You know your a hunter if

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davlandrum

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Chime in with your best hunter stereo-types, especially ones that you do.
Mine:

Have a custom license plate related to hunting (BowElk, 1Elk4U)

Have ever taken "leave without pay" to hunt becuase you did not have enough vacation days

Told your boss you would have to quit if they didn't let you take leave without pay

Everything in your big freezer is either wrapped in butcher paper or vacuum sealed

Your big freezer is organized by species (top shelf - elk, middle shelf deer, bottom shelf - various critters, basket drawer - all ground meat)

You have at least some ammo for all hunting weapons in your truck at all times (box of 7s for birds, some 30-30, some 30-06), in case you forget to pack it.....

You have a tape of elk bugling in the truck and listen and practice on the way to work
 
If you ever risked an ass whoopin' to skip school for 14 days cuz 15 you flunked... I caught the flu a few weeks after deer season closed and missed 2 days... ninth grade was hard on me!:mad:
 
If when driving at night and see a herd of deer on the side of the road your first thought ain't "I hope they don't run in front of me" but rather it is "GOL DANG LOOK AT ALL THAT VENISON AND DID YOU SEE THE RACK ON THAT ONE?!?"
Brent
 
If you see a fine specimen of the opposite sex walking away you say DEE-AMM look at the back strap on that doe...:D
Brent
 
If you keep your mouth calls in your truck and practice on the way to and from work.

If you have a different gun for every species.

If you think Cabelas is heaven.
 
Ever drove the entire Prince Sultan AB crazy while practicing for the upcomming Spring Gobbler Season when you get back.
 
If you only buy meat at the store when the inlaws are coming over.

When my little girl was about 18 months old she was sitting on my lap looking at one of my rifles and said "I'm going to shoot a deer and put it on the wall."
 
This post should be a hoot !!!

  • A a deer Gut-Pile, looks good to you.
  • You pick out the vital areas of any four legged animal you see.
  • You have shot shells or bullets in you glove compartment.
  • If you spot deer in a field that no one else can see. "Hunter's Eye"
  • You measure the meters between you and that cat walking across your back yard.
  • You make your own squirrel call and wonder why it doesn't work.
  • You study details about game animals and birds that were on you biology test at school, that you failed.
  • You have dried blood on your camo pants that you won't let you wife clean.
  • You know all the water foul specis, limits and points allowed. That's why I gave up this type of hunting, years ago. What in the heck is a Scaup?
  • You call up your bud to see if he got his Fall Hunting catalog.
    • You bath more often during deer season.
  • You respond to this post.

Be Safe !!!
 
Pay for EVERYTHING (including wife's lasik eye surgery and kids daycare) with your Cabela's credit card so you can get the points...

Plan your cross country trip so you can swing by a Cabela's along the way.

Know the dates of each season opener, but are a little vague on your kids birthday
 
I remember both my children's birthdays... My beautiful daughter's is about a month before deer season and Junior's is about a month before it is over:D
 
You call up your bud to see if he got his Fall Hunting catalog.
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Dead on!


You still have the Montana gumbo mud smeared all over the inside of your truck from the deer hunt in '02.
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I finally broke down and washed the mud off mine early spring this year. Finally cleaned up the coffee stain from two seasons ago at the same time!
 
You know you are a hunter

If your only scheduled vacation is deer season.
If you have more camo clothing than street clothes.
Instead of county license plates you count wild animals on road trips.
If you argue with your wife which camo would look better on the truck(we did :))
If your kids hunt with you BEFORE school in the mornings.
IF your kids argue over who is using which deer stand(a month before season)
if your wife tells all the relatives No family function between September and December 25
If your Casket is camo and everyone attending is in camo( Seen it this Spring) guess that would be YOU WERE A HUNTER IF
 
You know your a hunter if:

You believe in and take part in fair hunts
You respect your quarry
You leave the woods as you found it
You obey game laws and respect bag limits
You use/eat what you kill
You believe a kill is not the only measure of a "successful hunt"
You only take shots you are very sure you can make
You practice shooting all year round to keep your skills
You don't look at wild game and the woods as a grocery store
You do something to "give back" to nature what you have taken---feed plots, plantings etc.
You do everything that is possible to retrieve wounded game


Dipper
 
there's a bottle of pee in your refrigerator.
your son's first or middle name is Hunter.
you get whiplash looking at doves that randomly fly over in the off season.
a primary consideration for buying a new gun is, "can I hunt with it?"
you see a fine female and say, "DEE AM, I'd bend her over and breach-load 'er like a shotgun!"

(sorry 'bout that last one)
 
Amen Dipper! 100% with you.

But with all that does come some funny stuff, right??

CJ - I was thinking about a similar gun choice - when you are more worried about 4 legged threats than 2 legged threats....
 
Dipper, The only thing that don't fit me is the grocery store part... In the sense of our forefathers I hunt as they did, just to put meat on the table. I think if you do it for any other reason you are a sportsman... That is not criticism I know many woodsmen that can out hunt, out produce me hands down...
Brent
 
Hi Brent,

What I mean when I say--You don't look at wild game and the woods as a grocery store--- is this.

I was a Wildlife conservation officer for a few years.
Often times, when someone was caught over limit--sometimes, WAY over limit ---with game animals, one excuse that was commonly heard was:
"Just trying to feed my family man!! I got 5 kids and they got to eat!!"
or something along those lines.
Most times, these same guys would sit in a bar room drinking up their paychecks or had more toys than the next guy.
They would then USE WILD GAME to subsidize either their drinking habit or their hobby.
Same for poachers---same deal only some of those would kill whitetails and sell them for cash---I was involved with one arrest where the guy had 20 whitetails hidden in his coal truck.
I have absolutely no problem with someone who follows the rules and bag limits and hunts legally and then I expect him/her to use what they kill.
You may be surprised to know how many what we called HOGS are out there.

I look at wild game and hunting as a sport and hobby and yes, a way to put some food on the table---but, I don't view hunting as a way to fund hobbies or boozing.

Dipper
 
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