Just curious. What is your favorite music to listen to before a hunt? For a hog hunt I go with Van Halen or some Hank Jr.
For a deer hunting I'm more into classical or no music at all to clear my head.

Before a hunt I listen to absolutely nothing. It may sound corny, but I like silence before a hunt. Since almost all of my hunting is on foot stalking, I like to begin by calibrating my ears to pick up every sound I make: clothing, joints, breathing etc.

As a general rule however, I am a man of classical tastes!

WILLIE & WAYLON

country and western....chris

KORN.....

Ride Of The Valkyries- Richard Wagner

I don't listen to any music either, but if I did this would be it:

Carmina Burana

Lohengrin (Pilgrim's March), Wagner. jorge

The forest becomming "awake"!

Here in the middle of Idaho it is Country Western on the radio.I always listen to the news and music each morning before going out and alittle Paul Harvey to remind me how nice it is going to be out there without any noise at all.

I logged for a guy who shut down the whole operation at 11 O'Clock every day just to listen to Paul Harvey.No exceptions either.My wife likes to listen to Wayne Carlton in September.....She is improving.

Jayco

I don't really listen to anything before a hunt, but the words of Harris and Ryden -- and the vivid imagery of Wyoming and Montana -- sure bring thoughts of hunting and the great outdoors to my mind.

I'm sure many of you haven't heard of them, but the website is www.harrisandryden.com for anyone interested. I believe they have a few samples on there to listen to...

Fleetwood Mac... on the way there

Fleetwood Mac for me too,but also "Eye of the Tiger" .

I love country music, but have found myself running the lines of James Brown's lyrics, "I feel good...!" through my head while sitting in a blind or stationed out.

D. Nelson

Johnny Cash.

If its on the I-pod its worth listen to.

Statler Brothers

Whatever is on the radio, unti I park the truck.

Often, there is no radio service where I hunt, and I sure as hell am not going to throw a ghetto laster in my pack!

Anything without lyric's, that needs no ampliphiers or electricity and is preferably over 80 years old.

Grateful Dead.

Jeff

Ted Nugents Hunt Music CD. I have hunted with Ted several times so I'm kinda partial to his CD.................JJ

KANSAS

While driving to the hunting place I enjoy listening local folklore like zambas, milongas, etc....

L

Fun question! First, I thought "what ever is in the CD-player" but then I started thinking.
Driving to a hunt more often than not I have some celtic folks music on the CD-player. Usually something traditional, and most likely fiddle since I mistreat such an instrument myself. Lately I have also had The Pogues on in the car a lot. Either that or some more traditional Swedish ballads.

Classical music I prefer to listen to in a good comfortable wingchair (if not in a concert hall).

Regards,
Martin

Hm, I guess that anything with Horowitz, Heifetz or why not Milstein or Friedman are to be found available. It might also be something conducted by Furtwängler or Walter depending on my mood. As the great ones are long gone I treasure the vintage collection that I presently possess although it would have been lovely to actually be in a concert hall with these giants.

/ Daniel

.......Marty Robbins on the way out.

I hunt on an island, based in a semi-permanent camp that's just above the high-tide line. One year, I killed a deer at dusk and got back to camp with it long after dark. The fire was tall and my three hunting partners were kicked back waiting to start cooking dinner. While I hung the deer, one of them fiddled with the radio and found the most beautiful string quartet I have ever heard. As we ate, my deer hung just at the edge of the fire's light. The Pacific Ocean lay at our feet to the east and except for the music, camp was pretty quiet.


Okie John

I agree with some of the others. I want ie quite, It is all part of the process of slowing down and trying to blend with the Mts.

I don't want any distractions. I want me, the mountain and it.

Before a duck hunt, I enjoy Steve Miller. Keeps me awake for that 4am drive!

While hunting I like to hear every sound the natural setting has to offer. When I shoot from my private benchs I listen to Classical, Country, Bluegrass or Opera while shooting. It is a very private woods setting and I turn up the volumn to where I can hear it over ear plugs and muffs. The squirrels, turkeys and deer seem to enjoy it. My shooting buddy always asks what the music will be today, sometimes offering his favorites. Good shooting.

I agree with JJ Miller-Ted Nugent, "Fred Bear" Not much on rock, (I mainly listen to bluegrass) but the whackmaster ain't bad.

Lundboat,
Just thought you might like to know that Steve Miller is also a big hunter. Hunted during the same time a few years ago in New Mexico. At the time we just thought he was a great guy who brought the wife out for a great elk hunt, found out later that he was THE Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band. Also heard he gave a nice little private preformance for some of the staff at the lodge. If we had only know. Grew up listening to him.

KB1, that sounds pretty cool! Guess he has or had a home near here, Mercer Island I have heard. Would be pretty fun to be in the same camp, though. Where did you hunt in NM? Hunted there 2 years ago and am heading back for 2 more hunts this year and one for next spring. Love that place... hope I can talk my wife into moving there once we decide work is not as much fun as hunting and fishing... (right).

Lundboat,
We were hunting at Vermijo in Raton NM, it is one of Ted Turners places, I believe some people refer to it as heaven.Anyway its our idea of what heaven must be like. I have hunted there 4 times and it is great. Hope you can talk your wife into it because it is beautiful, but so is Washington State. We live in the Columbia river gorge. We have been alot of places but when we return home we are amazed at how beautiful of an area we are fortunate enough to live in.

KB1, I will be hunting Rio Costia Ranch for the second time coming up this fall. The ranch borders Vermejo, I think to the west, maybe southwest of Ted's place. It is a wonderful area and I really enjoy hunting there. Your also right about Lyle! I've caught some great steelhead in the area and have seen some monster bucks as well. You live in a beautiful playground!

You guys are WAAAAAAY too serious here.
I thought by now somebody would have come up with this one, but oh well it has to be me.
"Another one bites the dust" by Queen

Blacktailer, thought that photo looked familiar. Mafigeni Safaris? Looks like you had a good hunt!

NPR

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Originally posted by lundboat:
Blacktailer, thought that photo looked familiar. Mafigeni Safaris? Looks like you had a good hunt!

Yes that's Claude. We hunted with him and Jill in Sept 2003. Can't wait to go back!