Hey GS, someone had to reply <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> so here it is. I have been hunting deer ect. since I was 12, Im 30 now. There was a time when I didn't find hunting deer sporting, but that was offset by the fact that deer are tasty. To make it sporting, I now stalk them. From dawn to dusk I walk, find tracks and follow them till I can get a clean kill, ie. 1 shot. Where I hunt is not your walk in the woods, as there are huge hills, cliffs, ravienes w/somewhat deep streems, and thickets that a fox would have trouble going through. Then to add to the chalenge, once you get one you've got to get it home, even if that means draging it through the affor mentioned crap. I don't hunt buck. There is nothing about them that intrests me other than the mating rituals of the rut, you can't eat the antlers and old <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> deer don't taste all that good. I grew up on a farm(I still have it though I don't live there), animals were a way of life and I have a deep rooted respect for them as they are a valuable natural resource. I totaly agree on the paint ball thing, though I don't get to play nearly as much as I used to. By the way we sometimes played in the same places I hunt, now thats a chalenge. This is just my 2 cents as I can't relate w/extreme hunters or animal freaks, in fact, I can't stand ether group.
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