! Pow! Pow!. In just a few seconds here comes a guy running through the woods toward me - scared the bejesus out of me at first.
He ran up to me, huffing and puffing like a steam engine and asks, in the most yankee accent I had ever heard "Are you okay?"
I told him I was and asked why he was running through the woods like a wild man.
He told me it was his first time hunting and the universal distress signal was three shots fired into the air and when he had seen me do that he thought I was in trouble so he was coming to my aid.
I left him there.
I'm from the South and grew up squirrel hunting - still love to do it after deer season closes for the winter.
When I was about 16 years old, I saved up my pennies and bought a semi auto .22 rifle. I think I got it at the local Western Auto. ( That shows you how long ago it was.)
Went out the next morning. I had just gotten settled down under a big ole hickory tree when the squirrels started cutting on the hickory nuts. Bye and bye I managed to spy one on a limb way up near the top.
Pow! no hit, Pow! no hit, Pow, no hit.
From behind me I hear Pow! Pow! Pow!. In just a few seconds here comes a guy running through the woods toward me - scared the bejesus out of me at first.
He ran up to me, huffing and puffing like a steam engine and asks, in the most yankee accent I had ever heard "Are you okay?"
I told him I was and asked why he was running through the woods like a wild man.
He told me it was his first time hunting and the universal distress signal was three shots fired into the air and when he had seen me do that he thought I was in trouble so he was coming to my aid.
I left him there.
Dirty_Harry
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That doesn't sound that dumb to me??? I I needed help and fired shots into the air, I would want some one to come to my aid, plus he fired three shots to warn you that he was coming...so??? Maybe I missed something.
olds442man
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Question is; did the guy actually see him take the shots or did he run in the general direction of the sound?
Dirty_Harry
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If he saw you, then yes, very stupid, but if he only heard you, not so stupid.
Smokey Joe
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3 shots = Help! Help! Help!--Well.....
A number of years ago the WI Dept of Natural Resources did a study during the gun deer season, of 3-shot firings. Wardens sought out each shooter who fired 3 shots, close but evenly spaced. (No word on whether they found all such shooters--bet they did not!)
Anyhow, the finding of the study was, that 3 shots fired during daylight (when hunting deer is legal in WI) means the hunter saw a deer and missed it at least twice. That's all.
However, at night (hunting deer illegal in WI,) 3 shots meant SOS, oftener than not. Could also mean a poacher, but that's unlikely while there are a zillion hunters in the area.
IIRC from my Boy Scout days, any series of 3 in a row, where it would be unusual, is supposed to mean SOS--3 shots, 3 whistles, 3 flags, 3 fires for a rescue aircraft to spot, etc, etc. Unusual would be the key. Shots during open hunting season would hardly qualify as unusual.
I imagine that todays' outdoorsmen would generally use a cel phone or i-pod, or radio, instead. There has been at least one rescue from Mt. McKinley, in Alaska, called in by cel phone.
BUT--IMHO, the outdoorspeople of today ought to at least be aware of the low-tech signal, as well. Otherwise, what do you do after falling in the swamp, breaking a leg, and drowning every battery you have along??
A number of years ago the WI Dept of Natural Resources did a study during the gun deer season, of 3-shot firings. Wardens sought out each shooter who fired 3 shots, close but evenly spaced. (No word on whether they found all such shooters--bet they did not!)
Anyhow, the finding of the study was, that 3 shots fired during daylight (when hunting deer is legal in WI) means the hunter saw a deer and missed it at least twice. That's all.
However, at night (hunting deer illegal in WI,) 3 shots meant SOS, oftener than not. Could also mean a poacher, but that's unlikely while there are a zillion hunters in the area.
IIRC from my Boy Scout days, any series of 3 in a row, where it would be unusual, is supposed to mean SOS--3 shots, 3 whistles, 3 flags, 3 fires for a rescue aircraft to spot, etc, etc. Unusual would be the key. Shots during open hunting season would hardly qualify as unusual.
I imagine that todays' outdoorsmen would generally use a cel phone or i-pod, or radio, instead. There has been at least one rescue from Mt. McKinley, in Alaska, called in by cel phone.
BUT--IMHO, the outdoorspeople of today ought to at least be aware of the low-tech signal, as well. Otherwise, what do you do after falling in the swamp, breaking a leg, and drowning every battery you have along??
Dirty_Harry
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I don't know how though you can call for help on a cell phone. I mean you certainly can't rely on it. Heck, when I am camping I cannot get out to the rest of the world by cell phone. The only way I can is my OnStar satellite phone in my truck, but I can't carry that around lol
. I think the three shots is a good rule, but I can also understand that many times you have just missed 2 or 3 times, or another hunter will ignore it. Problems, problems...
. I think the three shots is a good rule, but I can also understand that many times you have just missed 2 or 3 times, or another hunter will ignore it. Problems, problems...spacemanspiff
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I was buying ammo at walmart, and some guy was talking about his .45lc and how accurate it was. And how he relies on it for bear protection. He claimed he could rapid fire by fanning the hammer and keep all shots on a pie plate at 100 yards. And yes, he did plan on shooting at bears in self defense from 100 yards out.
But his Marlin 1895 in .45/70 was his main choice. He keeps like a 300 gr bullet chambered, the rest are the 'bear loads', so when he sees a bear, the first thing he will do is jack that wimpy 300 gr round out and chamber the big boys.
But his Marlin 1895 in .45/70 was his main choice. He keeps like a 300 gr bullet chambered, the rest are the 'bear loads', so when he sees a bear, the first thing he will do is jack that wimpy 300 gr round out and chamber the big boys.
FirstFreedom
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is exactly right.While sitting in my buddies woods deer hunting for the first time on his land I heard a loud speaker saying "customer needs assistance in the paint department".
Turns out there was a hardware store about a mile through the woods and the loud speaker would echo through the hollers.
Turns out there was a hardware store about a mile through the woods and the loud speaker would echo through the hollers.Wild Bill Bucks
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Couple of years back, my brother and I were driving down a country road, and had a big doe jump out in front of us. I hit her with the truck and she hit the ground pretty hard. Being a couple of guys who don't waste meat, we jumped out of the truck, prepared to clean her. All of a sudden she jumped up and started running down the road. She was limping a little,and we figured she would run off and die, so we got back in the truck, and hit her again. This time knocking her down in a bar ditch. We jumped out of the truck and as we got to her, looked up and noticed we had knocked her down in front of a house. There were a man and his wife sitting on their porch watching this whole thing happen, so we decided it would probably be the best to explain what had happened, and ask them if they would like to split the meat with us. As we were talking to the man, he told us that he would gladly take 1/2 the meat, but that his half had just jumped up and took our half back into the woods with her.
I hit her with the truck and she hit the ground pretty hard. Being a couple of guys who don't waste meat, we jumped out of the truck, prepared to clean her. All of a sudden she jumped up and started running down the road. She was limping a little,and we figured she would run off and die, so we got back in the truck, and hit her again. This time knocking her down in a bar ditch. We jumped out of the truck and as we got to her, looked up and noticed we had knocked her down in front of a house. There were a man and his wife sitting on their porch watching this whole thing happen, so we decided it would probably be the best to explain what had happened, and ask them if they would like to split the meat with us. As we were talking to the man, he told us that he would gladly take 1/2 the meat, but that his half had just jumped up and took our half back into the woods with her.There was this one guy who lived near me when I was growing up. He always talked of 300 pound bucks that he had seen or killed. I never saw any of them. Yes, he killed a lot of deer. But, I doubt that many came close to 200 pounds much less 300. This was in South Alabama mind you.
There was this crazy woman that would drive up and down the road where we hunted blowing her car horn to "scare" the deer away from the hunters. If she saw a truck parked beside the road, she would sit down on the horn!
I had a live trap that I had built and put down close to a branch. It was public land, but we had it pretty much to ourselves. The trap was very heavy being made out of wood. Well, somebody carried it out of the woods and left it hidden by the trail. I guess they were going to come back and get it later. I am sure that they got tired toating it up the hill to where they left it. Anyway, my uncle and I spotted it when we were coming out of the woods one afternoon, so we just carried it about 30 yards to where our car was parked. We went back to the place we found it and left a note thanking whoever for bringing so far out of the woods for us. We didn't sign it though!
There was this crazy woman that would drive up and down the road where we hunted blowing her car horn to "scare" the deer away from the hunters. If she saw a truck parked beside the road, she would sit down on the horn!
I had a live trap that I had built and put down close to a branch. It was public land, but we had it pretty much to ourselves. The trap was very heavy being made out of wood. Well, somebody carried it out of the woods and left it hidden by the trail. I guess they were going to come back and get it later. I am sure that they got tired toating it up the hill to where they left it. Anyway, my uncle and I spotted it when we were coming out of the woods one afternoon, so we just carried it about 30 yards to where our car was parked. We went back to the place we found it and left a note thanking whoever for bringing so far out of the woods for us. We didn't sign it though!
Crow61
There was this crazy woman that would drive up and down the road where we hunted blowing her car horn to "scare" the deer away from the hunters. If she saw a truck parked beside the road, she would sit down on the horn!
Haha. If anything, she was helping the hunters over the long term. Getting the deer acclimated to car sounds and loud noises so they wouldn't be spooked. Deer walk onto the local range to eat the grass while people are shooting, they have become so acclimated to the gunfire. Though once deer season comes around........
There was this crazy woman that would drive up and down the road where we hunted blowing her car horn to "scare" the deer away from the hunters. If she saw a truck parked beside the road, she would sit down on the horn!
Haha. If anything, she was helping the hunters over the long term. Getting the deer acclimated to car sounds and loud noises so they wouldn't be spooked. Deer walk onto the local range to eat the grass while people are shooting, they have become so acclimated to the gunfire. Though once deer season comes around........
Fat White Boy
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Spaceman- It sounds like a guy who has been kicked off most forums named "GunKid"...
support_six
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Sitting down inside a rock outcropping watching the opposite hillside in northern Utah. From a distance, uphill from me, I hear a sound best described as that made by a baby rattle! As it gets louder, and closer, I hear the voices of two males talking quietly to each other. Since there are not going to be any deer anywhere around these two mutts, I stand up and ask them what the rattle is. Here are two immaculately groomed Californians, new clothes from Gander Mountain, new rifles, and each is carrying two aluminum canteens. They informed me that one canteen was for water and the other was very handy for carrying M&M's! I asked them (wanting to laugh out loud) if they had seen any deer. They told me there were no deer in these hills – they hadn't seen even one all day, and they were going back to camp!
kickshot85
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support_six,
That's not funny. I mean, where do you keep your M&M's when you hunt. I personally favor keeping them in my snake bite kit, just throw the rest of that useless crap away. What are the odds you'll get bitten by a snake while hunting? Nil. What are the odds you'll start craving that melt in your mouth not in your hands chocately goodness? Yeah, it's a given.
That's not funny. I mean, where do you keep your M&M's when you hunt. I personally favor keeping them in my snake bite kit, just throw the rest of that useless crap away. What are the odds you'll get bitten by a snake while hunting? Nil. What are the odds you'll start craving that melt in your mouth not in your hands chocately goodness? Yeah, it's a given.
fisherman66
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I snack on the raisinettes I find on the trail.
FirstFreedom
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lol, that's classic.
Mmm, raisonettes - deer or rabbit sized snacks? This is pretty dumb.
Old fellow with a Savage 99 in .250 savage walked through my stand and set up about 40 yds from me,where I was expecting the elk to come from.
Annoyed,but with defference to age,I got up and moved without saying anything,but not too far.
Soon I heard a shot from where he was.Curious,I wandered over.Amazingly,he wounded the elk and it escaped.He said "Where did you come from? I told him I was right there when he walked over me.Now,he was facing me,holding the rifle in one hand,with the muzzle pointing at me.So I walked off to the side.He turned to face me.I said "That is twice you pointed your muzzle at me,that is why I stepped aside."
(The punch line) He said,"Don't worry,its not loaded."
I wouldn't hit an old guy.I walked away.
Old fellow with a Savage 99 in .250 savage walked through my stand and set up about 40 yds from me,where I was expecting the elk to come from.
Annoyed,but with defference to age,I got up and moved without saying anything,but not too far.
Soon I heard a shot from where he was.Curious,I wandered over.Amazingly,he wounded the elk and it escaped.He said "Where did you come from? I told him I was right there when he walked over me.Now,he was facing me,holding the rifle in one hand,with the muzzle pointing at me.So I walked off to the side.He turned to face me.I said "That is twice you pointed your muzzle at me,that is why I stepped aside."
(The punch line) He said,"Don't worry,its not loaded."
I wouldn't hit an old guy.I walked away.