That even though you worked hard to clean up the blood stain in the back of your suburban on that cold November day, when the weather heats up in the summer you will realize that you did not do a good job at all.

That it is better to keep your windows down on a 105 day than to smell what becomes of that blood stain.

Not exactly hunting-related, but...

As a result of butchering a deer taken while hunting, I have learned that carrying a hind quarter (wrapped in plastic) of a deer through the house [ from the basement refridgerator, through the carpeted (light blue) hall way and up the carpeted steps (also light blue) and through the carpeted living room (light brown)to the garage for futher processing is not a good idea!

As a result of the above, I also learned that hearing protection should be worn once the wife finds you scrubbing the blood from the carpet - only somewhat successfully.

In retrospect, going out the back door and around the house would have been much more comfortable.

If you DON'T have a tag for it, you'll see a monster!!

The older I get, the smarter my Dad is.

Hunt with your grandfather every chance you get because you never know when it will be his last trip. R.I.P oldtimer.

Mac

That when entering the hunting lodge (hut, tent, whatever) while carrying two plastic shopping bags, one of which contains two bottles of bourbon, the other four boxes of shotshells, it will always be the bag with the bottles that breaks, regardless of the weight of the shotshells.

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Originally posted by MAC:
Hunt with your grandfather every chance you get because you never know when it will be his last trip. R.I.P oldtimer.

Mac

That goes for your Dad too!!

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Originally posted by gerrys375:
You find out at the dinner table that you didn't get all the #6 shot out of a pheasant.

This one has cost me a few trips to the dentist over the years.

Never take a drink out of a pristine stream thinking "I'm sure it's safe".

Always have an extra key hidden someplace on your pickup, especially if you'll be out for a couple of days on foot or horseback....

MG

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Originally posted by ovis:
DPhillips,

Care to talk about it?????????

Joe

Honestly, Joe, NO I DON'T CARE TO TALK ABOUT IT!!!

But for some reason, I tend to "re"learn that lesson every year or two...

DPhillips,

You make me feel so admonished for asking ....

But, staying on topic, I'll admit I learned that I'm afraid of heights.

I'd loved to have been a lichen on a rock watching you "re"learn" a lesson or two.

I guess when we're bitten by the bug, we never learn, eh?

Joe

Just gives me nightmares, Joe!

When hunting those curly horns in goat country, sometimes they live with the goats. It ain't pretty. How many times have I sat on the edge of some impossible (seemingly) cliff face and thought, "Now what am I going to do?". Just can't resist going up though when you have the ram in sight...

Don't try to help hold the wounded Kudu down while the PH tries to stab it in the back of the neck.

Don't loudly chamber a round in your .375 while someone is hanging on to the Kudu's horns while it is thrashing around and trying to stand up.

The top of your socks make a better substitute for the forgotton toilet paper. Why ruine a good t-shirt. Cut the top of the sock off with your knife.

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Originally posted by brass thief:
when in the woods in cold weather, wearing several layers. Never pull down your pants, shit in them, and pull them back up.
good shooting.

And, be careful where the suspenders are laying!

MadGoat:

Many people from my neck of the woods think that way. Fortunately, I had a father who educated me on the subject before I was even 8 years old and thought I could drink from the trout stream on our property. ("The fish are OK so the water should be OK!") He simply said: " "Remember that a deer might be pissing above you". That image always stayed with me!

Never miss a shot ....particularly an easy one when your smart ass brother in law (the one who never forgets) is around. If happens more than once you are doomed to a lifetime of humiliation....the likes of which have never been experienced on earth.

Never shoot a moose thats not standing on the bank of the river. "It's only 200 yards" will easily seem like 200 miles!!

Yes Riodot, I have signed a couple of tags with a rifle shell, and it does work.

Another I remembered is that pulling the trigger on an empty chamber is a lot louder than you would think. Especially when looking thru the scope at a deer. It is amazing how loud "CLICK" is.

"To turn off the cellphone when the big bull mooose is ready to pass the clearing 30 yards away :-( "

The good thing about chigger bites is that when they finally do quit itching, it is nearly hunting season again.

Regards,
hm

That the scariest sound isn't a bang when you don't expect one, but rather a "click" when you are honestly expecting a "Bang"

that your waterproof boots aren't

And the waterproof pack where you
had your dry socks isn't either.

And after avoiding the previous two pitfalls that you should never carry spare socks that you haven't verified actually fit your feet. even if the other five pairs from the same pack fit perfectly

that if you don't have spare laces for your boots you will need laces

That you NEVER, EVER wear boots on a hunt that you haven't worn for AT LEAST 10days before going hunting while wearing them....

AllanD

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Originally posted by DesertRam:
Try as you might, you can't outrun a turkey on foot.

Please elaborate on this one. This had to have been funny, especially if somebody else saw it.

During the week of packing and organizing before a hunting trip. You have that thought of packing something not on the list, go do it right then cause you won't remember it later.

Giving your kid packing duties is a good thing. Inspect all of everything they pack.

Deer in a zone that has predators (wolves, big cats) act differently than in areas where there are no predators.

Watch out for little people with ak47s and sks rifles in the shotgun zone. They are usually in big groups.


Remington 7400 jamomatic rifles are not designed for extended range sessions.

Concentrate on your basic shooting skills when you see that big buck. I mean reeeeealy concentrate.

Look at every single round you load in your rifle. From bullet to headstamp. Never take for grated that your 30-06 box does not contain a 270 win.

A 270 win in a 30-06 bar will not cycle the action correctly.

In sub zero conditions, once your feet are wet your screwed.

Bring more warm clothes than you think you need.

I don't care if it hasn't rained in November here in the last 50 years. NEVER set up your tent in a dry sandy wash. I don't care how nice and soft and free of cactus and rocks it is.

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Originally posted by Muletrain:
The top of your socks make a better substitute for the forgotton toilet paper. Why ruine a good t-shirt. Cut the top of the sock off with your knife.

I also learned that squatting in the snow with you pants down is not a good time to try to cut the top of your socks off.

Also, the elastic tops of socks make a good compression bandage for lower leg wounds.

Hunters lie. The less experience they have, the more they lie.

I learned to never again shoot a large Mule Deer on the other side of a very deep ravine without having help available to make the drag.

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Originally posted by RM007:
The first time hunter, girl friend, or kid always takes the biggest game in camp

I was in a hunting camp with my Dad and 4 of his good friends, after the 5 day trip, I was the only one who got a deer. I felt bad.

I just remember hearing this one....

It's easier dragging a deer by the antlers, rather than the hind legs and It doesn't do any good to drag them by the antlers unless they are pointed towards camp!

If you are a flatlander (like I am...) and go to the mountains 15# overweight, the first few days will literally kill you. Lose the weight before you go; you will be glad you did...

When you stop to drop your drawers in the squirrel woods and lean your .22 or scattergun against a tree, two things will happen:

1. The trees around you will each have a squirrel that is a voyeur.

2. The .22 or shotgun will be out of reach.

And one other thing I have learned: don't shoot a 12 ga pump at a squirrel from the squat position.

My buddy learned the hard way not to wipe his butt with poison ivy.

Dustoffer:

Serves you damn right for trying to shoot a 12 from a squat position! I'm glad you missed! (I'm really a secret agent for PETA -as some posters on other threads have accused me {I like wolves}) BTW, the least you could do is to tell us how you came to be firing from a squat position at all!

( I also liked your signature line. A boyhood buddy (I'm 76) became a US Navy pilot and I heard very early on about " old pilots and bold pilots -but no old bold pilots")

That a dead moose floats and that a beaver pound can be very deep without a boat or canoe. And apparently I'm the only one in our camp that can swim!!

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Originally posted by BCSteve:
That a dead moose floats and that a beaver pound can be very deep without a boat or canoe. And apparently I'm the only one in our camp that can swim!!

It's amazing how many non-swimmers there are when the water's cold and how many bad backs and hearts there are when the hill is steep.