What is your favorite part of deer hunting?

[Gator]

There are so many things that make deer hunting so great. It will be hard to pick your favorite but if you had to pick your most favorite part of deer hunting, what would it be? Vote and comment on why that aspect is your favorite part. Let me know if I left any out.

Eating!

 

[Hebeskibe]

The moment of truth when it all comes together

 

[Drslyr]

Me too. Love it all but getting it on film is the cats ass.

 

[Deast1988]

The Checkmate at the end knowing you beat the animal in it’s home.

 

[ofor]

I could easily have picked multiple of those choices. My top choice not on the list is...

Being out of earshot of the lady of the house arguing with the kids over stupid stuff that doesn’t matter. Serenity now!

 

[Publichunter27]

Getting close and making the right shot.

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[fawnzy]

Pie and ice cream with breakfast lunch and dinner!!! Woohoo!!


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[Red Beard]

For me, it's most definitely about being out in God's creation.

As hunters, we wake up long before most of the human population hits the snooze button on their alarm for the first time. We trudge into the woods at times of the year that most stay inside enjoying the comfort of a warm home. We venture out into areas that most have no interest in seeing. Some of us even step foot on remote patches of ground that have never been walked on by a man or woman throughout all of history.

I can't help but be completely awe inspired when hanging in a swaying tree on a breezy day, soaking up the view... the sunrise... the leaves... and reflecting on the fact that all of it was purpose-made by a Father that considered ME enough to place me in that exact moment to enjoy it.

 

[elk yinzer]

Absolute favorite are those rare days that just blow your mind. It can be nonstop action or just something crazy happening. It can involve a kill or not. I love everything ancillary to the hunt, the but the hunts themselves are the most memorable.

 

[Wasp]

Finding new and potentially better places to hunt.

 

[Exiled in MD]

I was going to go with the moment of truth but went with storytelling. The more seasoned I become the more I love passing the knowledge down. That's how I learned from my Dad and now I tell him where to go. His reward is seeing them because it's then I think he knows he taught me well. This year my son is going out with me for the first time. It's all just one big giant circle.

 

[Basiiczxx]

The time when a shooter is in the kill zone. It's the one time I get to actually be carefree and intouch with my instincts. I also really like the decision chess game of figuring out how deer react the land and other hunters and figuring out where I should sit based on it.

 

[MFD205]

Hearing those first footsteps of the year.

 

[huck72412]

I love ALL OF IT, but...

When folks say "it's not about the kill" I call shenanigans. I don't carry broadheads and expanding bullets because I like to commune with nature. If that's all I wanted, I'd stick with the camping, canoeing, hiking, bird watching, and fishing I do.I like to feel my heart race in those final 30 seconds.

Scouting is great.

Hunting is great.

Processing game is great.

Telling tales is great.

But killing critters is FREAKIN' AWESOME!!

I have to give a thumbs up to this...........
I love the entire experience from beginning to end but my personal goal is to kill a mature buck. I absolutely love scouting and trail cams and prepping but I do all of that to prepare for the actual kill experience. If I fail to shoot a mature buck, it hurts. Call me an idiot but that is my goal every season. Harvesting a deer is not too difficult ( at least where I hunt) but a mature buck is always a different story. I’m so thankful that I’m such a seasoned and experienced big buck killer. Wow it really takes some of the pressure off.

 

[Bama_Xander]

Hearing those first footsteps of the year.

and then realizing it is a squirrel......

 

[Miboy86]

Every aspect of hunting, the hi's and lows, new gear, old gear, new ideas, old ideas, coming on here or other forums, I enjoy it all. Hunting is my form of therapy and a way to just let everything else not really matter for the season.

 

[DB4x4]

It used to be the moment of truth. The shot, the kill, the success. Now it is all about just sitting in the woods, watching, and telling stories afterwards...

 

[Jwiggins762]

I changed my vote to cooking, because there wasn't an "eating" option. I didnt kill any deer last year and my wife got her first buck. So 1 deer for us and the rest of my family didnt make it far... i need deer meat in my belly now!...i miss it.