Just joined the site looking to see who likes hunting and fishing.

Fishing? Any time. Any where. Any way. Well, my fly-fishing skills could use some drastic help.

Hunting? Not so much. Though I cook a bang-up venison meal. (A venison stew in a pressure cooker is about as good as it gets. All those flavors and juices forced to the heart of every potato too. The meat as tender as you can find anywhere.) A local hetero buddy brought out a whole half of a deer for me just this week. (Whole half? Is that an oxymoron?) I froze it in outdoor storage until I have the ambition to divvy it all up for cooking portions. (Hint, a capful or two of vinegar, not enough to taste, in any wild-game dish cuts that gamey-flavor for those who don't like that taste.)

Though I have to admit, my land has been inundated by feral farm-cats the last few years, their kill-anything habits wiping out the native food chain. I asked the owners to do something about it, they refused. So ... I'm getting good with a .22. Hunting cats has triggered a hunting instinct in me I didn't know I had before. I actually look forward to going on cat-patrol now. And they're good target practice. Wary, small, difficult to kill with one shot. Got 8 this fall. 7 with one shot.

I suspect I'll be using this new-found hunting instinct on some of the local wild-turkeys whose population is growing yearly. Hens and chicks have used the yard area as foraging for most of this year. Got some photos of them standing on my picnic table. Either they're practicing for dinner, or they think I'm that bad of a shot. If they only knew I've been practicing.

(Unfortunately, I can't see your fishing photos on this web-site. I guess you have to be a wealthy f**k to view those. I suppose I should take my photography down. Them being up there are only benefitting the wealthy and greedy.)

This message was edited by NobuddySpecial on 12-28-09 @ 11:39 PM

Hey guys-

Any naturalist knows the damage feral cats do.  They destroy almost all ground nesting birds, song birds, small mamals, etc, etc. 

They are invasive, aggressive and reproduce exponentially.

In short they do need to be controlled.

However...I don't think that discussing 'hunting' feral cats is appropriate for any of the forums on this site.

This type of posting makes hunters seem like kitten killers.

There are  many people and organizations which are commited to Anti hunting and the elimination of hunting...This posting gives them the fodder they want for eliminating our sport.

I hope you do continue to get involved with the sport..but please, for the sake of the sport, shooting feral cats is not 'hunting'  I suggest you take a hunter safety course and get out into the field with responsible, ethical hunters.

While I understand your concerns I find it hard to believe that anyone would think that what I am forced to do to preserve the wildlife on my land is in any way "unethical". The only people unethical in this scenario are the irresponsible cat owners that allow this kind of destruction to occur. I am taking the most ethical and responsible action of all. Perhaps if enough people learned of how destructive their Mr. Fluffy was to all wildlife, laws could get passed to make it a criminal offense if their cat was found outside, with fines of $1,000 or more. Why take the stance of being victimized by anti-hunting idiots? Take a proactive stance of doing away with their unethical behavior that is destroying the native food-chain. Let everyone know what "animal loving" hypocrites they are. They love Mr. Fluffy while allowing their invasive pest to destroy all other animals. That's not any kind of animal lover. That's a hypocrite of the highest degree.

As for your suggestion of taking a hunting safety course, I fail to see how this in any way is any kind of safety issue. I know how to use a gun and use it safely and use it well.

I also don't think that anyone who posts a photo that is not of their self should be someone who goes around talking about ethics to others.

Just for the record, the sheriff was out here one time due to a land dispute. He mentioned they complained about the cat issue and my shooting them. He took me aside and told me I have every right to protect my land from their animals destroying my animals. Just don't tell them because all they'll do is create further problems for everyone. Even law enforcement is well aware of the problem caused by irresponsible cat owners and are in agreement with my actions.

This message was edited by NobuddySpecial on 12-29-09 @ 5:57 PM

Bushman44 that is one nice buck in the photo.Although I hunted whitetail deer since I was old enough to take the safety course I now hunt only grouse and pheasants.I quit hunting deer when I lost my taste for venison and no longer saw the need to kill something that I would not eat.

I love to fish and have always wanted to fish for salmon or steelhead in canada.I noticed a very small pic of you holding what looks to be an enormous northern pike or musky,nice fish.I am not a paying member so I could not see the rest of your photos.

I would say to contact me but this site does not allow us to exchange email addresses,which seems kind of pointless to me because I thought this site was for guys to meet.

Anyways,nice buck,and nice fish.

stephen 

stephen10 wrote:

I would say to contact me but this site does not allow us to exchange email addresses,which seems kind of pointless to me because I thought this site was for guys to meet.

The site does allow you to exchange email addresses by clicking on the 'send p.m' button attached to each message which achieves our objective for guys to meet. We don't allow email addresses to be posted within messages to protect your privacy because your email address will be displayed here forever. 

This message was edited by Gandalf on 1-6-10 @ 1:25 PM

Howdy- my partner and I live out here in Wyoiming and are both avid hunters and fishermen. We raise horses and hunt every chance we get. If you ever get out this way send us a PM and we can chat further.

There's now a box to tick "hunting" when you check off the interests that go in your profile.  I don't remember it being there before.  Good news.