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how did you become a hunter?
03-29-2008, 11:12 AM
#41
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: England , UK
Posts: 1,089
RE: how did you become a hunter?
Since i was a kid and i used to go out in my Dads truck , i have hunted in some way , shape or form .
We used to grab the air rifle and a tin of .22 pellets and chuck them in the cab , behind the seat . We used to deliver mine shaft roof supports to quarries and their were rabbits everywhere , my Dad would take a few rabbits and then let me have a go . Its fair to say i was a natural with the air rifle and did not think twice about gutting them , my Dad would open them and i would put my hand in and put the gut and entrails out without batting an eyelid . i got my First OWN air rifle at 13 and used it at every opertunity , i later upgraded to Berretta 303A semi auto shotgun and loved it ..... although i still loved my air rifles . At 17 i read an article in a magazine about Bowhunting in America and was determined from that day , that i would get a bow and go bowhunting in America one day .
Unfortunately it took me 19yrs to get that bow , due to a lengthy relationship and Marraige and 2 beautiful kids ( she said i had to many hobbies and rifles/shotguns .
Now i'm divorsed , see the kids more than before , i have a kickass bow and am coming to America to hunt ELK
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We used to grab the air rifle and a tin of .22 pellets and chuck them in the cab , behind the seat . We used to deliver mine shaft roof supports to quarries and their were rabbits everywhere , my Dad would take a few rabbits and then let me have a go . Its fair to say i was a natural with the air rifle and did not think twice about gutting them , my Dad would open them and i would put my hand in and put the gut and entrails out without batting an eyelid . i got my First OWN air rifle at 13 and used it at every opertunity , i later upgraded to Berretta 303A semi auto shotgun and loved it ..... although i still loved my air rifles . At 17 i read an article in a magazine about Bowhunting in America and was determined from that day , that i would get a bow and go bowhunting in America one day .
Unfortunately it took me 19yrs to get that bow , due to a lengthy relationship and Marraige and 2 beautiful kids ( she said i had to many hobbies and rifles/shotguns .
Now i'm divorsed , see the kids more than before , i have a kickass bow and am coming to America to hunt ELK
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03-29-2008, 11:48 AM
#42
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location:
Posts: 1,796
RE: how did you become a hunter?
I started at the young age of about 6 yrs old. My Dad was big into using dogs and drives. We Squirrel hunted, Deer hunted, Fished, Camped, and everything in between. I owe probably 99.9% of what I know to my Dad. I hate to see the day when he is gone. He never did like to be in pictures because he is so modest concerning his abilities as a sportsman. I was there. I know what he could and still can do. It is and always has been in my blood.
And this is where I feel closest to both my Fathers. (below)
LT
And this is where I feel closest to both my Fathers. (below)
LT
03-29-2008, 12:21 PM
#44
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: S. NH
Posts: 3,045
RE: how did you become a hunter?
Natural born killa I guess.
I started with BB guns when I was 7 shotting all the little critters.
I would catch frogs and put firecrackers in their mouths - boom! It's being outdoors I suppose in a twisted way.
I remember my sister's hampster broke it's little leg and I amputated it and then cotterized it with Dad's bic lighter.
The hampster got so sick my sister asked me to put it out of it's misery and I dawned the BB gun and acted as a proud little hunter.
Archery practicing on my sisters Barbie Dolls.
Then @ 14 my buddies Dad asked my Dad to take me hunting and the rest is history.
03-29-2008, 04:56 PM
#48
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: hunterdon NJ
Posts: 539
RE: how did you become a hunter?
tenyears ago when i was seven my dad bought me a red rider a went in the backyard and shot about six birds that were floating around the barns. i brought them back to my mom and she got pissed off she called my dad and all he could do was laugh. that night he asked me if i wanted to go hunting with him in the winter, i eagerly said yes. we went out to the gun club we had back then in washington nj, we were sitting in a stand next to a corn feild and a river. a few deer came out along with the smallest ten in history (maybe 10 inches high and 9 inches wide) my father shot that buck and ever since i have been captivated by hunting.
03-30-2008, 06:03 PM
#49
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: S. NH
Posts: 3,045
RE: how did you become a hunter?
ORIGINAL: LouisianaTomkat
X2!!
Dang, this might be the next guy we see in a Morgan Freeman movie.LOL
ED, If we are hunting together I am NOT going to break my leg!
Dang, this might be the next guy we see in a Morgan Freeman movie.LOL
Last story... I was dating a girl in High School and her family was raising a bull for meat. His name was BullWinkle and the father took his .30-.30 one day to shoot it and go get it butchered. Now mind you, they had the bull for 2 years and grew attached to it like a pet. Well the father came back in the house as he could not kill the animal he fed everyday. So I thought I would offer him, for me to shoot the bull, and he took me up on it. So I walked up to the fence and shot it between the eyes, just as he asked me to do.
The family didn't speak to me for 3 days.
Answer this, what did I do wrong? It was dinner - right?
Top of the food chain - baby!
03-30-2008, 07:04 PM
#50
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,193
RE: how did you become a hunter?
We were all born to hunt....its in our bloodline from our early ancestors....didn't you know
Just Kiddin...
My uncles brought me in.....August of 1985...I was 10. I got my first button on November 8th w/ a MartinTiger @ 42 pounds....no sites....., 1986...
And from there it was a done deal....I love the outdoors......love it....
YELP YELP YELP YELP.....GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE......
Its time.
Just Kiddin...My uncles brought me in.....August of 1985...I was 10. I got my first button on November 8th w/ a MartinTiger @ 42 pounds....no sites....., 1986...
And from there it was a done deal....I love the outdoors......love it....
YELP YELP YELP YELP.....GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE......
Its time.