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Grizzly Bear
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My hunt this year reaffirmed MY belief that pulling the trigger and harvesting my quarry does not make a hunt successful.
The companionship of family & friends, a good cup of coffe, a warm and comforting campfire, being in some beautiful country and having everyone come out unhurt and better off because of the experience equals success to me.
What is it that makes a successful hunt for the rest of you?
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You hit it on the head.
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That nailed it for me. I just enjoy being out and having an excuse to just sit in the quiet woods and listen to the natural sounds of birds and such. My wife would probably wonder about me sitting around all day in the timber if it were not hunting season. I just use hunting as an excuse to be by myself. Of course, if a deer should happen by?
I have camped with my wife a few times, but I usually camp with a buddy or two and hopefully my Son if he can make it a few days. Wife is not all that crazy about sitting in the forest and shivering.
The coffee in the early morning does smell good mixed with a little wood smoke. And the nice meal when everyone gets back to camp in the evening is not a bad time either.
Edited by Ham Gunner on November 04 2009 at 8:44pm
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I guess I'm just a jerk, lol. I hunt alone usualy, I hike all summer, I enjoy coffee at home, so a successfull hunt for me includes roasts, chops, and burger. I get the whole friends exp when I start cooking it up and we all start enjoying the fruits of my labors.
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Not a Jerk wolf. If thats what makes a hunt successful to you, then god bless ya.
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I just got my deer meat back, 42lbs of meat, not bad at all from a single deer. I'm going to have my success with a side of potatoes and brussle sprouts tonight.
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A hunt is whatever works for ya! When I was a kid I would look forward to deer season and hunting with my Grandparents. They both hunted and it was a great time of my life and a great time of the year.
In my late teens and early 20's I would hunt with close friends and being young and full of energy, we would climb hills, push deer, kill deer, and drag 'em forever and think nothing of it.
Today it's a bit different. I enjoy the company of some friends after hunting, but I don't have the close friends that I once had. I hunt alone.....but I've become accustom to that and actually it's pretty darn nice most of the time. Since I'm disabled, It takes me a long time to "get my act together" and I don't have the pressure of someone "toe tapping" me to hurry up. And if I get out there and decide that I'm not feeling all that good, I just pack it up and go home. I'm not screwing up anyone's day.
But too me, success is getting out there. Enjoying the day, and getting back safely. I learn something new each time....well, usually. And there's usually a story to tell....even if there's nothing in the game bag.
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I hunt alone and usually still hunt, but camp with others. My buddy can absolutely not still hunt. I can hear him for 1/4 mile, but he knows it and stays put on his spot. He kills deer and so do I. We just do it differently.
Now as for eating, we eat well back at camp with me usually cooking. (Don't tell my wife that I can cook). My father-in-law has a small 1/2 acre deer plot below his house and we always plant about a half pound of turnips in it. Guess what I will be eating at camp.  I love turnips boiled along with my potatoes or just raw while watching a likely deer crossing. I will also be bringing a few quarts of green tomato relish from the recipe that I got from Paul. I cut them all up and prepared them and my wife canned 15 quarts a few weeks ago.
No one drinks at our camp, at least not if the weather is fit for hunting. Now on the rainy stay-in-camp days, that is subject to change a bit, but no drunks allowed. It's hard enough putting up with all the snoring.
Edited by Ham Gunner on November 05 2009 at 6:19pm
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Hhhhmmmm.....first thing comes to mind is cold beer. Poker games. The cold boat rides. Campfires and the stories told around them while drinking the cold beer. The food at camp. The stories. Catching up with friends I only see during hunting season. The sunrises. The absolute lack of highway traffic, trains, and other city sounds. The baying of the hounds.......that's what gets my heart racing the most. When them dogs is wound up and heading your way. Your heart goes in your throat, you sight gets blurry, the sounds all seem to run together. The only other time anything like that comes close is when me and the Missus is alone and nekkid. 
I like hunting season mostly for the camp life. I'm not mad at them deers anymore. I like to see the kids and the first timers take a deer. Until ol' Mossy Horned Swampmonster gets in my line of fire, I won't ever be as excited as those Fellas (and Gals) again.
Hunting for me is a social activity....not a sport and not a competition.
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Teaching my sons or a friend something about hunting. Learning from a more experienced hunter. Enjoying a trip alone or with family/friends. Seeing some rough country and expending some energy to do so.
Locating game. Figuring out how to close in on it. Making the shot. Caring for the downed game; cleaning it, skinning it, perhaps even quartering or boning it out and getting it back to the trailhead, truck or camp. I can have a good time without taking game, but making the kill and bringing the meat & antlers back really tops off the experience. I like a physically challenging hunt too.
There isn't much that makes me feel as alive as when I'm after game... Classic western "spot and stalk" is my favorite.
Regards, Guy
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You have the right idea Guy.
Heavy rain today postpones hunting, but I have the next 3 days off! 
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I'll freely admit that taking game is a big measure of a successful hunt for me.
Year long, I hike the canyons and mountains, and enjoy the company of friends and family. I'll mountain bike or cross-country ski too, and enjoy the same things. Hunting is a bit different.
When I go hunting, I really am trying to find game, and kill it. If I'm not, it's just a hike, and I don't need to be lugging along a rifle...
Now, that doesn't mean that I feel all blue and despondent about a hunt that doesn't result in a kill. Good grief no! It just means that I get to try again! Rig and I had a great time for several days of hunting a year ago. We didn't shoot a deer, but that's hunting. We did enjoy each others company, and I enjoyed showing him "my" hunting areas. It would have been much better if Rig had shot a doggone mule deer buck while we were hunting!
Regards, Guy
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I admit that a succesful hunt is getting your game, But that isn`t everything. Just spending time in the outdoors is good enough for me. My son and my dad just spent 3 days together hunting elk. We got our elk but more important is the time we spent together. My Dad is 72 and who knows how many years of hunting he has left. He was in pain with a bad knee and back the whole time but he still had fun. Me and my boy gladly did all the work so he could enjoy the hunt. Some of my best memories are hunting with my Dad and I`m glad we were able to put this hunt together. You never know, it may be our last hunt together....
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