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TheMoostafian
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There must be other hunters on NS.

What do you guys hunt, where do you hunt and what do you use?

Harvest anything cool this season? Post a picture or a story!

Looking to get into hunting or just have some questions about it? Ask away!


I hunt Washington state, mostly just deer and small game, but I did my first turkey hunt in Twisp this year and it was awesome.
I use a compound bow for everything but grouse.

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Jan 21 2020 11:36PM
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ronders_
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Yo has anyone ever eaten a confirmed CWD deer and did it taste any different/worse? Where I’m at people are a bit cagey about eating the ones with CWD but pretty soon it’s gonna be the majority of deer unfortunately
Feb 21 2021 2:22PM
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Granby_killdozer
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Holy shit! David Wise spotting in the latest Randy Newberg vid!

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1011356/My-FIRST-Hunt-Of-The-Season---Nevada-Archery-Mule-Deer--EP--1-
Not sure why the embed fucked up the time. its at 5:20

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Sep 20 2021 8:38PM
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ModMommy
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Birds

Sep 21 2021 9:26AM
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.frenchy
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3 weeks till connecticuts one week of early season duck! sucks i got army shit for 3 of the days though
Sep 21 2021 2:35PM
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TheMoostafian
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Archery deer tag filled!


Oct 6 2021 11:39PM
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ModMommy
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TheMoostafianArchery deer tag filled!




Beautiful shot
Oct 6 2021 11:43PM
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.frenchy
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early season duck in 2days! went to the blind this morning and saw a bunch!!! :)
Oct 7 2021 9:08AM
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_Garagely_
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Pronghorn opener in Montana this weekend.
Oct 7 2021 9:11AM
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ModMommy
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_Garagely_Pronghorn opener in Montana this weekend.

and pheasant!!!
Oct 7 2021 10:59AM
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galardogod
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How do y’all anchor your duck decoys? I’m trying to avoid buying all the shit and doing it a cheap way.
Oct 15 2021 10:41AM
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bergobeanz
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galardogodI plan to start hunting this year , I’m thinking about getting a 20 gauge so I can hunt , deer with slugs , turkey and birds .

I really recommend going 12 gauge, but that's just me.
Oct 15 2021 12:56PM
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galardogod
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ElizabethWarrenI really recommend going 12 gauge, but that's just me.


Yeah I bought a 12!
Oct 15 2021 5:59PM
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.frenchy
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galardogodHow do y’all anchor your duck decoys? I’m trying to avoid buying all the shit and doing it a cheap way.


some fishing sinkers for the ocean and some paracord!
Oct 19 2021 10:29AM
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Granby_killdozer
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Just got my ass handed to me by this elk hunt. 3 days of wading around in knee-deep mud on the trails and I don't know how many miles in the backcountry and all the elk are nocturnal because of the full moon. I saw 1 cow the whole time and my achilles is so inflamed I had to end my season early. It snowed today so they're probably way more active during daylight but I'm not in any kind of shape to pack one out now. I guess that's karma for all the shit talking I do on here lmao. I got to watch a pine martin catch a squirrel 10 ft in front of me last night though, so that was pretty cool.
Oct 19 2021 3:24PM
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Sdot.
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We have been very fortunate with our harvests this year. (Warning: Photo dump to follow.)








Oct 19 2021 7:14PM
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TheMoostafian
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Sdot.We have been very fortunate with our harvests this year. (Warning: Photo dump to follow.)










Hell yeah! Congratulations on the successful hunts!
Oct 19 2021 7:25PM
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CatdickBojangles
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First kill of the season. Got this one with a 6.4 hemi.
Oct 19 2021 8:01PM
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TheMoostafian
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CatdickBojanglesFirst kill of the season. Got this one with a 6.4 hemi.


Nice shot placement
Oct 19 2021 8:46PM
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ski_salmon69
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Hunted a few days over fall break with my flintlock. The deer are super pressured where I hunt so its hard to get within range. Mangaged to sneak up on one but it was a buck and only does are in season.
Oct 20 2021 9:15PM
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_Garagely_
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Filled my doe/fawn Pronghorn tag two weeks ago, elk/deer opener is this Saturday in Montana. It has been a few years now since I got an elk so that would be cool. Probably going to be on the west slope of the Highland Mountains or maybe the East Pioneers (southwest Montana).
Oct 21 2021 12:46AM
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ModMommy
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I’ve been deep in the woods every single day abs have only seen black bears i can’t take. Crossed pats with scary still warm but man opener is this weekend and I might nit get anything if I don’t head to SW MT
Oct 21 2021 10:09AM
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_Garagely_
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Passed on a group of cows that trotted by at 20 yards to hold out for this small bull. Exciting close range shooting in the timber.
Oct 26 2021 8:38PM
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SendyMcSendyface
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_Garagely_

Passed on a group of cows that trotted by at 20 yards to hold out for this small bull. Exciting close range shooting in the timber.


Fuck yeah dude!
Oct 26 2021 9:35PM
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eshove
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I hunt in Mass and NY last year I got my first buck with a 20 gauge shot gun but I shoot a rifle when I hunt in NY State
Oct 27 2021 8:43AM
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_IRRELEVANT_
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Had a tough loss this weekend, shot a doe at 12 yds with a bow and was impossible to track for 100yd till we stumbled onto its blood trail but we lost its trail after half mile and searched for 7 hours after that hope it lived, none of the dog trackers wanted to come out either
Oct 27 2021 9:13AM
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CatdickBojangles
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eshoveI hunt in Mass and NY last year I got my first buck with a 20 gauge shot gun but I shoot a rifle when I hunt in NY State


I killed my first deer when I was 7 with an old Savage break action 20 gauge.
Oct 27 2021 10:33AM
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Sdot.
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_Garagely_

Passed on a group of cows that trotted by at 20 yards to hold out for this small bull. Exciting close range shooting in the timber.


Congratulations!
Nov 1 2021 5:21PM
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.frenchy
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3 ducks in the last few days, 2 drake mallards and a drake black duck. brought one of each drakes to the taxidermist and ate the other mallard. doing a thing where i mount one drake of each species that i kill, should have started last year when i got both a male greenwing and woodie
Nov 24 2021 7:06PM
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Sdot.
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.frenchy3 ducks in the last few days, 2 drake mallards and a drake black duck. brought one of each drakes to the taxidermist and ate the other mallard. doing a thing where i mount one drake of each species that i kill, should have started last year when i got both a male greenwing and woodie


Congrats! I'm really missing hunting already. I need to put in for tags!
Nov 26 2021 5:11PM
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galardogod
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Went sea duck hunting Saturday afternoon shot at probably 20 birds collectively and killed one bufflehead which I attempted to eat and it was horrible.
Nov 28 2021 9:47PM
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CatdickBojangles
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Wife dropped a nice 8 point opening day.
Nov 28 2021 10:02PM
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PeppermillReno
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This thread is disgusting why would you murder these beautiful animals minding their own business not doing anything to you. Some of you need to turn that gun 180 degrees.
Nov 29 2021 8:51AM
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galardogod
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PeppermillRenoThis thread is disgusting why would you murder these beautiful animals minding their own business not doing anything to you. Some of you need to turn that gun 180 degrees.


Lmao these animals had much better lives than the beef and chicken you probably eat
Nov 29 2021 9:26AM
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PeppermillReno
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galardogodLmao these animals had much better lives than the beef and chicken you probably eat


So that makes it ok to kill them.
Nov 29 2021 9:34AM
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MaimHelp
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First gun registered in my name was put to good use on opening day
Nov 29 2021 9:44AM
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Granby_killdozer
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PeppermillRenoThis thread is disgusting why would you murder these beautiful animals minding their own business not doing anything to you. Some of you need to turn that gun 180 degrees.


You should read up on modern conservation and its benefits before you rush to judgement. Far more animals would die if we didnt hunt them. Hunters do more to preserve habitat and ensure the health of game animals than any environmental or animal rights group. Getting your meat from game animals is also a more sustainable practice than buying meat from the grocery store.
Nov 29 2021 12:16PM
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CatdickBojangles
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Anybody have muzzleloader recommendations?
Nov 29 2021 12:38PM
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TheMoostafian
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PeppermillRenoThis thread is disgusting why would you murder these beautiful animals minding their own business not doing anything to you. Some of you need to turn that gun 180 degrees.


Low effort troll. Do better.
Nov 29 2021 1:22PM
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PeppermillReno
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TheMoostafianLow effort troll. Do better.


Someone murdered my beloved pet Wild Turkey Trinidad a couple weeks ago I am very very angry.

He was a great Turkey that always rolled solo and didn't like hanging with other Turkeys and would stop by my house a couple times a week.

I just don't get how people can take pleasure in killing beautiful animals.

Now if we are talking hunting pedophiles or registered sex offenders for sport I think that is cool and support that.
Nov 29 2021 1:31PM
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MiIfHunter
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PeppermillRenoSomeone murdered my beloved pet Wild Turkey Trinidad a couple weeks ago I am very very angry.

He was a great Turkey that always rolled solo and didn't like hanging with other Turkeys and would stop by my house a couple times a week.

I just don't get how people can take pleasure in killing beautiful animals.

Now if we are talking hunting pedophiles or registered sex offenders for sport I think that is cool and support that.


Hunters r fucking pussies man
If ur gonna use a gun to kill an animal go shoot one at the zoo it’s the same fucking thing

if ur gonna kill the animal fight the animal on its terms and make it a fair fight, don’t use a gun or nothing just fight it with ur bare hands

there is more than enough meat at ur local grocery store. U don’t need to kill an innocent animal in the wild and act like a tough guy
Nov 29 2021 1:40PM
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TheMoostafian
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MiIfHunterHunters r fucking pussies man
If ur gonna use a gun to kill an animal go shoot one at the zoo it’s the same fucking thing

if ur gonna kill the animal fight the animal on its terms and make it a fair fight, don’t use a gun or nothing just fight it with ur bare hands

there is more than enough meat at ur local grocery store. U don’t need to kill an innocent animal in the wild and act like a tough guy


Lol the fucked up thing is that there are people who seriously think like this. It's wild hearing someone say this stuff and then realizing they aren't trolling.
Nov 29 2021 1:48PM
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Sdot.
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Nice to see a few recent bucks in here! Anyone else have deadlines approaching for draw tags like I do? What are you putting in for?
Nov 29 2021 1:51PM
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MiIfHunter
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TheMoostafianLol the fucked up thing is that there are people who seriously think like this. It's wild hearing someone say this stuff and then realizing they aren't trolling.


And the those same gun nuts voted in trump, stormed the capitol, and shoot innocent blacks
Nov 29 2021 2:06PM
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galardogod
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CatdickBojanglesAnybody have muzzleloader recommendations?


Then Walmart ones look damn good for a 100 bucks
Nov 29 2021 2:09PM
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MaimHelp
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galardogodThen Walmart ones look damn good for a 100 bucks


This. Years ago when I was like 5 my dad bought one and he still owns it and let’s me or people who don’t own them use it when they make muzzleloader trips. Multiple nice bucks have been shot with it too.

you have to be very careful when you load it though and how you handle
your primers but that’s with all muzzleloaders
Nov 29 2021 3:29PM
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TheMoostafian
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WDFW canceled the spring black bear hunt for 2022 basically because 'its mean and people don't like it'. Nevermind the fact that the sustainable harvest percentage for healthy black bear population in WA is around 20%. Every day I get closer and closer to saying fuck Washington and moving to Alaska.
Nov 29 2021 3:38PM
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Sdot.
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TheMoostafianWDFW canceled the spring black bear hunt for 2022 basically because 'its mean and people don't like it'. Nevermind the fact that the sustainable harvest percentage for healthy black bear population in WA is around 20%. Every day I get closer and closer to saying fuck Washington and moving to Alaska.


Ouch. We have relatively sensible hunting laws/regs up here. Sheep needs to be revisited, but Alaska is pretty good overall.
Nov 29 2021 3:51PM
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ModMommy
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Sdot.Nice to see a few recent bucks in here! Anyone else have deadlines approaching for draw tags like I do? What are you putting in for?


Montana has a deadline of April 1 thankfully
Nov 29 2021 3:58PM
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TheMoostafian
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Nov 29 2021 4:40PM
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_Garagely_
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PeppermillRenoI just don't get how people can take pleasure in killing beautiful animals.

The act of killing is not the highlight of hunting for me. It's about engaging with the landscape in a more in depth way than usual forms of recreation and harvesting a small part of it. The feeling you get when you kill a large animal is difficult to describe; "pleasure" is not a word I would attribute to it.
Nov 29 2021 10:44PM
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