Questions tagged [hunting]
Scouting, tracking, pursuing, and killing animals for sport and/or food.
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Is there any statistical evidence that hunting reduces the likelihood of mountain lion attacks?
There has been some discussion on this question about whether or not hunting would increase or decrease the likelihood of a mountain lion attack. I have seen some websites saying that it does not, but ...
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If I kill a deer how long can the body last before preserving?
This isn't a question for a real life situation I am in, but more for a simulation that I want to be as accurate as possible.
My setting is pre-refrigeration and someone has just successfully hunted ...
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How likely are you to be injured by falling shot from a game shoot?
One of my regular trail running routes goes past a pheasant shoot. The route is on a public footpath and the shooting is usually from the woods nearby towards the direction of the path (ascertained by ...
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Why would archery season be either before or after rifle season?
Are there any reasons, other than tradition, to have archery season either before or after rifle season?
I was chatting with a couple of Stack Exchangers when one of them remarked that in Pennsylvania,...
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Can you train wild deer to get "used to" your scent before the hunting season
United States (and more, specifically, NY state -- though that shouldn't matter at all) here.
I am brand new to hunting, and in a few weeks I will be going out into the woods and hunting public land ...
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Do deer know they're safe from hunting in cities?
I was just up in Prince Rupert, BC and there were deer all over the city. Saw some earlier this summer in Port Alberni as well.
Now, from what I understand of BC/Canadian gun and hunting laws, you ...
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Why are there separate seasons for archery and firearm hunting for deer?
I was reading up on Pennsylvania's hunting regulations and noticed there are different seasons for the hunting of deer with bow-and-arrow and firearms. Why is this?
I can understand hunting seasons ...
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How to carry paper Oregon hunting license and tag
Oregon offers two types of hunting/fishing licenses and tags: a phone app, which is unreliable at best when you don't have an Internet connection, and paper documents you print yourself on regular 8.5/...
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How soon do you need to process a turkey after shooting it (hunting)?
Bowhunting turkey for the first time this year. I hunt about 45 minutes into the woods, and about a 30-minute drive from our home. So if I do shoot a turkey, its roughly 75 to 90 minutes before I get ...
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Do shotgun shells containing mixed shot sizes have any applications in hunting?
A friend of mine has a reloading shotgun machine in his basement and often makes specialty loads upon request. He is able to make shotgun shells that have mixed shot sizes of various weights.
Are ...
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How do people who don't have a driver's license yet live remotely solve their food/survival needs? [closed]
I never leave the apartment anymore, because the outdoors have become a frightening dystopia. My childhood quarters have been utterly ruined with tasteless buildings and soulless (and dangerous) ...
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Is a .22 air-rifle powerful enough for a clean kill of a rabbit?
Many many years ago me and my brothers used to go rabbit hunting with air-rifles. I was pretty young TBH and the details are not sharp in my mind. It occurred to me that the .22 calibre air-rifle that ...
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Can orange safety vest be used when hiking during hunting season?
I'm going to be doing some winter hiking in parks where there are going to be a lot of hunters. Probably only during bow hunting season for deer in NJ. I'll be getting some blaze hats but for the vest ...
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Comparison of primitive projectile weapons [closed]
I have heard that there are sport hunters that practice taking game with primitive projectile weapons including long bows, slingshots, aumentum, atlatls, spears, and even throwing sticks. I'm curious ...
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What does it mean for a caliber to be flat shooting?
Certain calibers such as the 300 Winchester Magnum are often called flat shooting.
What does that mean and why would a hunter care that the caliber is flat shooting when selecting a rifle to go ...
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For ladder stand safety, which is better: a hunter safety harness or a climber's harness?
I'm a new deer hunter in NY who's getting started with crossbow hunting. A neighbor voluntarily left his ladder tree stand on our property for me to use, and I'm wondering what the best safety harness ...
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How to humanely kill an injured rabbit?
My girlfriend was walking the dogs this am when she came across what she thought was a road kill rabbit. One of the dogs ran over to the "dead" rabbit and tried to take a bite out of the stomach. The ...
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California nutria hunting
Does anyone know of an area in california where I could hunt nutria? I've looked on the CDFW articles but there is not much.
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What is pelt sealing and why is it required for certain species?
According to the NYS DEC's website, if you hunt & kill certain species (bobcats, martens, etc.) you must get its pelt 'sealed'.
If you Google pelt sealing you'll get a strange list of articles, ...
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How to Maximize Survival Stranded on a Snowy Mountain
I'm looking for survival information similar to what happened to the rugby team in Miracle in the Andes. If a plane crashed on a similar rural mountain range during the winter, what are the important ...
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Non-gun hunting tools for small game
I'm looking for alternative ways of hunting small game (rabbits, pigeons, etc.) besides a rifle/pistol, and the requirements I have found to be the most important are:
Effective - Gaining more ...
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What is this weird mechanical thing I found in the woods?
I hope this is the right community.
I was walking through the woods and found this weird thing, it was in front of a hunting tower, and a wildlife cam was pointed at it.
There where traces of deer(?) ...
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Where can I hunt wild boars for free in Southeast Texas?
It is said that Southeast Texas is overrun by wild boars. However, I have only seen sign of them within national park borders-where hunting is not allowed-and all google search results return paid ...
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Are elk and deer colorblind to blaze orange/pink clothes?
During rifle season, hunters are required to wear blaze orange (some states also allow bright pink).
I have heard that deer and elk are color blind to blaze orange, is there scientific evidence to ...
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How should one properly dispose of a rabid animal carcass?
If while hunting I come across a rabid animal and I kill it, both to end its suffering and to prevent it from spreading rabies, what should I do with the body?
I wouldn't want another animal to eat ...
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Will bug repellent repel deer?
I was wondering whether the deer would be able to smell bug repellent if you are wearing some while out hunting. Is there a specific type of bug repellent that can be used that is less likely to make ...
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Snowshoe hare migration patterns through changing seasons
I asked this question in the Hunting BC forum but so far it hasn't received much attention. I'm very interested in the answer(s) and will cross-post any useful information.
Over the last three weeks ...
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What sort of accuracy should I expect at 100 yards from slugs fired from a smoothbore shotgun?
A lot of deer hunters put a rifled barrels on their shotgun and shoot sabot slugs. I know that without rifling a sabot slug has no stability.
But there are two common types of slugs designed for ...
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What are the relative advantages of .308 and .30-06
As a relative newcomer to the shooting/hunting world, I am looking to buy my first big game rifle. Now, I know what rifle I want, just not what caliber to get it in.
The two calibers that I am left ...
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Snake dangers while hunting in the desert?
I plan to start doing some hunting in the greater southern Nevada Mojave desert (say within a 2 hour drive of Las Vegas).
I know that while hiking, there is some "safety" from snakes because you are ...
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Would a scope from an air gun work on a "real" gun?
I am an avid air gun shooter, and have been for many years. I recently got rid of most of my air guns, replacing all but one with the Umarex Hämmerli CR 20s. The CR 20s comes with a Walther 3-9x40 ...
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Staying safe from hunters while hiking in France
This question is specific to France, as different countries have different hunting cultures and regulations.
There have been a number of highly publicized accidents in France this year (1, 2, 3). ...
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What features should I look for in a scope for a .308?
I've Googled this a lot over the last couple of days, but it feels like most of the answers are aimed at target shooting. I live in South Africa, and we do allot of hunting in the bushveld as well as ...
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How to deal with a rifle scope where the relief is too short?
When a rifle has a scope where the relief is too short for comfortable shooting, are there any options other than replacing the scope? The scope has a adjustable relief, but even with that I have to ...
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What is the advantage of a fluted barrel on a hunting rifle?
As I look for a new hunting rifle, I see that some have fluted barrels, such as the Mossberg Patriot for example and some do not.
What would the advantage of a fluted barrel be?
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Why do you not aim for the head while archery hunting?
In 3D archery and while hunting we're aiming for the lungs and the heart most of the time. At least this is true for bobcats, lynxes, deer and other similar animals.
See this target for example:
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Broadhead tuning
I have what I think is a well-tuned 70# compound bow. I use a release and carbon fiber arrows. IBO is 313 fps. Real-world chrony is around 250 fps. Arrows are GT XT 5575 with QuickFletch vanes. I ...
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Risk of getting Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the United States?
What is the risk from being exposed to chronic wasting disease (CWD) from hunting Elk, Deer or Moose as a hunter in the United States?
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What is a cartridge’s point-blank-range?
Related to the idea of a flatter shooting cartridge, and the reason why a flatter cartridge makes it easier to hit the animal within the vital area, is the concept of point-blank-range.
What is point-...
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Is 30-06 too high caliber for hunting wild boar?
I am thinking of hunting wild boar in Texas, which I've never done before. All info and videos I see mention the calibers they use and I don't really hear about people using 30-06.
Is that just too ...
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Outfitter does "game prep but not processing"
I am considering going on a guided hunt with an outfitter. This is the first time I've done hunts for game that you can stock your freezer with. I keep coming across the statement that the outfitter ...
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Hunting bears with a knife?
Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne (1876) describes how Siberian hunters used to hunt bears with nothing but a knife. This was ideally done with a single lethal blow, to damage the fur as little as ...
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Carrying small game while hunting on foot?
I like to hunt on foot, walking through the desert. I mostly shoot jackrabbits since those are plentiful in my area. However, I still haven't found a good system for carrying the animals back to the ...
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Rational reason to pick a bow over a gun?
Okay, besides the emotional preferences, like "in close touch with nature", fun or personal preferences (and so on), is there any rational reason to pick a bow over rifle?
I mean things like "it's ...
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Advantages of a (hunting) hat in the woods?
I feel like hats are quite popular among hunters and other outdoor-people which are mainly active in the woods. Also, a lot of outdoor brands have hats in their range.
Which rational characteristics ...
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What is an appropriate caliber for hunting mule deer?
I am new to hunting and am looking at various options. I am considering doing some hunting for mule deer in Montana. But I am unsure of an appropriate caliber for them. To increase my shooting skills, ...
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Selecting magnification for binoculars for hunting at 100 yards?
I am trying to find some binoculars for hunting. I generally zero my rifle to fire at 100 yards. I really can't imagine shooting animals much further than this distance, although for scouting and ...
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Any rational reason to pick a spear to hunt?
Lately I saw a lot of people hunting with spears. Not the primitive type of spear but rather a high-tech one. It looked like made out of carbon or something. I think they were from North America. The ...
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Fending off a boar with an axe?
So, this is likely a very very dumb question but I came across this question about wild boars while researching boar hunting and I was wondering if an axe would be at all useful against a boar if it ...
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How should I manage my woods to attract more deer?
We live on 10 acres (very small, I know) but we have got a deer and I was wondering how to bring more deer in. I am looking for advice on land management to achieve this. Some stat: we live in ...
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