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I enjoy hunting deer with my Dad or my wife or son. It’s mostly sitting and glassing and when we spot a shooter one of us will make a stalk while the other watches. That way it’s fun to watch for the observer and they can also tell what happened when a buck gives the stalker the slip.

For pigs and predators I hunt alone most of the time, though my son does tag along more and more as he’s getting bigger.

I enjoy hunting by myself and probably do so 70 percent of the time. But I do enjoy the time with a partner too.

90% of the time it’s just me 10% with grandsons way better with them but being patient is short they’re ready to go but that’s fine.Every year is better best guys I’ve ever hunted with

Come and go as I wish, have hunted alone for the last 40 years

I prefer hunting alone for big game.

Took a friend bowhunting with me once, he was screaming at me until I asked him, "Have you ever noticed how big a Moose's ears are?"

When bird hunting where stealth isn't mandatory, I prefer to hunt with friends.

I hunt alone probably 95% of the time. The reason is simple - private land - and the owner is adamant that I not bring anyone else. At times I’ll hunt with him or one of his family, but thats kinda rare. They aren’t as interested as I am. They don’t invest time to scout or even practice with their weapon of choice.

If I travel and camp away from home, then I will have a partner or two along. We share the camp, the cost and the work. Its way more fun with good friends and family. Archery elk is much more productive with friends that can help call.

The private land is less than 30 minutes from my front door. I’m able to use my quad to access most of the roadless parts of the ranch to retrieve game.... that’s a biggie with me! I’ll be 71 pretty soon and try really hard not to have to pack game parts very far. If I need to I’ll process the game gutless and get that to the quad on my back.

I prefer to hunt alone, to be perfectly honest about it. I can go where and when I want. I tend to glass a lot and can be very patient. Have coffee, eat or take a quick snooze if that’s what I want to do. I pass up a lot of smaller bucks, because I’m aware of several bigger bucks living there - because I scout and spend a lot of time there. My friends eat tag soup more often than not and think I’m crazy....