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I have eaten lion and elephant, and enjoyed both. I haven't had the opportunity to try rhino but I can't imagine why it also wouldn't be good to eat. Bill Quimby. | |||
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Everything is on my list but not much desire to shoot any more turkeys. I agree with Bill that elephant is good to eat, never had the chance to try lion. BigB | |||
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Probably because you were hunting the bison on a ranch someplace. You might consider going to Canada or Utah's Henry mountains to do it right. Your respect for the animal will increase immensely. For those who would not hunt sea mammals or penguins, you may have convinced me to do it! I remember decades ago the Little America Hotel in Wyoming used to have a mounted example of their mascot (The Emperor Penguin) cased in the lobby. The thing was actually damned neat. That species can get to be four feet tall and weigh 100 pounds. Might have to shoot a Leopard Seal while I am at it for a "predator/prey" type mount. Honestly, just going on a trip to Antarctica would be fun as hell. | |||
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Let me add that I also do not want to hunt any primates. They look far too much like my relatives. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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LMAO! I dont have any desire to kill monkeys either | |||
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That seems like more of a reason to shoot them than not to.  | |||
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I suggest you don't try to import a seal into the USA unless you are a member of a native American tribe that is exempt from the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Penguins are protected under the the Antarctic Treaty and by the laws of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and South America. Those in Namibia are protected under the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement. Don't know for sure, but I suspect the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also bans their import, even though these birds are not considered endangered anywhere. Bill Quimby | |||
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Bill they might be good to eat,but I have no desire to hunt or shoot them.I would shoot a buff and hippo,but that aint gonna happen either. | |||
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I am not so much into what I hunt but who I hunt with....so people who are on my ignore list are not on the bucket list. Fortunately the ignore list is short and the other list is long. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Cheers Mike My bucket is full of wanting to hunt with friends and family till I take a dirt nap I hate with a pasion hunting with nobody to share the day with ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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And I prefer to hunt with just my dog, who is my favorite hunting partner, as his dad was before him. I've had better times with those dogs than I've ever had with people, including women. I've long felt it was wrong that a spouse is supposed to last 40 or 50 years, and a good dog maybe 10 or 12. That seems backwards. Nature is indeed a cruel bitch. | |||
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The reason I started guiding was because I do not like hunting by myself anymore. Spent many years doing it. Since I don't hunt trophies, and am satisfied with does or spikes, my hunts don't last all that long. Helping someone else get their game is where I get my enjoyment. The only game I enjoy hunting by myself is ducks. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Equally comfortable hunting with or without a companion. There are hunts I prefer to hunt alone and have spent many days "out there" with a good dog and a trusty weapon. | |||
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Giraffe, bigfoot. Cant think of anything else atm. -------------------- THANOS WAS RIGHT! | |||
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I'd whack bigfoot in a second!  Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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I am fortunate to have other options. This is one reason I really want to hunt both pacific and Atlantic Walrus as well.
Well then it appears my quest for a big Emperor Penguin might be delayed.  | |||
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Its not a comfort thing I've hunted alone for nearly forty years and until just recently hunted with friends and my wife. This is by far a more enjoyable day to spend out....I still hunt alone and always will but a camp is more fun ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Chinese Mouse Deer, Royal Antelope and Bates Pygmy Antelope. Just because the backstraps and hind quarters are too small to cut a decent steak off of!  If it is legal, fair chase and within my price range, I'll happily hunt it. But I have to admit that I've never been overly excited about whitetails. I shoot a couple every year for meat, but I'd much rather hunt mulies or blacktails. But I'm in VA and whitetails is what I have. | |||
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Big cats, unless they're man eaters, then I really do want to hunt them! Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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Interesting. What other options are there, other than being a citizen of a country other than the USA? Bill Quimby | |||
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I remember an old (late '50's, early '60's) Sturm Ruger ad for the .44 Magnum carbine that was used to "bag" a Gorilla. That really turned me off!! Thought about Mt. Lion hunting for a time 'till I tried the meat. It tasted like it smelled.......Cat piss!! "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" Hamlet III/ii | |||
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Not on the bucket list--- any sheep or goat. Don't like heights and that is where they generally are. Marine stuff like walrus or seal. | |||
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Another animal I would probably hunt if there were a biologically driven management plan that put money into a system to reduce poaching. Can you imagine Ruger trying to put that ad in a magazine today!?!?! LOL!  | |||
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I have all game animals on my "list". Some I will never hunt because time and money is limited. Stuff like Penguin etc. are not game animals in my book.
I have an old (german) hunting book written by Dr.Zwilling where he describes the hunting for lowland Gorillas in Cameroun for museums. Good read. | |||
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I have no desire to shoot a javelina or a baboon. A giraffe is right behind those. | |||
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Not on my bucket list until we bring enough of them backt (Jurassic Park?) to sustain a population ... but then I'm in! Wooly Mammoth Cave Bears Dire Wolves Sabre Tooth Tigers T-Rex Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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That sums it up well for me... I'll take virtually any opportunity I can get, but I especially love hunting in locations new to me. Fenced-in/farm hunting doesn't have quite the same appeal. "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." | |||
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My BEST hunting, is always done alone - IMO. I've killed some of my biggest critters, all by myself. No one to worry about, take care of, or help - just myself and the "wild" I enjoy. Right there with ya JR!!! | |||
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Some people just have trouble making friends :-) | |||
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Aaron, I'm with you 100%. I grew up in the Midwest. Family and friends would go to deer camp every year. The same place, the same people. A few of them were hunters first and foremost and they told me of grand adventure to unknown lands. The rest were there for cheap meat, to hang out with family and friends, or to hideout from the Mrs. for a week. I so much didn't want this when I grew up, that I buckled down in school, and went to college and grad school, just so I would have an opportunity for "the unknown lands". I have never looked back, and I have never gone back. I have hunted alone and with others. As long as the others thirst for the unknown lands, they are fantastic hunting partners. Nothing ruins a hunt like being partnered up with a "wife dodger" or "social butterfly". You and I will likely never see each other in the great hunting fields, but man we are going to have fun. | |||
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I've got a different perspective. There were no serious hunters in my family. When I was a kid a couple of uncles took me 'hunting,' if that's what you could call trespassing for a couple of hours and hanging around in bars for the rest of the weekend. My passion for hunting made me something of a freak or outcast among my friends. I had (and have) lots of great friends but none of them had the slightest interest in hunting or shooting. To this day, I really don't have any long-term hunting buddies. So most of my hunting is done alone out of necessity, not choice. There were some bright spots. About 20 years ago I was invited to a traditional UP Michigan deer camp for a few seasons. It was a real pleasure to be in the company of guys who shared my love of hunting. I didn't care for the boozing (maybe a reminder of earlier times) but at least everybody was out in the woods before dawn. The "buck pole," evidence of a shared and successful hunting experience, was a great memory of those years. Unfortunately that opportunity fell through. These days some local farmer buddies grant me the privilage of hunting on their property but I'm not part really part of a group. I've got a spot to sit and watch over a field, if I'm lucky I fill my tag and then leave. I've really enjoyed the guided hunts I've gone on. It was great to spend time with men who enjoyed hunting enough that they made a career out of it. None of the guides I have ever looked down on my because of my backgound, I was accpeted as a fellow hunter, even if I had to pay for that privilage. (Thanks again, Tim Barraclaugh for 10 great hunts you and your staff have provided.) The past couple of years my physical condition made travelling across the country alone in the winter risky. So some friends came along for the ride. I appreciated the help in driving but it was awkward being all pumped up about the upcoming hunt and not being able to talk about it. I made up a saying that goes "Hunting is like sex. You can do it all by yourself but a partener adds to the experience." The No longer Bigasanelk | |||
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