The hunting life.

[Guest Lambert&Butler]

What is your definition of the hunting life and how many of you here actually live it?

[FoxyWarrior 17]

A community forum were we share our knowledge/experiance, offer and recieve help and advice.

 

To DEBATE in a healthy manner and not name call and assume the worst in people.

 

So no offence WILF.... LOL leave Mr Artic alone, he's a useful person!

Edited August 16, 2010 by FoxyWarrior

[Cajunrules 8]

A community forum were we share our knowledge/experiance, offer and recieve help and advice.

 

To DEBATE in a healthy manner and not name call and assume the worst in people.

 

So offence WILF.... LOL leave Mr Artic alone, he's a useful person!

 

I took it that he was talking about the hunting lifestyle, as he said how many actually live it??

[tramp1 4]

A community forum were we share our knowledge/experiance, offer and recieve help and advice.

 

To DEBATE in a healthy manner and not name call and assume the worst in people.

 

So offence WILF.... LOL leave Mr Artic alone, he's a useful person!

 

I took it that he was talking about the hunting lifestyle, as he said how many actually live it??

pass

[FoxyWarrior 17]

So he did lol

 

Yes live it totally. There you go.

[anthonytomo 8]

most people live it only here except for a couple

[bert the fert 28]

most people live it only here except for a couple

 

 

I feel like there's a big arrow pointing at me now

[CarraghsGem 92]

very few of the lads that truely live it are on here, they are out there hunting/fishing/training their dogs/rearing their poults.

im thankful for the few that do make it in here from time to time.

i hunt 3-4 times a week (sept-march), hell- im a part-timer, might take up fishing next year to make use of the summer, ive a decent stocked lake only 3miles up the road so ive no excuse, my nearest permission is 6miles away lol.

Edited August 16, 2010 by CarraghsGem

[danw 1,748]

I would say as a keeper I live the hunting life as do all the people employed in the field sports sector be it hunt service or stalker etc that is not to say that people not employed in this sector don't live to hunt many people are just if not more committed to hunting in whatever form than those employed in it.

So long as you get out there and hunt no mater how little then you live the hunting life

[gnasher16 30,241]

For me hunting comprises once every week or 2 tagging along with a few fellas who know a lot more about it than me,i find it very interesting and enjoyable.Im nowhere near as commited or dedicated as some folk on here it just fits adequately into life at this moment,hopefully later on in life i will become more involved with the learnings ive gained......and this website is another source of that learning and interest.

Plus its a good place to take the piss out of northerners and jocks

[romany52 313]

Flying 3 Harris hawks daily throughout the season, plus maintaining a breeding pair, It's pretty much a way of life, no holidays or weekends away, even in the summer your constantly on call, you can't find just any body to give you a day off.

[Cajunrules 8]

Have a permission almost on my doorstep which I have a mooch around with my terriers and gun (and recently acquired running dog) everyday. Shoot driven every weekend from start of Oct to end of season. And terrierwork on three shoots, but only on request by keeper/shoot captain through season. Don't know if that means I live the "hunting life", but hunting (in one form or another) is my main pastime and interest. Cheers

[Ideation 8,216]

I think that there is a bit of a difference between using a gun/dog/bird etc to kill things and 'the hunting life'. I don't think any one on here really lives a TRUE hunting life, where their survival, sustenance and prosperity is dependent on their harvesting of game, and most of the other things that go on in their lives are somehow tied into this. However there is definitely a wide range of different levels of immersion into the 'hunting life' on this site, but i don't think the body count had much to do with it. Its the ethos.

 

Another question would be - is stuff like driven shooting or even lamping. really hunting?

Edited August 16, 2010 by Ideation

[Cajunrules 8]

 

Another question would be - is stuff like driven shooting or even lamping. really hunting?

 

What do you count as hunting then? Genuine question.

[danw 1,748]

I think that there is a bit of a difference between using a gun/dog/bird etc to kill things and 'the hunting life'. I don't think any one on here really lives a TRUE hunting life, where their survival, sustenance and prosperity is dependent on their harvesting of game, and most of the other things that go on in their lives are somehow tied into this. However there is definitely a wide range of different levels of immersion into the 'hunting life' on this site, but i don't think the body count had much to do with it. Its the ethos.

 

Another question would be - is stuff like driven shooting or even lamping. really hunting?

 

hunt (hnt)

v. hunt·ed, hunt·ing, hunts

v.tr.

1. To pursue (game) for food or sport.

2. To search through (an area) for prey: hunted the ridges.

3. To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game.

4. To pursue intensively so as to capture or kill: hunted down the escaped convict.

5. To seek out; search for.

6. To drive out forcibly, especially by harassing; chase away: hunted the newcomers out of town.

v.intr.

1. To pursue game.

2. To make a search; seek.

3. Aerospace

a. To yaw back and forth about a flight path, as if seeking a new direction or another angle of attack. Used of an aircraft, rocket, or space vehicle.

b. To rotate up and down or back and forth without being deflected by the pilot. Used of a control surface or a rocket motor in gimbals.

4. Engineering

a. To oscillate about a selected value. Used of a machine, instrument, or system.

b. To swing back and forth; oscillate. Used of an indicator on a display or instrument panel.

n.

1. The act or sport of hunting: an enthusiast for the hunt.

2.

a. A hunting expedition or outing, usually with horses and hounds.

b. Those taking part in such an expedition or outing.

3. A diligent search or pursuit: on a hunt for cheap gas.

 

Yep lamping and driven shooting would be hunting given the above definition of the word