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Hi guys, im getting geared up for hunting this fall. in minnesota, it starts 1st weekend in november. ill be using an SKS. anyone elese going hunting and if ya are where at and what kinda gun you using. hunting stories are welcome as well.

if we arn't supposed to eat animals, why are they made with meat?

This post has been edited by ramza_beoulve on 26th August 2004 19:02

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Yeah, I live up in northwestern Montana, so I've been raised on hunting and fishing and to appreciate nature and such (which I was going to say in the gun thread, but opted not to). Anyway, I already have my antelope tags and I've made plans to go elk hunting with my dad, too. I usually use a Remington Model 700, and I usually end up using that the whole trip, even though I bring another Rem. with me.

I can't really think of any good hunting stories because we don't have the best luck hunting (which is odd considering Montana has deer and antelope out the wazoo), but I do a couple odd things:

1) We were driving down by Ekalaka and we were coming up over a hill. We stopped and forty feet from us was a white antelope. Usually antelope are brown and their tails are white so this would be an extra special kill, but we decided not to because it wouldn't be right. =/

2) We were driving down to Ekalaka (a different time) and a little past Baker we saw a young buck stuck in a barbwire fence. We got out and helped it and it just stood there looking at us. It didn't run off or anything.

That's all I can think of. Not any life-or-death stories I know of. =p

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p.s. for the vegitarians, if we arn't supposed to eat animals, why are they made with meat?

Humans like myself are made with meat too... you gonna eat me?

No... seriously, I might try to go hunting this year if I can scrape up the time and the money, the only problem is that I like stalking and there are to many people in texas that sit in a tree and ambush that it's to risky to walk around without being shot at (yeah, it's redneckville down here), but if I manage to get out to some hunting this year I'll probably go by a 30/30 to do my hunting with.

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Humans like myself are made with meat too... you gonna eat me? 

Well... maybe, I've heard humans taste like pork. I'll just add some barbeque sauce.

Never been hunting, but I think it's a fine sport. Mainly because I'm a carnivore, heh heh...

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it's to risky to walk around without being shot at (yeah, it's redneckville down here)

Are rednecks colorblind to orange?

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Well, as a sometime hunter and omnivore, I think it's rude to call out a challenge against the vegetarians in this thread. It makes you look like a bit of a jerk.

I hunted when I was in high school, just Pheasant, Quail, and Rabbit. I never saw the appeal in hunting deer, too boring for me - but I'll gladly take the meat from anyone who wants to give it to me.

It's been probably five years since I've hunted, as my wife isn't wild about it and I really kinda lost some of my motivation since my grandpa passed away - he was the guy who taught me to hunt and shoot in general.

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Are rednecks colorblind to orange?

no, but to them, if it moves, it bleeds.


but seriously, i don';t particularly enjoy hunting. i've been a few times, but i just didn't enjoy it. same foes with fishing. i hate just sitting there waiting for something to happen.

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If I had the time I would like to go hunting. I have never known the thrill of killing an animal except with my car

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it might make me look like a jerk, but im tired of being hassled for eating meat and being told im gonna go to hell for killing God's creatures. he provided them for us to eat and frankly i like hot sauce with my charred animal flesh . give me your address R51 and ill send ya some steaks if i can.

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it might make me look like a jerk, but im tired of being hassled for eating meat and being told im gonna go to hell for killing God's creatures. he provided them for us to eat and frankly i like hot sauce with my charred animal flesh . give me your address R51 and ill send ya some steaks if i can.

Well, as soon as one of the vegetarians HERE says something to you about it, you can be a jerk. Until then, the vegetarians here are sick of having meat-eaters condescend to them.

And I'll take my meat from someone I know, but thanks for the offer.

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well, if eating god's creatures mean you're goin to hell, does that mean every animal that's not herbivore goes to hell?

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It means you're going to hell for posting off topic. And for the thoughts you have about your sister. -R51

This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 21st August 2004 01:55

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Let's be clear: there have been absolutely no comments against hunting from vegetarians/vegans in this thread, only others trying to stir them into it. Exactly the same thing happened in a recent-ish topic about vegetarianism, where vegetarians were belittled for their choices when the topic was quite careful not to go preach to meat-eaters.

And yet apparently it's because meat-eaters are sick of vegetarians having a go at them. Sure. If that's the case, it hasn't been on this board; if so, please point out where (to me privately, while noting that it still wouldn't be on-topic here).

Any more inflammatory comments from either side of the meat-eating argument gets this topic closed. Anyone who has an actual comment about hunting, please go ahead.

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I'll go you one better. It also gets you warned and possibly put on moderated posts. So enjoy that. -R51

This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 21st August 2004 12:01

sorry for the comment. my mouth tends to get me in trouble. i thought it was funny and most people think it is. i think i went too far by making it personal. lets get back to hunting stories and the kind of humor that makes EVERYONE laugh .

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Killing doesn't entice me, but I have a story of my friend's that is rather funny yet rather detestable.

My friend and his dad go hunting. My friend sees a buck or something off in the distance. He fires, the deer runs -- limping, though. So, my friend's dad chases after the wounded animal and unloads a pistol shot into the creature's head. Dead, but the funny thing is, when my friend fired, he blew of its leg! And .

All I got for you.

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Well i got my license a few years back. Took the course yada yada. Problem was i didn't get to hunt anything because, well i was under 16. Might be i could shoot a few geese but i needed the last year license to goos hunt. Then i lost my wallet with all my important crap in it so that kaputt next year. Well i hope to go renew this year, and maybe take down a few of the honken bastards. I like shooting, and killed a few things including muskrats, and woodchucks. I wanna get out there this year and take a turkey, and a deer even. See if I can save my mum $20 come thanksgiving. Happy hunting all.

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where do you live that you have to be 16 to hunt? i live in minnesota and as long as you got a licensed adult with you, you can be 12 and hunt. to hunt alone its 14.



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A hero is somone who steps up when everyone else backs down.

Your greatest adversary hides inside your mirror.

In Texas I think you have to take a hunting safety course every year until you're 16 and I'm pretty sure you can't hunt alone until 18 (since you can't own or buy a gun until then). That is kind of odd though. I've never heard of anywhere not allowing you to hunt because you're under 16.

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Climhazzard is the timeless evil robot who runs some of the cool stuff at CoN (mostly logging chat, since there are no quizzes at the moment), all the while watching and waiting for his moment to take over the world. -Tiddles