I figured someone would mention. Get an oceangoing boat, any fool can go deer hunting.
In AK, and oceangoing boat is almost a necessity to go deer hunting in some places.
I say get both. And move to AK .One is not going salmon/halibut fishing on their 400 acres in TN.
Halibut fishing from one’s own boat is overrated. I could probably troll kings for the rest of my life and not get bored - and I intend to test this hypothesis - but give me 400 acres in Tennessee over halibut any day.
I'm not sure about the 400 acres.
I sure do love halibut though.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Carry a pee bottle if you hunt from a stand. Camo dont mean anything. Earth tones work just fine. Leave a trail of bread crumbs when you go in to the stand. Save some in case the squirrels eat what you drop and have to spend the night in the woods. Carry some rocks in your pocket to throw at squirrels and to run off all the deer that come in just after shooting light. Aggravating as fug! If you wear a ball cap, bend the brim like it should be. deer cant see you blink with the brim covering your eye from the side plus those flat brim hats are for millennials that just take selfies of themselves while hunting just to post on Facebook. Always use bluetooth ear pods so you can rock out to Kiss or Luke Bryan. Aim small, miss small.
I'm 49. Not old old but realize I probably have more seasons behind me than remaining. That said I 've learned a lot about what works for ME, both first hand and through other's advice. If I could advise young ME on a couple things they would include:
- Concentrate on 1 perfect rifle for what you want to do rather than wanting a bunch of different rifles - Bite the bullet early and get a rimfire and centerfire suppressor (game changer) - 223 and 308 win will cover 99% of what a shooter/hunter needs to do - Skip the gimmicks and camo is not needed. Earth tones, wool, and layering systems provide flexibility in different conditions. - Pick solid optics. Reliability trumps X's, brand names, and bells and whistles.
I have more but these are the one's that really stick out for me. Your local and interests may vary so let's hear your advise to yourself. Hopefully we can shorten the learning curve for the youngsters.
This is all about stuff. Forget the stuff and concentrate on HOW TO USE that stuff. #1 is patience. Lots of it. Plan on getting skunked time after time. Any decent big game rifle is plenty but practice until it's 2d nature. Practice in the field to learn how to find a good rest and get close to game. Forget the long range stuff. That's target shooting, not hunting. Hunting is getting close enough for a clean shot. Quit worrying about caliber, types of bullets, etc. If you can shoot the gun, about anything on the shelf will kill a deer.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Stop trading good guns for the next one that catches your eye. The day will come when you'll have to live with regret and the wish that you could have them all back.
1: By the time you’re 30, you will have killed three species of deer, two species of elk, and many coyotes and rockchucks at ranges from 25 yards to 400 yards......and you did it all with a 30-06 shooting 180gr Nosler Partitions. Just stick with that, because you’re about to waste a lot of time and money.
2: You’ll realize one day you wasted a lot of time and money on girls in college. Girls outside of college are way cheaper and way easier.
3: You’ll realize the hunting and fishing will never be as good as it was in college. Do more of that and less of #2.
4: Get your Lund when they were cheap and pay it off quick. You’ll get a bigger boat to go with it.
5: Your 85 Silverado was just fine. Even in 2000. Its 2021 and it’s still running fine.
6: Good optics will be more important than expensive rifles.
If I could have a chat with "the me" of 45 years ago, I'd say don't go buying guns and scopes and stuff left and right for years on end, just get two or three good hunting rifles and use your resources on actual hunting opportunities.
I spent far too much acquiring stuff and far too little on spending time out in the field. I'm now hoping to live long enough to make up for at least some of the lost opportunity.
Don't be the darkness.
America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.
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