Confession and question for my fellow hunters

Jeff in TX

I have a confession to make and I'm wondering if anyone else does the same thing. I've been known to head out to my hunting stand for hours on end with absolutely no intentions on shooting anything with maybe exception of a 150+ class buck that might happen by! I'm not trying to shuck my chores or get out away from the house, I just love being out in nature watching the wildlife and waiting to see what might come by!

Anyone else admit to doing this.

JerryBobCo

I've been known to go antelope hunting with friends without carrying a rifle. There's nothing as enjoyable as being out on the open plains with good friends and help them get their goat.

Does that count?

Teach

100 acres is a bit small for an Aussie-style "walkabout", but I've done it often, spending all day just rambling with no intention of shooting anything that isn't attacking me. Walk awhile, sit awhile, maybe even take a short nap- - - - - I've usually got the .45 Blackhawk on my hip, just in case, though!
Jerry

knitepoet

Yep, it's quite relaxing.

NCFUBAR

Not just hunting ... I've worked the fence line "just to be sure" on a pretty day. Takin' time to enjoy the little things in nature is getting more rare these days and if that is how you (and me) want to spend some quiet time ain't nothin' wrong with slowin' down your world and enjoying it!

jbp-ohio

I haven't had the opportunity for a long time, but from the time I was maybe 12 any time it started to snow hard I would take a walk in the woods. I would take my .22 or H&R shotgun if any season was open.

Big snowflakes do make a noise when they hit the ground.

Zee

I'd rather sit outside than in.

Jeff in TX

Guess I'll head out for the last 90 min of day light and enjoy some nature!:applause:

Update: Had four does come in about the last 15 of daylight. Never raise my rifle, just watched them through the binoculars. Made a low whoop about 5 min after dark and they trotted off. It let me get out of my popup without being seen. And no, Bubba didn't come by to hassle or threaten me today!

early

That's pretty much what I did for a long time well supposedly small game hunting in the winter. Political bureaucracy with getting a license and not wanting to expose my little boy to severe cold had put an end to it. Also driving during winter has increased in risk do to the incompetent populace here.

Farm Boy Deuce

Yes. I have even been know to go fishing and never wet a line.

Varmintmist

When we get a good snow, like a 6" forecast, I am in the woods if I can be. I work outside though so coming home after a full day in the cold and going for a stroll isnt always what happens. But on a Sat or Sun or vacation day, I am out. Mostly once or twice a summer I will find a place in the woods for a hour of ... relaxation.

orchidman

Jeff in TX wrote: »

I'm not trying to shuck my chores or get out away from the house, I just love being out in nature watching the wildlife and waiting to see what might come by!

Anyone else admit to doing this.

I confess to the same. Give me a rifle and tell me to go for a walk and I am happy........Dont need to shoot anything for it to be a great day. The first thing I put in my pack is my camera, followed by my ammo.

Fisheadgib

The lease that I used to belong to was a couple thousand acres and nobody was ever up there during the week and I'm certain that I've walked that place far more than anyone including the owner. I usually harvested six does a season for meat but I never shot a buck unless I planned to mount it. I could sit in a stand for hours watching animals frolic and I've even got a little video of a couple of young bucks figuring out how to spar.

Teach

Farm Boy Deuce wrote: »

I have even been know to go fishing and never wet a line.

Yep- - - -get a bunch of guys together for a fishing trip, and some dummy always wants to go fishing
:roll:
Jerry

Jeff in TX

Teach wrote: »

Yep- - - -get a bunch of guys together for a fishing trip, and some dummy always wants to go fishing
:roll:
Jerry

Isn't that the truth!

woodsrunner

For I Would Rather Be
A Child of the Forest Wild
Seeking Light, Wave, Rock and Bird
Before the Money Loving Herd
Than To Be a King Among Men
And Live in the City's Mad Embrace!

Fisheadgib

Farm Boy Deuce wrote: »

Yes. I have even been know to go fishing and never wet a line.

Sounds close to surf fishing. I'll put two or three rods out and kick back in a chair and watch nature do it's thing while the sun sets. Sometimes fish hit, and sometimes they don't but when they do, fresh fish is the bonus.

Farm Boy Deuce

Fisheadgib wrote: »

Sounds close to surf fishing. I'll put two or three rods out and kick back in a chair and watch nature do it's thing while the sun sets. Sometimes fish hit, and sometimes they don't but when they do, fresh fish is the bonus.

Fishing for catfish is about the same for me. I love to eat them, but I am not going to work at it.

jaywapti

I never had to kill or catch anything to have a good day. For the last 7 years I lived in Colo. , every year we always went elk camping.

JAY

Bigslug

It's 60 miles / 1.5 hours to where I hunt. I'm all for The Nature Experience, but if I'm out there in season, the intent is for something to die.

sakodude

Pretty much how I hunt particularly here in Illinois. Only have access to a small parcel of land and deer are transient through it. So I sit, enjoy the sight,sounds and smells of being in the woods and if I get a shot, great but if I don't kill anything I an far from disappointed.

Sako