How Hunting and Fishing Has Changed and Influenced My Life What really gets you pumped up? What gets your blood flowing? What do you daydream about? For me, it’s hunting and fishing. Every time I set the hook into a big fish, or let an arrow or bullet fly, my adrenaline starts going. I also really enjoy putting fresh meat on my family’s table. It’s so nice to come home and eat a meal that you, and only you, provided. I also know that no matter what, I will always be able to provide for my family without relying on someone else for food. I have felt this way since I was young. At four years old, my dad and I set out to hunt my first animal: a squirrel. Months and months of practice would now be paying off. It would be challenging …show more content…
The turkey came much easier than the squirrel and deer, since I was older and now much more skilled. However, it was still challenging, due to the keen eyesight that the turkey has. Turkey hunting also brought a new obstacle, because you have to call the turkey into range. This allows more room for error. I really do enjoy turkey hunting. There is nothing like a big, angry, gobbling, strutting, turkey rattling your eardrums, trying to see who the new guy is that’s trying to steal his girlfriend. Around this same time I really got into fishing. While I had always fished, I had never been big enough to fight and reel in a big fish. I was now big enough to cast full-sized rods. While there are too many big fish experiences to fit in this paper, every fight is exhilarating! I really enjoy offshore fishing, that is what I do the most. However, I also really enjoy freshwater fishing and inshore fishing at the beach. Plus, fish are very tasty! In 2013 I was able to bag another trophy, a 7-bearded turkey (they usually only have one). Turkeys are scored by a combination of beard length, spur length, and weight. My turkey is the largest one ever recorded in the U.S. by a youth hunter. It also ranks high overall. Again, while I'm a meat hunter, it was still awesome to kill a record-setting …show more content…
I wanted to kill a deer with a bow. This is difficult because you have to get very close to the game (10 yards for me at the time, due to a low poundage bow). You also have to stand and draw your bow, all while the deer is right there, making it very easy to spook the deer. A bow is also harder to shoot accurately than a rifle. I got a bow in third grade and started practicing nearly every day. By fifth grade, my skills were good enough to set out after a deer. It also wasn't until then that I could draw enough poundage to quickly and ethically kill a deer. After many failed attempts (due to spooking game) I successfully killed my first deer with a bow. It was another clean and ethical kill. Bowhunting quickly became my favorite way to hunt deer. It is amazing to be so close to the game, and it having no idea that you are there. It is also fun to always have a challenge when you set out after deer with a bow. No matter how long you have been doing it, it is hard to pull your bow back with a smart and wary deer right there. Every time I bow hunt I feel like I am in the song “Fred Bear”, by Ted
Beginning with the creation of the world, hunting has been over thousands of years for a number of reasons. Nowadays, hunting is considered one of the most interesting outdoor activities that have many advantages. However, hunting is a very controversial topic, for some might consider it very harmful and dangerous for the environment. Although this point of view is adopted by a part of the society, one can counter it with a numerous reasons. Hunting provides several benefits for those who partake in it and for the environment as well.
Duck hunting is an absolute passion for me and nothing could possibly interrupt this annual event. For me, sitting out in a duck blind at 5:30 in the morning with the brisk cold air biting at my skin is something I look forward to each and every year. Even having to break through a layer of thin ice to make it out to my blind never gets old. The frigid cold on my hands can get unbearable at times, but the possibility of frostbite is never at the forefront of my thoughts. After all, when the ducks start to fly, nothing can force me off the lake.
The deer season last fall was my most successful season ever. I have been deer hunting since I was fourteen. Each year I have shot at least one deer, but none were that special because they were all does. This year because I was going to college and wrestling I didn't think I would have a chance to get the big buck.
Using archery to kill game animals is known as bowhunting. Using a bow to hunt
Even tho i did not get an deer i had a great time. I was regretting not shooting at that buck but i am sure glad that i have a friend that takes me hunting now. I had the best night in that
If bow hunting for deer is something that appeals to you, then the best advice I can give you is to seek out a veteran bow hunter that’s been doing it for years or pay a visit to your local bow shop. These shops are an invaluable resource for the aspiring hunter, you will get way better information from a local hunting shop than you can get from the big retailers
Since the beginning of time man has been hunting animals for food. Even before fire, man needed to hunt, because hunting was the only way to eat. At first man used things such as spears and rocks to kill its prey. As man evolved, they started using bows and arrows. Next came an early model of what we use today, the firearm. It is powerful yet easy to carry around. It puts the animal through less suffering and is a lot more efficient than previous techniques. Hunting was once a necessity, but now it is a tradition, passed on from father to son as a way to spend time together, enjoy the outdoors, and experience what our ancestors went through in hunting their dinner. Since it is considered a sport some think we are killing off the deer population, when in actuality, “While most other big-game species have declined with the spread of urbanization, the whitetail has been able to adapt to its ever-changing environment. Through the efforts of state agencies and conservation groups like Whitetails Unlimited, wildlife officials estimate today’s whitetail population to exceed 30 million” (www.whitetailsunlimited.org).
Bow hunting can be unethical because 50 percent of deer that are shot are wounded, and 25 percent of those deer that are wounded are never found. I know this from experience, I have bow hunted for years. "Bow hunting has 50% wounding rate, and half of these animal are never found"(Wolter 1999). Over the years that I've been bow hunting, I have had several deer jump clean right over my arrow and run off. This proves that too many deer are shot and wounded by archery hunters and are never found.
When many people think of hunting, they think of cruel, evil people senselessly killing innocent animals. What they don’t realize is that hunting is a passed down tradition and a way for people to bond with others who share a love for the sport. There are two main types of hunting: bowhunting and hunting with a rifle. There are strict rules and regulations that apply to hunting, so someone can’t just go out and start shooting up all the animals. Before anyone can hunt, they have to pass a class and a field test in order to get their license.
...uld not be hunted for sport. The hunters of today kill this animal for sport and not for survival. A large change in the weaponry for deer hunting has made it easier for hunters to kill deer. Even though some meat and other resources are used, the outlook for deer is not the same as it used to be. The rules and regulations by our government play a large role in why this species are not been terminated from the North American landscape.
Hunters often reveal that being in nature provides time to clear the mind. In the woods, there is no rush, no schedule, and no deadlines; nature moves at its own pace. This interaction provides a deep spiritual connection with the land, the wildlife, and our planet. Hunting has been around since the beginning of time and has been in many people 's lives for generations, these are some reasons why people all across America continue to hunt. Hunting has many benefits such as reducing deer related car accidents, controlling deer densities in heavily human populated areas, creates jobs, and feeding and supporting families. Thus, deer hunting is necessary for several reasons.
...ssic hunter with his rifle tracking an animal, but there are other hunters who use a rifle and sit in a tree stand, a chair that is attached to a tree high off the ground, or a hunting blind, a hut that precludes a hunter from being seen or smelled by nearby animals. Other forms of hunting include the use of bows and arrows. There are three types of hunting bows: the compound bow is the most common bow used today in hunting because it reduces the force to draw the string back; the second most popular bow is the crossbow, used by Daryl in the popular television show The Walking Dead, which is similar to a gun because of its body and use of a trigger but it has identical traits of other bows; the least popular bow used in hunting is the standard long bow which is the traditional bow used in some native groups of hunters because of its use in many past generations.
There is something about catching fish that just gives me such an adrenaline rush and it becomes an addictive experience that I just want to try again and again. Reeling in the line and watching the fish come closer and closer makes me so excited. The good thing about fishing is that most of what you catch you can eat.
Many people have misconceptions about hunting. One such misconception is that hunting is easy and any person can go sit in the woods and wait for an animal to cross the hunter’s path. However, people who believe this are sorely mistaken. Hunting is not just sitting in the woods with a rifle; there are many other aspects that must be considered. An individual must have all preparations complete, purchase or gather the equipment needed, and know what to listen for while in the woods.
As a diehard deer hunter I can tell you it is not easy. No aspect of hunting is easy in any way. Hunting is a physical sport that can drain you mentally and physically. There will be days in the woods where you bleed, where your sweating through every layer of clothing you have on, and last but not least cry. Learning how to hunt takes a lot of time and patience but, it also takes a passion for the sport. The more knowledgeable you are about what your hunting the better off you’ll be.