Tradition or Want?

[Kingfisher789]

To be fair Need is a player too. I had breakfast with a buddy this morning that has a Ranch in East Texas. Did y’all kill anything? No. Saw a bunch of does. Why didn’t you shoot a couple? Too much work...
I realized my buddy really hunts a day maybe 2 but it’s just out of tradition. He don’t really “want” to hunt.

I’m in the “ I need to kill something group” by the way. I just feel better.

[Kingfisher789]

Do you hunt because you want to if it’s just tradition?

[Playa]

Both for me. But I don’t hunt near as much as I want.
And it is a lot of work if you process your own

[HighwayHunter]

Because I want/need to. I don’t absolutely need the meat, but I need to hunt. I grew up with a diehard wade fisherman father and I could really care less about it now. I’d rather sit in a deer stand and not see a deer for three days than go stand out in the bay and catch a limit of trout.


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[Smart]

The older I get the less I have to kill deer just to kill as a whole....does culls skims, mgmt deer etc.... Now put a good old mature buck that tickles my fancy or any of the three dove types in front of me, and I revert back to 20 years old stat!

[N.DaWoods]

I bow hunt because it is exciting. I guess when it stops being fun. I'll find something else to do with every waking moment of my life.

[hully1029]

I didn't have any traditions. My parents or grandparents didnt hunt.. I grew up fishing, only because we lived close to the lake. I didnt develop a want to for hunting until my mid 20s. Now, I love the sport. I've learned mountains of information and love the continued challenges it provides.. plus I love the meat it provides

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[jds247]

I love the challenge of getting close enough to kill a mature public land buck.. I also prefer to eat wild game over store bought meat.. so I'll wack a doe or cull etc to fill my tags..

[AntlerCollector]

I hate running out of tags. I had to make myself take a break. I only have one tag left after a month of Archery season. I love hunting them, shooting them, eating them. I just feel better when I'm in the woods. I think it's maybe even a need for me. I crave the thrill of the hunt.

[speck1]

My grandfather started taking me deer hunting when I was 7. That was the mid 70’s. I guess you could say it’s a tradition since we have always done it. It’s in my DNA. I love my time in the woods. I am lucky to get to bowhunt year round. When my wife says we are getting low on axis, i go hunt no matter what time of year it is.

[cram369]

Have always enjoyed spending time in the woods, and enjoy roaming the woods and scouting about as much as hunting.

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[Jon B]

I hate running out of tags. I had to make myself take a break. I only have one tag left after a month of Archery season. I love hunting them, shooting them, eating them. I just feel better when I'm in the woods. I think it's maybe even a need for me. I crave the thrill of the hunt.

This guy gets me!

[Rick]

I'm not a person that really feels anything for traditions or "heirlooms". It is just stuff to me. I hunt because I enjoy just getting away. But I also "sleep in" more than I used to. I am also perfectly happy to stay in from the afternoon hunt and cook for the people there at the time. I could tag out every year if I wanted to, but I usually kill a couple deer and maybe an axis or an aoudad. But if I did not have a place to hunt and get away I would really miss it.

[eastxhunter]

These days seems there’s a lotta wants to remove the heads and needs to dump them in peoples yards. They Makin new traditions?

[Randy M]

I hate running out of tags. I had to make myself take a break. I only have one tag left after a month of Archery season. I love hunting them, shooting them, eating them. I just feel better when I'm in the woods. I think it's maybe even a need for me. I crave the thrill of the hunt.

Yeah, this is me too. I enjoy everything about it from field to freezer. I process my own and we live off of what ever I kill, for the year. My youngest daughter is usually good for at least one deer/year as well. The only time we buy beef is if we get a hankering for a ribeye or chicken. Other than that, venison is the backbone of the majority of our meals.