Real Hunters!

[fabsroman]

Great thread. I can't believe that I haven't responded to this before. I have generally always hunted without a guide, with a couple of exceptions, and I have hunted a lot. The couple of exceptions are when I go to bird farms to shoot the planted upland birds. I do this every once in a while, maybe 5 times total in my entire life. The initial reason for the first couple was because my uncle and my brothers really like it (i.e., they are assured some shooting). They are shooters, not hunters. The last time I went was to get my dog some work on upland birds. Now, I want to do it again, and maybe twice this upcoming season, because my dog loves it.

Due to development, I am about to lose two farms that I have hunted for decades. My problem is that I have no idea where to get additional access. However, I have run into some new friends and I do have an idea to try this summer, so that might work out for new access to land. The other alternative is to pay $1,800 for a waterfowl hunt club on the eastern shore that lucks really good. However, that will not happen until I give this new plan a shot this season and see how it goes.

At the end of the day, it is all about the money. Too many people are about money, and fewer are about principles nowadays.

I could start with my rant on hunting shows and how they are almost all about slaughtering animals and making the killing of animals the only important thing about hunting, but that would take a lot more typing.