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Deflave, well said.. I knew I could count on you.. I love shooting also.. And fooling with different guns.. I am not as quick on the trigger as I used to be and let somethings pass.. But I still love hunting, and shooting..
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I absolutely love to hunt and to put bullets into things. I'm not the greatest at it and I don't know it all, but I love it. I love the physical strain of it, I love putting bullets through meat, I love getting bloody, I love cutting up meat and putting it in a pack, I love dragging dead schit up hill, I love dragging dead schit down hill, and the further I am from the truck, the happier I am, typically....
I love taking other people hunting. My favorite part of it isn't lunch, or the sunrise, or the time spent together, or the cool, crisp, autumn air. My favorite part of it is when the bullet from their rifle sends lung and goo all over the opposite side of the animal we're after. Because to me, that's what hunting is. It's finding schit and killing it and (outside of fornicating) there is nothing more fun on this earth than finding and killing schit.
My heart still pounds when I call in a coyote. Not because I think a coyote is an amazing or majestic creature, but because I love shooting coyotes and I realize I have another opportunity to shoot one. And I become just as thrilled when I hear the "TWHACK" of a bullet as I did when I was 12 years old.
Know what my favorite part of a bird flushing is? When it catches a full dose of #5's out of my Benelli and hits the earth. How's that for romanticism?
I could shoot gophers all day every day for the rest of my life, and then shoot some more. Do I like putting bullets into those cute fuzzy critters? Yes, I do. Does it help the rancher when I shoot them? Sure it does. Do I really give a schit? No. I'm out there to shoot them because I love shooting them.
When I see a chuck sitting in a perfect spot my heart still races. And when the bullet impacts and the 'chuck goes in four different directions, I smile and thank God for inventing gun powder and primers.
When I shoot prairie dogs I love to see them explode and the higher they go into the sky, the higher my spirits are raised.
I always congratulate my fellow hunters when they have succeeded. But in all sincerity, I only do this because I was raised to be polite. The reality is I look a their picture and just wish I was the one that killed it and it motivates me to go back out and find something bigger and better to kill.
So, no. I don't think I've changed any.
Travis
PETA just revoked your membership................... 
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I hunt for the freezer, but I wouldn't hesitate to cap a trophy. Meat is meat. Not much here in the way of prairie dogs, but coyotes are fair game. Hogs, I'll shoot every one I see, not because of the desire to kill, but to control numbers. Too many of them around, and they definitely have a negative impact on the indigenous critters. Enjoyed the prairie dog shoot a few years ago in Texas, and would do it again 
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Luckily for people supermarkets abound, it allows them to be introspective and caring... Exactly. And it allows people to feel superior for not doing the killing themselves. Which is ass-backwards. Yeah but it's funny how fast they will run to a venison roast..and funnier still how fast it disappears. I love game meat and gather it whenever I can. But I don't tell many people about it other than family.
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The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Travis, well said, eloquently as someone put it. I feel the same way though less strongly after all the years. Particularly the more strenuous part of it but I can say that for yard work too. For example yard bunnies, squirrels and such get a pass so long as they're not causing damage because I like to watch them. But no regrets or sadness if they need to be popped, I enjoy that too.
A little introspection would be interesting, why do you feel that way? Of course not necessary but can lead you to interesting places.
The key elements in human thinking are not numbers but labels of fuzzy sets. -- L. Zadeh
Which explains a lot.
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Last year I killed an antelope buck, mule deer buck and bull elk - had a hell of a great time hunting them and the meat in the freezer is nice when beef is $4-5 per pound. I plan on spending plenty of time in the field again this year - I think about hunting and shooting all the time, I think it's what keeps me going. I've been doing it for 30+ years now and I have no plan to stop. Maybe when I can't get up the hill any longer I'll have to refocus my ambitions, but for now I even use it for motivation to stay in shape.
A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope
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Putting some venison in the freezer has always been an enjoyable pursuit for me.
If I said that I've never felt a twinge of sorrow or guilt for my quarry before or after the hunt I'd be lying.
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A little introspection would be interesting, why do you feel that way?
Because I'm normal. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Seems like a lot of people over romanticise bird hunting to have a built in excuse for not having a full game bag at the end of the day.
Bird hunting is getting about as bad as catching a trout with a fly rod...  Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Deflave, well said.. I knew I could count on you.. I'm here for you. Unless I'm not. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Bird hunting is getting about as bad as catching a trout with a fly rod... Travis I hear they're having some difficulty with the shooting and release part
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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Younger days I'd kill more than I should, today I let game walk more than ever, and will be the first to hand a friend my rifle to let him take the shot.
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I hear they're having some difficulty with the shooting and release part Yes but they contribute lots of dollars to the Whatever the [bleep] Fund and they lease the ground so only guys carrying SxS's and people with really, really, really, expensive dogs get to participate in the harvesting of these majestic birds we all so dearly cherish... WTF happened to sending the drunkest guys to the opposite end of the field as blockers? Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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WTF happened to sending the drunkest guys to the opposite end of the field as blockers? Travis you sure you weren't born or conceived in the South?
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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They traded the Pabst for scotch and now they just drive around until they find the prettiest cover to run their dog their wife let them get.
Somebody else trains the dog though.
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you sure you weren't born or conceived in the South? If I were from the south, how would explain my ability to spell? Think before you post, sir. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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WTF happened to sending the drunkest guys to the opposite end of the field as blockers? Travis you sure you weren't born or conceived in the South? I'm pretty sure drunk guys blocking escaping game is another way to spell Midwestern November afternoon.
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My best ground shot was 7 quail with one shell... guys with dogs have no idea how to sneak up on'm...
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I'm pretty sure drunk guys blocking escaping game is another way to spell Midwestern November afternoon.
Too [bleep]' funny. And 100% accurate... Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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My best ground shot was 7 quail with one shell... guys with dogs have no idea how to sneak up on'm...
Kent Laughin' my ass off... Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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